Splinterheads
{{Infobox film
|name = Splinterheads
|image = Splinterheads.jpg
|caption = Theatrical release poster
|director = Brant Sersen
|producer = Darren Goldberg
Christopher Marsh
Anisa Qureshi
|writer = Brant Sersen
|starring = Thomas Middleditch
Rachel Taylor
Christopher McDonald
Lea Thompson
Dean Winters
Frankie Faison
Jason Rogel
|music = John Swihart
|cinematography = Michael Simmonds
|editing = Chris Lechler
|distributor = Paladin
|released = {{Film date|2009|11|6}}
|runtime = 94 minutes
|country = United States
|language = English
}}
Splinterheads is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Brant Sersen and starring Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald and Lea Thompson. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 6, 2009.
The film is about a young man, Justin Frost (Middleditch), who falls in love with Galaxy (Taylor), a splinterhead (someone who works at a carnival but is not a carny). The two go on their share of Geocaching adventures and in the end start dating. This aspect of the movie has caused it to develop a cult following among those who do geocaching as a hobby.
Schuylar Croom of the band He Is Legend makes a cameo in the film.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 27% based on reviews from 11 critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10.{{cite web|title=Splinterheads (2009)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1210904-splinterheads|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}
Nick Schager of Slant Magazine gave Splinterheads .5 stars out of 4, explaining his reasoning as "Despite positioning itself as a Napoleon Dynamite-style comedy about a spazzy social retard, [the film] seems to have misplaced most of its jokes".{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/splinterheads/|title=Review: Splinterheads|last=Schager|first=Nick|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=November 1, 2009}} Variety{{'}}s Peter Debruge criticized the film for "Attempt[ing to compensate for its too-familiar romantic setup by defining its characters through idiosyncratic hobbies and traits".{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|last=Debruge|first=Peter|title=Splinterheads|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/splinterheads-1200477598/|date=November 5, 2009}}
Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B−" and called the film "a quirkier Adventureland" which, according to him, "never rises above mildly amusing".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/11/06/splinterheads/|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|title=Splinterheads|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 6, 2009}} Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times called Splinterheads "a shaggy comedy with more heart than heft".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/movies/06splinter.html|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|title=Casual Quest for Meaning, Aided by GPS|work=The New York Times|date=November 6, 2009|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}
According to Nick Pinkerton of The Village Voice, the film "[is] another tale of an overgrown kid accepted for his sweet, stammering self and nurtured out of his cocoon".{{cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/11/03/more-fat-guys-screamin-about-pussy-in-splinterheads/|last=Pinkerton|first=Nick|title=More Fat Guys Screamin' About Pussy in Splinterhead|work=The Village Voice|date=November 3, 2009|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.splinterheadsthemovie.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|1254696}}
Category:2009 romantic comedy films
Category:American romantic comedy films
Category:Films scored by John Swihart
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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