The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)

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Synopsis

Payton is a pathetic dork, a comic book geek whose high school career is one hopeless faux pas after another. Yet he's a dreamer and madly in love with the head cheerleader Carrie, who he is determined to win over. But she is wise to his desperate advances, so to get off his radar she creates a plan to push him into the arms of a dorkette at the school, Samantha. In this high school equation: Peyton wants Carrie; Carrie wants Peyton to instead hook up with Samantha; Samantha wants Peyton. But even the simplest formula can equal disaster when a cheerleader tries to play matchmaker to a dork and a dorkette.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 27th, 2013 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2286, 8/21/2013)
Running Time: 91 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Love Triangle, Cheerleaders, Football, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Unrequited Love
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sneak Preview Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Lead Ensemble Members

Gaelan Connell    Payton
Vanessa Marano    Samantha
Riley Voelkel    Carrie
Beau Mirchoff    Clark
Kay Lenz    Susie Gibson

Supporting Cast

Seymour Cassel    Principal
William Katt    Thomas Gibson
James Belushi    Bronko
Jennifer Tilly    Ms. Stewart

Cameos

Mike Ditka    Mike Ditka

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Salome Breziner    Director

Limited Releases Are What They Are

September 27th, 2013

There are a lot of limited releases on this week's list, including a few earning stellar reviews. There are also a few with weak reviews or that are the wrong genre to thrive in limited release. One film fits into both ends of the spectrum, We Are What We Are, which is earning great reviews, but as a horror film, likely won't find an audience till the home market. Hopefully I am wrong. Inequality for All is earning even better reviews, but it is a documentary, so it have very little chance to expand. On the Job has the best reviews of the week, but it is a foreign-language action film, so it will likely not earn breakout success. More...


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Synopsis

Payton is a pathetic dork, a comic book geek whose high school career is one hopeless faux pas after another. Yet he's a dreamer and madly in love with the head cheerleader Carrie, who he is determined to win over. But she is wise to his desperate advances, so to get off his radar she creates a plan to push him into the arms of a dorkette at the school, Samantha. In this high school equation: Peyton wants Carrie; Carrie wants Peyton to instead hook up with Samantha; Samantha wants Peyton. But even the simplest formula can equal disaster when a cheerleader tries to play matchmaker to a dork and a dorkette.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 27th, 2013 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2286, 8/21/2013)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Love Triangle, Cheerleaders, Football, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Unrequited Love
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sneak Preview Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Gaelan Connell    Payton
Vanessa Marano    Samantha
Riley Voelkel    Carrie
Beau Mirchoff    Clark
Kay Lenz    Susie Gibson

Supporting Cast

Seymour Cassel    Principal
William Katt    Thomas Gibson
James Belushi    Bronko
Jennifer Tilly    Ms. Stewart

Cameos

Mike Ditka    Mike Ditka

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Salome Breziner    Director

Limited Releases Are What They Are

September 27th, 2013

There are a lot of limited releases on this week's list, including a few earning stellar reviews. There are also a few with weak reviews or that are the wrong genre to thrive in limited release. One film fits into both ends of the spectrum, We Are What We Are, which is earning great reviews, but as a horror film, likely won't find an audience till the home market. Hopefully I am wrong. Inequality for All is earning even better reviews, but it is a documentary, so it have very little chance to expand. On the Job has the best reviews of the week, but it is a foreign-language action film, so it will likely not earn breakout success. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.