Hair Brained

Hair Brained
Hair Brained
	Film poster
Directed by	Billy Kent
Screenplay by	Adam Wierzbianski
Story by	Adam Wierzbianski; Sarah Bird; Billy Kent
Produced by	Sarah Bird; Billy Kent; Avram Ludwig
Starring	Brendan Fraser; Alex Wolff;
Cinematography	Charlie Libin
Edited by	Paul Bertino
Music by	The Newton Brothers
Production; company	Love Lane Pictures
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release date	May 31, 2013 (Brooklyn);
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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Brendan Fraser as Leo Searly
Alex Wolff as Eli Pettifog
Parker Posey as Sheila Pettifog
Julia Garner as Shauna Holder
Michael Oberholtzer as Laird
Greta Lee as Gertrude Lee
Teddy Bergman as Alan Warren
Robin de Jesús as Romeo Torres
Elisabeth Hower as Eve Hansen
Austin Pendleton as Dapper Man
Toby Huss as Whittman Moderator / Brad the Announcer
Josefina Scaglione as Camilla
Kimiko Glenn as Perky Girl
Fred Melamed as Benny Greenberg
Lizzy DeClement as Sophie Searly

Reception

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]

References

^ Bale, Miriam (February 27, 2014). "Child Genius Meets Middle-Age Kid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ Harvey, Dennis (February 27, 2014). "Film Review: 'HairBrained'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ "HairBrained (2014)". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
^ Lemire, Christy (February 28, 2014). "HairBrained". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

External links

Hair Brained at IMDb
Hair Brained at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Bale, Miriam (February 27, 2014). "Child Genius Meets Middle-Age Kid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[2] Harvey, Dennis (February 27, 2014). "Film Review: 'HairBrained'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[3] "HairBrained (2014)". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.

[4] Lemire, Christy (February 28, 2014). "HairBrained". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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