Supercool (film)

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2021 film

Supercool

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Directed by| Teppo Airaksinen
Written by|

* Olli Haikka
* Ali Moussavi
* Patricia Goren
* Eric Goren

Produced by| Olli Haikka
Starring|

* Jake Short
* Miles J. Harvey
* Madison Davenport
* Odessa A'zion
* Iliza Shlesinger
* Damon Wayans Jr.

Cinematography| Cory Geryak
Edited by| Jussi Rautaniemi
Music by| Jacques Brautbar

Production
company

Yellow Film & TV

Distributed by| Vertical Entertainment (United States)
SF Studios (Finland)[1]

Release dates

* 9 April 2021 (2021-04-09) (SFIFF)
* 11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) (Finland and U.S.)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Countries|

* Canada
* Finland
* United States

Language| English
Budget| EUR 8,8 million
(US$9.5 million)[2]

Supercool is a 2021 comedy film directed by Teppo Airaksinen and written by Olli Haikka. Set in the American high school milieu, the film tells the story about a boy who wishes to be cool enough to socialize with his crush, but when the wish comes true, he suddenly wakes up one morning to a different reality. The film stars Jake Short, Miles J. Harvey and Madison Davenport.

The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 9, 2021[1][3] and was released on February 11, 2022.[4]

## Plot

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Best friends, Neil and Gilbert start their senior year of high school with high hopes and aspirations. Neil has always fantasized about being cool enough to date his long-time crush Summer and Gilbert has always dreamed of being a social media superstar. After what is, by all accounts, a very disappointing and embarrassing first day in school, Neil makes a magical wish to be cool just at the magical moment when the clock strikes 11:11. The next morning, Neil wakes up to a reality that is straight from the comics of his dreams. With the assistance of Neil's charismatic neighbor, Jimmy, and Gilbert's wild ideas, Neil endures one epic night.

## Cast

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* Jake Short as Neil
* Miles J. Harvey as Gilbert
* Madison Davenport as Summer
* Odessa A'zion as Jaclyn
* Iliza Shlesinger as Victoria
* Damon Wayans Jr. as Jimmy
* Peter Moses as Justin
* Jonathan Kite as Uber Driver
* Kira Kosarin as Ava
* Madison Bailey as Emily
* Will Meyers as Chad
* Greg Cromer as Officer Shepherd
* Luis Fernandez-Gil as Officer Ramirez

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Supercool". Finna.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
2. ^ "Tältä näyttää Teppo Airaksisen ohjaama Hollywood-teinikomedia – budjetti liki 9 miljoonaa euroa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). November 10, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
3. ^ "Supercool". Fort Mason Center: San Francisco International Film Festival. April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
4. ^ Grobar, Matt (January 10, 2022). "Supercool: Vertical Entertainment Acquires Rights To Comedy Starring Jake Short, Miles J. Harvey & Damon Wayans Jr". Deadline Hollywood.
5. ^ "Supercool (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

## External links

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* Supercool at IMDb

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