Overview
Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.
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Box office
Grossed $18.6M worldwide, about 1.4 times its $13M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Jersey
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Setting
Set in New Jersey
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Music
Music by Stephen Trask
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Declan Quinn
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Karen CronerScreenplay
- Jean Hanff KorelitzNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 21, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $13M
- Revenue
- $18.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Tina FeyPortia Nathan
Paul RuddJohn Pressman
Nat WolffJeremiah
Michael SheenMark
Lily TomlinSusannah
Gloria ReubenCorinne
Wallace ShawnClarence- Travaris SpearsNelson
- Michael GenadryBen
Sonya WalgerHelen
Olek KrupaPolokov
Ann HaradaMrs. Lafont
Ben LevinJunior Lafont
Dan LevyJames- Maggie Keenan-BolgerGirl on Tour
Elaine KussackAbby
Christopher Evan WelchBrandt- Juliet BrettPraying Applicant
John BrodskySmug Kid- Camille BrantonGymnast
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