Bart Got a Room (2008)
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69% of critics liked it
(36 reviews) -
48% of users liked it
(2,284 ratings)
Bart got a room -- a hotel room -- and he's booked it for senior prom night. Though the title character of Bart Got a Room only appears in one brief scene towards the end of the film, it's his uber-geek specter that hangs over writer-director Brian Hecker's comedy, a… More Bart got a room -- a hotel room -- and he's booked it for senior prom night. Though the title character of Bart Got a Room only appears in one brief scene towards the end of the film, it's his uber-geek specter that hangs over writer-director Brian Hecker's comedy, a semi-autobiographical ode to teenage angst. The plot is centered on the hopelessly dateless Danny (Steven Kaplan), a gawky band nerd who must decide between taking his best friend, Camille (Alia Shawkat), to the prom, and attempting to woo the date of his dreams, a pretty blonde cheerleader. Along the way he endures derision and peer pressure from friends, as well as uncomfortably frank advice from his divorced parents, played by Cheryl Hines and William H. Macy. Set in the geriatric environs of terminally sunny south Florida, Danny's world offers constant reminders of the road he's headed down should he not solidify this one life-defining event: Macy's Ernie grapples with loneliness by seeking women in chat rooms, while Hines's Beth sees relationships as a shortcut to financial security. ~ David Shim, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Hecker
- Written By
- Brian Hecker
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 3, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Here's something you don't see every day: a high-school comedy for old poops.
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Greg Quill, Toronto Star
Bart Got A Room is an affectionately nuanced comedy of manners whose focus is first love and the navigation of complex relationships.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The sweet, dizzy finale makes up for all the predictability before it.
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Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Hines and Macy get some laughs, but the film itself feels insufficiently developed.
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Ben Lyons, At the Movies
It's an inventive take on a story that we've heard a million times before.
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Cast
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William H. Macy
as Ernie Stein
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Cheryl Hines
as Beth Stein
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Steven Kaplan
as Danny Stein
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Alia Shawkat
as Camille
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Brandon Hardesty
as Craig
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Ashley Benson
as Alice
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Chad Jamian Williams
as Bart
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Jennifer Tilly
as Melinda
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Kate Micucci
as Abby
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Jon Polito
as Bob
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Dinah Manoff
as Mrs. Goodson
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Michael Mantell
as Dr. Goodson
