Bart Got a Room (2008)

Director:

Brian Hecker

Writer:

Brian Hecker (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

While Danny's father and mother independently search for love, Danny is on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny's search becomes progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the school's biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room as well. |

Plot Keywords:

Blue Panties | Mismatched Bra And Panties | Red Bra | Female To Male Foot In Crotch | Changing In Car

Awards:

1 win

Cast

William H. Macy	...	Ernie Stein
Cheryl Hines	...	Beth Stein
Steven Kaplan	...	Danny Stein (as Steven J. Kaplan)
Alia Shawkat	...	Camille
Chad Jamian Williams	...	Bart Beeber
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lynna Baculo	...	Prom Date
Mike Benitez	...	Chauffeur
Ashley Benson	...	Alice
Jean-Paul Chreky	...	Makeout kissing Student
Estefania Crespo	...	Makeout kissing Student
Carrie Drazek	...	Diane
Marshall B. Gage	...	Mr. Carr
Elena Maria Garcia	...	Ms. Fines
Sam E. Goldberg	...	Ice Cream Customer
Brandon Hardesty	...	Craig
Kate Karpinski	...	Hotel Clerk
Dinah Manoff	...	Mrs. Goodson
Michael Mantell	...	Dr. Goodson
Katie McClellan	...	Gertie
Kate Micucci	...	Abby Marcus
Margot Moreland	...	Mrs. Hogan
Tyler O'Campo	...	Brittney Goodson
Jon Polito	...	Bob
Jennifer Tilly	...	Internet date
Brett Weiss	...	Young Bart
Brittney Winton	...	Debbie Yang

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and brief strong language. (on appeal; originally Rated R for some sexual content)

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Florida, USA

Company:

Basra Entertainment

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the final dance scene at the Bar Mitzvah a boom mic operator is visible in the background.

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

What was promising "breath of fresh air" in its genre at start, turned out to be "just another teen movie"

'Bart Got a Room', how does this title sound to you? To me it sounds like some lame, cheesy-to-the-bone teen flick that just has one thing going for it and that's bunch of teenage girls and some teenage boys that will waste their money on watching it. Well everything wasn't as it seemed that's for sure...

Movie starts off surprisingly interesting, contagiously funny and entertaining, every scene was good, no sequences wasted for useless talk or anything like that. Plot is quite usual for teen flicks but it just had something good going for it, something was unique and it felt very right to me. Characters are pretty much likable, and those who aren't on first sight turn out to be righteously likable later on in the movie and that can also work in a teen flick. Acting is surprisingly above the level of usual acting in a teen flick, although cast is very unknown (except for maybe one face, W.H. Macy). So more than half-way through this movie kept its edge and entertainment but then things started to go a pretty boring and predictable way. It was just like i was watching yet another teen movie (not even a comedy, more like teen drama with prom and everything blah blah) and the feeling was very disappointing. But the very end of the movie is fairly pleasing and satisfying which was a life-saver for this film that started running away in a wrong direction under big speed. So, although this movie deserves a 7/10 rating by rational explanation and summarizing, i'm still giving it 6/10, because seriously in these kind of movies second part is more important, it makes a bigger impression on the viewers than the first, still i would say that this movie is definitely WORTH WATCHING.