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Directed by | Billy Kent |
Screenplay by | Adam Wierzbianski |
Story by | Adam Wierzbianski Sarah Bird Billy Kent |
Produced by | Sarah Bird Billy Kent Avram Ludwig |
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Cinematography | Charlie Libin |
Edited by | Paul Bertino |
Music by | The Newton Brothers |
Production company | Love Lane Pictures |
Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hair Brained is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent, and starring Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff. [1] [2]
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.
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]