Hair Brained

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Hair Brained
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Film poster
Directed byBilly Kent
Screenplay byAdam Wierzbianski
Story byAdam Wierzbianski
Sarah Bird
Billy Kent
Produced bySarah Bird
Billy Kent
Avram Ludwig
Starring
CinematographyCharlie Libin
Edited byPaul Bertino
Music by The Newton Brothers
Production
company
Love Lane Pictures
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hair Brained is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent, and starring Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff. [1] [2]

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Plot

After being rejected from Harvard University, 14-year old genius and outcast Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe. Eli, the hair brained meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser), a gambler whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. The odd duo becomes unlikely friends in this comedic coming-of-age film.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.89/10. [3] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star. [4]

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References

  1. Bale, Miriam (February 27, 2014). "Child Genius Meets Middle-Age Kid". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (February 27, 2014). "Film Review: 'HairBrained'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. "HairBrained (2014)". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020 via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. Lemire, Christy (February 28, 2014). "HairBrained". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.