Bandslam is a musical-romantic comedy film, led by the stars
Gaelan Connell,
Lisa Kudrow,
Alyson Michalka and
Vanessa Hudgens.
The movie is centered around very different
teenagers, all with a shared love of music.
PlotWill Burton is used to being bullied or completely ignored by his schoolmates, so when cool and popular former cheerleader Charlotte Barnes starts inviting him to spend time with her, the teenager is stunned — as is his single mom Karen. Impressed by his eclectic knowledge of music, Charlotte, a gifted singer-songwriter, asks Will to manage her rock/ska band. Her goal is to take revenge on her egocentric musician ex-boyfriend Ben Wheatley at a regional battle of the bands.
Unsure of what he's getting himself into, Will agrees to help Charlotte's band, including Bug and Omar, eventually expanding it with a crew of like-minded outcasts. Against all odds, the group's sound starts to come together and their prospects for success look bright. Even more surprising, Will starts losing his "loser-status", up to the point there is a potential romance brewing with Sam (or Sa5m), a classmate with untapped musical talents.
Perpetually a misfit, Will strikes up a friendship with like-minded outsider Sam. They are both surprised when the school's "it" girl, Charlotte recruits Will to help assemble a band to compete in "Bandslam," a battle of the bands that is "Texas High School Football BIG." Charlotte's ex-boyfriend Ben Wheatly is poised to win with his band Glory Dogs - Springsteen wannabes down to their hats. For the first time in his life, Will finds he is uniquely suited to not only participate in something, but to truly make a difference.
CastAly Michalka as Charlotte Barnes
Vanessa Hudgens as Sam
Gaelan Connell as Will Burton
Scott Porter as Ben Wheatley
Lisa Kudrow as Karen Burton
Charlie Saxton as Bug
Tim Jo as Omar
Also they take part:
David Bowie, Farah White, Bobby Bones, Blair Bomar, and others.
BandSlam is directed by
Todd Graff, the director and writer of Camp, independent film 2003 (nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival). Story by Josh A. Cagan, screenplay by Josh A. Cagan and Todd Graff.
This film (
nowadays in production) is produced by Walden Media and Summit Entertainment. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and New York City. Previously titled
Will and
Rock On, film's definitive title is BandSlam.
Release Dates BandSlam: (
july - november / 2009)
- in Brazil and Canada: July 31, 2009
- in United Kingdom: August 12, 2009
- in Australia: August 13, 2009
- in United States: August 14, 2009
- in Singapore: August 20, 2009
- in Netherlands: August 27, 2009
- in New Zealand: October 8, 2009
- in Italy: September 25, 2009
- in Germany: November 19, 2009
source: Wikipedia - IMDb
In the comedy flick, singer-songwriter Charlotte Banksasks (Michalka) asks new kid in town Will Burton (Connell) to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend, Ben (Scott Porter), at the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
The movie is centered around very different teenagers, all with a shared love of music.