Contest (2013 film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Anthony Joseph Giunta |
| Produced by | Steven N. Lerner |
| Written by | Anthony Joseph Giunta |
| Starring | Kenton Duty Daniel Flaherty Katherine McNamara Mary Beth Peil |
| Music by | Robert J. Cornejo |
| Cinematography | Giacomo Belletti |
| Editing by | Robert Larkin |
| Studio | Contest, LLC. Percolate Productions |
| Distributed by | Arc Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | October 5, 2013 (MVFF) |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Contest is an American movie from 2013. It is a comedy-drama film. This means it has both funny and serious parts. Anthony Joseph Giunta wrote and directed the movie.
The film stars Kenton Duty, Daniel Flaherty, Katherine McNamara, and Mary Beth Peil. Contest was first shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2013. It also aired on Cartoon Network on October 6, 2013. This was part of their "Stop Bullying, Speak Up" campaign.
What is Contest About?
The story is about a teenage chef named Tommy Dolen. He is often bullied. Tommy wants to save his grandmother's business. To do this, he enters a TV cooking contest. He hopes to win the prize money.
But then, something surprising happens. His worst bully, Matt Prylek, suddenly wants to be his friend. Matt even wants to be his teammate in the contest. Meanwhile, Matt's brother, Kyle, tries to get Matt to do bad things. The movie shows how Tommy and Matt deal with these challenges.
Who are the Main Actors?
Here are some of the actors and the characters they play in Contest:
- Kenton Duty plays Matt Prylek, the bully who tries to become Tommy's friend.
- Daniel Flaherty plays Tommy Dolen, the bullied teen chef.
- Katherine McNamara plays Sarah O'Malley.
- Mary Beth Peil plays "Gran" Angela Maria Tucci, Tommy's grandmother.
- Kyle Dean Massey plays Kyle Prylek, Matt's brother.
- Alex Boniello plays Joe Grasso.
- Owen Teague plays Bobby Butler.
- Talon G. Ackerman plays Will Terkin.
- Chris Riggi plays Ned.
- Jan Uczkowski plays Philip King.
- Tina Benko plays Rhonda.
- Morgan B. Ackerman plays Lada Bartosh.
- Marc John Jefferies plays Xav.
- Robert Wuhl plays Zack Conti.
- Ricky Ullman plays Rip.
