Movie Info
Genre
DramaRelease Date
March 27, 2009 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
100 min.Production Budget
$5 millionsStudio
Anchor Bay EntertainmentOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Fred DurstProducer
Marisa PolvinoScreenwriter
Peter ElkoffStarring
- Jesse Eisenberg as Charlie
- Jason Ritter as Mick
- Eva Amurri as Mary
- Christopher Marquette
- Sebastian Stan as Leo
- Gloria Votsis
- Alex Guarino
- Jason Anthony
- Declan Baldwin
Movie Story
The SEVENTIES: When New York was still the greatest, dirtiest, most conflicted city in the world.
At 16, socially responsible upper west-sider CHARLIE BANKS (Jesse Eisenberg) witnesses charismatic blue collar sociopath MICK LEARY (Jason Ritter), 18, brutally beat two unwitting suburban jocks at a high school party. Mick's a west village neighborhood buddy of Charlie's best friend but Charlie's conscience gets the better of him. Telling only his parents, he reports Mick to the police.
Three years later, during his freshman year in college, Mick shows up for a visit. Does Mick know he was the one who ratted him out?
Mick's visit stretches past the weekend and Mick and Charlie begin a game of cat and mouse. Nice one moment, and threatening the next, Mick keeps Charlie guessing. But Mick also begins a strange course of assimilation, donning borrowed cashmere from and reading Charlie's books and auditing his classes. Soon Charlie begins to wonder if the intellectual caress of higher education can redeem even someone seemingly as far gone as Mick...
Reader's Reviews
I caught the LA premiere. The atmosphere was high-energy and exciting. The film totally met it's expectations with me and the crowd. Loved it.
posted by TY~LAND on Mar 24, 2009Caught the premiere. Good movie, very thought provoking and apparently Fred Durst (a former rockstar) directed it. Good job, must see!
posted by tighendlarry on Mar 24, 2009Saw Education of Charlie Banks---The guys are really hot!!! Jason Ritter is soooo sexy! I want to see the movie again...
posted by sallyMMM on Mar 24, 2009I must agree. Phenominal first effort for Fred Durst as a director. Charlie Banks is well worth your time.
posted by livewire81 on Mar 24, 2009Caught it at the LA screening. Good story and acting. Fist-time director Fred Durst does a helluva job.
posted by Nimrod76 on Mar 24, 2009WERE CAN I SEE THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS? IT'S NOT PLAYING AT MY THEATER IN WILLIAMSPORT PA.
posted by STAGS1999 on Mar 24, 2009it's gonna be playin in LA and NY on March 27. Not sure about PA. Move out of the sticks, STAGS1999 ;) Probably hit nationally in a few weeks after that.
posted by BurningLove82 on Mar 24, 2009Please keep me posted on where I can see The Education of CHARLIE BANKS! I've read wonderful thing, but I'm not sure were and when I can go to see it.
posted by cameron519 on Mar 25, 2009Excellent film. Worthy of many awards.
posted by TigerGrowl45 on Mar 25, 2009Caught it the other night at sneak preview. Good flick.
posted by ButterflyButt on Mar 26, 2009A must Watch Movie of the Century
posted by Shumail on Jul 13, 2009Surprisingly good, never was a fan of Fred Durst and very much enjoyed this.
posted by Alex98765 on Aug 22, 2009