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Directed by | Peter Hutchings |
Produced by | Brice Dal Farra Claude Dal Farra Brian Keady |
Written by | Dominique Ferrari Suzanne Wrubel |
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Cinematography | John Thomas |
Edited by | Jeffrey Wolf |
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95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $24,197 |
The Outcasts is a 2017 American teen comedy film directed by Peter Hutchings. The film features an ensemble cast, featuring Eden Sher, Victoria Justice, Ashley Rickards, Claudia Lee, Katie Chang, Peyton List and Avan Jogia. The plot follows a group of misfit teenagers who band together to overthrow the popular clique at their high school. Originally titled The Outskirts, filming took place between July and August 2014.
The film was released in limited theaters and through video-on-demand on April 14, 2017, by Swen Releasing.
Best friends Jodi (Victoria Justice) and Mindy (Eden Sher) have suffered years of torment under the thumb of the school's mean girls Whitney and Mackenzie (Claudia Lee, Peyton List). They plan to ride out their senior year under the radar, but when they become the victim of a humiliating prank, the two hatch a plan to unite the outcasts of the school and start a social revolution. They join forces with Dave (Avan Jogia), an affable slacker, Claire (Katie Chang), a girl scout with a secret, and Virginia (Ashley Rickards), an overachiever with dirt on everyone.
On May 13, 2014, the cast of the film, originally titled The Outskirts, was announced to include Eden Sher, Avan Jogia, Claudia Lee, Victoria Justice, Ashley Rickards, Peyton List, Katie Chang and William Peltz. On August 8, Frank Whaley joined the film to play Herb, the father of Jodi and a postal worker who agrees to start dating once his daughter takes charge of her own life. Victoria Justice and Avan Jogia starred together in the Nickelodeon movie Spectacular! and television show Victorious.