Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
as Ben Wekselbaum
as Coach Lumbly
as Hal Hefner
as Ginny Ryerson
as Junior Philosopher
as Doyle Hefner
as Earl Hefner
as Heston
as Ram
as Townsend Prep Debater
as Juliet Hefner
as English Teacher
as Plainsboro Lunch Lady
as Mr. Lewinsky
as Honoria
as Abraham Lincoln
as Stephen Douglas
as Flemming
as Judge Pete
as Gym Teacher
as Lewis Garrles
as Fern Garries
as Lewis's Dad
as connie Ryerson
as Crystal Hamish-Steinberg
as Philip
as Frank Ryerson
as Hazlet Timer
as Hazlet Lunch Lady
as Hazlet Coach
as Townsend Prep Bad Girl
as Luis
as New Jersey Debate Official
as Pizza Server
as Narrator (voice)