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First Period
- Director: Charlie Vaughn
- Writer: Brandon Alexander III
- Producer: Brandon Alexander III; Dudley Beene
CGiii Comment
They must have had a hoot making this...shame, it wasn't exactly a hoot watching it.
The main problem: inconsistency. The dialogue is like an unreliable old car - when it works, it works...when it doesn't...scrap it.
Brandon Alexander does laid-back well, his sidekick - alas - does nothing well. But then, when the writer acts...it's a foregone conclusion that he will get all the best lines.
This would have worked much better as a short...the material isn't strong enough for a feature.
As for Vaughn's direction - still a long way to go. The last 10 minutes were flatter than the proverbial pancake...it needed more, much more.
Trailer..
The(ir) Blurb...
New girl Cassie (Brandon Alexander III) and outcast Maggie (Dudley Beene) are easily the most awkward girls in high school. Together, they decide the way to win the hearts of the cute boys and popular girls is to come in first at the school talent show. But rivals Heather, Other Heather, and their popular boyfriends Brett and Dirk will stop at nothing to keep our heroes the laughing stock of the school. It's going to take makeovers, courage, and maybe even a little rapping to beat them in true 80s style.
Cast & Characters
Brandon Alexander III as Cassie;
Dudley Beene as Maggie;
Lauren Rose Lewis as Heather;
Michael Turchin as Dirk;
Leigh Wakeford as Brett;
Karli Kaiser as Other Heather;
Adrian Burks as John;
Cassandra Peterson as Ms. Glenn;
Jack Plotnick as Mr. Klein;
Diane Salinger as Ms. Mallow