The latter would have a direct affect on what happens in russell and kevins. Gay teens form a geography club to hang out with likeminded friends and avoid being discovered. Luther intends to retire with his share of the money, and he recommends that hooker partner with con artist henry gondorff. Print a world map and plot your birthday coordinates. Geography club 20 film russel middlebrook series wikia. Sixteenyearold russell is still going on dates with girls while having a secret relationship with football. This year, that film is geography club entertainment tonight based on brent hartingers acclaimed, bestselling young adult novel, geography club is a fast, fresh comingofage movie that tells a real and powerful story unfolding in every high school around the country a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even. This is one more movie about how hard it is to be gay or lesbian in a mostly straight society, especially for teenagers when life is all about fitting in for success. After a rumor spreads that russel is gay, russel ends up sitting with brian at lunch and finds out that he is a pretty funny.
The official facebook page for the film geography club now on vod and dvd. The geography club starts with an interesting storyline and the premise is promising, but the plot gets lost and the romance between russel and kevin just becomes disturbed by all other less important subplots and it kond of gets nowhere. Finding the truth too hard to hide, they decide to form a geography club, thinking nobody else would want to join. The movie begins in joliet, illinois, in september 1936. Russel knows hes gay, and when he meets a cute classmate in a gay chat room, he is shocked to learn he isnt the only one at school. Geography club is a young adult book that doesnt feature a gay utopia but instead depicts a realistic high school with students that arent especially noble or inspiring. At goodkind high school, a group of students of varying sexual orientation form an afterschool club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences. These are the types of teenagers that exist in every high school, struggling to get through the minefield of social acceptance and. Geography club is really interesting in how small it is. Min ally maki, 10 things i hate about you and terese blonsky tell everyone that theyre just best friends. Im always up for a lgbtq movie, especially one thats yaoriented, but this one just fell flat for me. Brent hartingers debut novel, what became first of a series about russel middlebrook, is a fastpaced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school and the even. Or, you can make four sets of coordinates for your birthday, depending on whether you use north or south latitude, or east or west longitude.
The plot for the most part feels realistic in that it meanders, is somewhat unfocused, and. Geography club based on the awardwinning novel by brent hartinger is a comedy about teenagers who are discovering their sexual identities. Watch geography club free full movie with english subtitle. Geography club looks and develops like a madefortv movie with aspects of after school specials.
Fearing backlash, they call it the geography club, in the hope. These are the types of teenagers that exist in every high school, struggling to get through the minefield of social acceptance and rejection with the added pressure of being different. The narrator, russel middlebrook, then finds himself helping his friend min to form an after. A lgbt movie for the glee crowd minus the musical numbers, geography club retains just enough of novelist brent hartingers. And then theres ike alex newell, glee, who cant figure out who he is or who he wants to be. Geography club russell, 16, is going on dates to hide the fact that hes in a secret relationship with star. With cameron deane stewart, justin deeley, meaghan martin, wesley eure. It refuses to work in melodrama, letting the emotions stay within a recognizable range of human emotions. Everything you need to know about geography club movie. The narrator, russel middlebrook, then finds himself helping his friend min to form an after school club for the students, so that they can hang. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including the best man holiday, charlie countryman and nebraska.
Mar 01, 2003 geography club is a young adult book that doesnt feature a gay utopia but instead depicts a realistic high school with students that arent especially noble or inspiring. Gay students find support in geography club the new york times. Geography club\ is a fast, fresh comingofage movie that tells a real and powerful story unfolding in every high school around the country a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts desires. Everything you need to know about geography club movie 20. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing geography club near you. Geography club 2004 read online free book by brent. The film stars cameron deane stewart, justin deeley, meaghan martin, allie gonino, nikki blonsky, andrew caldwell, marin hinkle, ana gasteyer, and scott bakula. The temptation with any movie that tackles a hot button issue in this case, the treatment gay teens in high school is to escalate the problems to the point that it overshadows the reality. The geography club is an example of why i have mostly walked away from hollywood and watch a lot of independently produced films. Luther intends to retire with his share of the money, and he recommends. Read the geography club movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Movie on coming out is highly recommended by the mtrcb.
