Bandslam
Bandslam is a 2009 American musical romantic comedy drama film directed by Todd Graff who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh A. Cagan. The film stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter, Ryan Donowho, and Tim Jo. The story revolves around Will and Charlotte, who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in a battle of the bands competition called "Bandslam".
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| Produced by | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
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| Screenplay by | Josh A. Cagan
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| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment
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| Running time | 111 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $20 million
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| Box office | $12 million
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Charlotte Banksasks: Hi, I'm Charlotte. Nice to meet you.
Sa5m: I've known you since 5th grade.
Charlotte Banksasks: ...Hmm.
- Shipped to theaters under the code name "Tiger Station".
- Charlie Saxton had his callback audition for Bug on his birthday.
- Elvy Yost (the cellist)'s cello teacher Kris Yenney went to college with Todd Graff (the director), and she played cello on Graff's demo album.
- All of the instruments and singing in the movie were recorded by the actors, with the exception of the guitar parts of Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, and piano parts of Lisa Chung. Although Hudgens and Porter learned how to play their songs, they were dubbed by guitarist Jason Mozersky.
- Liam Aiken was originally set to play Will, and had just been accepted to NYU's film school. He was later replaced by Gaelan Connell who left NYU's film school mid-semester to take on the role of Will.
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