Raise Your Voice
| Raise Your Voice | |
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| Directed by | Sean McNamara |
| Produced by | Sean McNamara David Brookwell Toby Emmerich A.J. Dix Sara Risher William Shively |
| Screenplay by | Sam Schreiber |
| Story by | Mitch Rotter |
| Starring |
Hilary Duff Oliver James Jason Ritter Dana Davis Rebecca De Mornay Kat Dennings Rita Wilson David Keith Lauren C. Mayhew John Corbett James Avery Christina Siu |
| Music by |
Aaron Zigman Machine Head |
| Cinematography | John R. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Jeff Canavan |
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Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
FilmEngine |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time
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103 minutes 107 minutes (extended cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $14,867,514 |
Raise Your Voice is a 2004 American teen musical drama film directed by Sean McNamara. Canadian rock band Three Days Grace appeared in this movie as special guests, performing the songs "Are You Ready" and "Home".
Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is a teenager with a passion for singing and dreams of becoming a professional singer. She wants to participate in a music program that could giver her a $10,000 scholarship. Her father Simon (David Keith), a second-generation restaurateur, disapproves of Terri's plans, stating that being a singer may not be a worthwhile life choice. In reality, his opposition stems from resentment; Simon turned down a similar scholarship to run his parents' restaurant when they became ill; he is intimidated by the thought of his daughter flourishing where he couldn't bring himself to try. Terri is very close to her elder brother Paul (Jason Ritter) who fully supports her dream, despite what their dad says. At Paul's graduation-day barbecue, he has a fight with Simon, who, in the heat of it, grounds his son. Terri sneaks Paul out of the house to attend a Three Days Grace concert. On the way back, they are in a car accident. Terri awakens in the hospital, where she learns that Paul was killed.
Terri loses interest in her singing, and also in the music program. However, Terri's mother Frances (Rita Wilson) feels differently; knowing that Paul would have wanted Terri to attend the program, she convinces her surviving offspring to go. Frances tells Simon that Terri plans to live with her aunt Nina (Rebecca De Mornay) in Palm Desert for the summer and allows her daughter to travel to Los Angeles.
Terri arrives in Los Angeles and weathers some difficult ordeals: her jacket is stolen, her cab driver is crabby, and when she arrives at the music school, the door is locked; fellow student Jay (Oliver James) lets her in and Terri arrives safely. While at the program, Terri makes new friends and learns a great deal about music, but problems arise when she is plagued by memories of the car crash which took Paul's life and finds it increasingly difficult to keep her participation in the program a secret from her father.
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