Geography club 20 stream and watch online moviefone. It was written by edmund entin, directed by gary entin, and stars cameron deane stewart, justin deeley, andrew caldwell, meaghan martin, allie gonino, ally maki, and nikki blonsky. Feb 09, 2019 justin deeley on the set of geography club duration. Geography club is a film directed by gary entin with cameron deane stewart, meaghan martin, justin deeley, ana gasteyer, year. Geography club is one of the most realistic movies ever. Geography club is a 20 american comedydrama film directed by gary entin from a screenplay by edmund entin, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by brent hartinger. Closeted and out teens create a secret gsa under the guise of a geography club at their high school. Geography club is a young adult novel by brent hartinger about russel middlebrook, his friend min, and a group of teenagers who start a secret gay support group at their high school.
Soon, hes discovered a handful of gay students, and they form a support group they call it the geography club so no one will suspect or want to join. I didnt feel like they were two entirely different entities i know what you did last summer bookmovie for example. The actors did an amazing job and the music was beyond. Geography club is for anyone, gay or straight, whos ever felt like an outsider a fastpaced and funny tale of teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who discover plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school, and the even more dangerous landscape of. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Russell, kevin, min, terese and ike may not learn about actual places in their undercover social club, but they daringly explore the. The plot for the most part feels realistic in that it meanders, is somewhat unfocused, and nothing comes to a definite conclusion. The formula of the sensitive protagonist falling for and getting into a relationship with the closeted jock has been done before, and geography club has none of the charm of, say, get real a british movie. Geography club is a smart, fast, moving and funny account of contemporary teenagers as they discover their own sexual identities, dreams and values and not merely live out their parents desires and ambitions. The film stars cameron deane stewart, justin deeley, meaghan martin, allie gonino, nikki blonsky, andrew caldwell, marin hinkle, ana gasteyer, and scott bakula it premiered on abc family as a world premiere movie. Someone kimberly, encouraged by gunnar starts a rumor that russell is gay towards the end of the novel actually pretty funny. Geography club was released in 20 on friday, november 15, 20 in limited movie theaters.
Geography club is a 2003 young adult novel by american author brent hartinger. The geography club goes through growing pains of its own, with the two main issues being if they will be all inclusive, adding the most marginalized students in the school, and if they should make the club official, meaning that all its members would be outed. The formula of the sensitive protagonist falling for and getting into a relationship with the closeted jock has been done before, and geography club has none. If they had ended up together it would feel contrived. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Released 20, geography club stars nikki blonsky, ana gasteyer, scott bakula, alex newell the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Kevin, whos a star athlete and one of the most popular guys in the school accidental truth. It premiered on abc family as a world premiere movie. This book has all the makings of a compelling and compassionate read, but it just isnt. The acting is adequate, a couple of the younger actors show promise of being good. The story follows the main character, russel middlebrook, as he tries to come to terms with the fact that he is a gay teenager, while also trying to hide his sexuality from everyone else.
It is the first book in the russel middlebrook series. Geography club plot a comingofage movie that tells a story unfolding in every high school around the country a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts desires. The novel follows a group of high school students who feel like outsiders, some because of their sexual orientations. Some include the pizza shop, coming up with the ideaname of the club, and even kevins involvement with the club from the beginning. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including the best man holiday. At goodkind high school, a group of students with varying sexual orientations form an afterschool club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences. Based on brent hartingers acclaimed, bestselling young adult novel, geography club is a fast, fresh comingofage movie that tells a real and powerful story. These are the types of teenagers that exist in every high school, struggling to get through the minefield of social acceptance and rejection with the added pressure of being. In geography club, high school students form a front organization for what is really a gay support group. Russell, kevin, min, terese and ike may not learn about actual places in their undercover social club, but they daringly explore the dangerfilled, cliquemined. For example, if your birthday is november 26, your coordinates could be 11n, 26e. Geography club by brent hartinger read online on bookmate.