The Perfect Score
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| Directed by | Brian Robbins |
| Produced by |
Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Brian Robbins Michael Tollin |
| Screenplay by |
Marc Hyman Jon Zack Mark Schwahn |
| Story by | Jon Zack Marc Hyman |
| Starring |
Erika Christensen Chris Evans Bryan Greenberg Scarlett Johansson Darius Miles Leonardo Nam |
| Music by | John Murphy |
| Cinematography | J. Clark Mathis |
| Edited by | Ned Bastille |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,876,805 |
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| Film score by John Murphy | |
| Released | 2004 |
The Perfect Score is a 2004 American teen heist film directed by Brian Robbins, starring Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, and Leonardo Nam.
The film focuses on a group of six high school students whose futures will be jeopardized if they fail the upcoming SAT exam. They conspire to break into the ETS building and steal the answers to the exam, so they can all get perfect scores. The film deals with the themes of one's future, morality, individuality, and feelings.
The Perfect Score has similarities to other high school films, including The Breakfast Club (1985) and Dazed and Confused (1993), which are often referenced throughout the film. However, the film was panned by most critics and performed poorly at the box office.
The film revolves around high school student Kyle (Chris Evans), who needs a high score on the SAT to get into his preferred architecture program at Cornell University. He constantly compares himself to his older brother Larry, who is now living above his parents' garage. Kyle's best friend, Matty (Bryan Greenberg), wants to get a high score so he can go to the same college as his girlfriend, but he is an underachiever who had previously received a low score on his PSAT. They both believe that the SAT is standing in the way of their futures.
The two boys realize that fellow student Francesca Curtis' (Scarlett Johansson) father owns the building that houses the regional office of ETS, where the answers to the SAT are located. Francesca initially doesn't want to help but changes her mind, saying "What the hell? It sounds like fun." Meanwhile, Kyle becomes attracted to Anna Ross (Erika Christensen), the second-highest ranked student in the school, and tells her about the plan. Anna had bombed a previous SAT and needs a good score to get into Brown University. However, Matty doesn't like the fact that she now knows about the plan and has an outburst, right in the presence of stoner Roy (Leonardo Nam), who then has to be included in the heist. And finally, Anna tells the school basketball star Desmond Rhodes (Darius Miles), who needs a score of 900 or better to join the basketball team at St. John's University.
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