Trailer 2. Trailer 1. Clip Think You Can Handle It. Photos Top cast Edit. Zac Efron Cole as Cole. Wes Bentley James as James. Emily Ratajkowski Sophie as Sophie. Jonny Weston Mason as Mason. Shiloh Fernandez Ollie as Ollie. Alex Shaffer Squirrel as Squirrel. Jon Bernthal Paige as Paige. Alicia Coppola Mrs.
Romero as Mrs. Wiley M. Pickett Carl as Carl. Jon Abrahams Nicky as Nicky. Molly Hagan Francine as Francine. Brittany Furlan Sara as Sara. Vanessa Lengies Mel as Mel. Rebecca Forsythe Clarissa as Clarissa. Joey Rudman Joey as Joey. Kelsey Formost Rebecca as Rebecca. Scarlett Benchley Mindy as Mindy. Devon Barnes Heather as Heather. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. This film has been rated R by the MPAA for language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity.
Music permeates our lives. For many of us, a tune gets stuck in our head, we turn up the volume when a favorite song comes on or scramble to click on Shazam, or, quite often, we don't even register the ambient sounds playing all around us; it's simply the uninvited aural backdrop to our daily lives.
Occasionally, the right song can spark a vivid memory of a particular time and place, grabbing our attention and instantly taking us back there. But for Cole, an aspiring DJ, music is his life, and it's his search for his own, signature sound that is propelling him forward toward a future he alone can create.
Efron states, "What I loved about this story it that is says so much about what it's like to be a young guy searching for himself, trying to get through life and fulfill big aspirations, big dreams, and all it takes to navigate through that.
Nothing is just handed to Cole; he has to make it happen. The film's director, Max Joseph, who also co-wrote the screenplay, was eager to put some of his own life experiences on the big screen, especially those so many of us share.
They're on the precipice of adulthood and still trying to figure out in what direction they should go, amidst all the temptations we have when we're young: sex, drugs, parties, cars.
And because we all have a sort of 'soundtrack' to our life, setting it in the music world really adds to the energy of the film. I was excited by the possibilities. Working closely with the film's music supervisor, the prolific Randall Poster, who has more than feature films to his name, Joseph says, "What we set out to do was to make a contemporary coming-of-age movie set against the music of today's world-dance, electronic, festival anthems, pop, trap, hip-hop and some EDM as well.
The art of DJing is mixing disparate songs together seamlessly to create an emotional journey that you can dance to and I believe we've done that. Poster agrees. Max is very attuned to what's happening. Electronic music has really evolved over the last few years-there are elements of it in hip hop, in pop-and we wanted to have a variety of music in the film, but also use it to serve the story in a personal, humanistic way. Poster was impressed, and reached out.
He asked me if I'd be interested in his next project, and I was intrigued by this story of a group of friends trying to figure out who they are and who they could be. They're intimidated by people who have lived more advantaged lives than they have, and they have to summon up enough faith in themselves to take that next step forward. Just as music surrounds us all, providing that underlying pulse to our daily lives, Joseph wanted the film, with its intrinsic ties to music, to be infused with real-world artists, enhancing the authenticity of Cole's experience, and the audience's as well.
French artist Pyramid helped the filmmakers plot out Cole's music. Joseph had heard his work on Spotify while writing the script and his song, "See You in the Other Side," inspired, and is also featured in, a pivotal scene in the film. Joseph and Pyramid traded ideas even before the movie went into pre-production, establishing a piano melody of Cole's theme that they were able to have on hand during shooting and to find ways to work it into the movie. The filmmaker eventually brought the artist out to the Valley for inspiration, and there they worked for two intense weeks nonstop.
Hopefully it's something I'll be able to do more often," he relates. Complementing all the songs in the film is a score by Segal, whom Joseph discovered while watching episodes of the UK show "Skins," looking for acting talent. The director immediately downloaded the score and listened to it for days. Then, in London directing a commercial, he reached out to the artist.
For a long time, I wasn't sure we were going to need a proper score in the film, since we had so many songs, but it started to become clear that we needed something to really tie all of the music together, so that the ride felt seamless, and so that we could get more into Cole's head and feel what he was feeling. Much as he had with Pyramid, Joseph brought Segal out to L. They were all young, hungry, enthusiastic and willing to go the extra mile. Francis even emceed for a huge crowd of extras for a pivotal scene in the film.
The story was originally conceived by executive producer Richard Silverman. Silverman took his original concept, which centered on an aspiring DJ who is mentored by a successful veteran of the club circuit, to producer Liza Chasin. I've seen the DJ with the laptop and equipment get up on stage and create the anthem for a generation, with thousands of people jumping to the beat.
Richard's idea spoke volumes about what's happening out there today. Joseph and fellow screenwriter Meaghan Oppenheimer expanded Silverman's story into the screenplay. I knew each of these guys in this movie; it felt like it distinctly represented a group of my friends and tapped into my own journey, a chapter of my life. I was blown away by the characters and, of course, Max's belief in the project. Like Cole with his musical track in the film, Max loves putting the pieces together.
I've never had such fun working with a director. Sounds have soul-build them from scratch, find new ones…. Start listening to what the real world is trying to tell you. While he's had an artistic influence on Cole from a distance, it's only after meeting him that Cole begins to look at his own work in a new light, and his other influences-his friends-in a different one.
Efron explains, "Cole was a really cool character to play. He's one of four friends who have been through everything together, they're very tight. But he is slowly beginning to progress in his DJ career, getting more serious about it and, thanks to the influence of this more experienced DJ, taking on bigger venues and getting closer to creating this one track, this puzzle he's working through.
He's finding that his friends are sort of stuck in their old life and even self-destructive in certain ways, and he's feeling like he has to choose between them and his passion for his music. The last part of his own adolescence was spent in the Valley with friends like these, so he already had ideas of how to relate to them. Cole is hoping that creating a musical track that will inspire a generation to dance to the beat will also carry him away from the ""-a nickname for the Valley taken from its area code.
Whether he's able to carry his best friends along with him, well… "Cole is starting to realize that he's not truly himself when he's around his friends," Efron observes. It's when he's behind the decks that a sense of freedom and purity comes out, when he feels at one with everyone around him. Music is really a uniting force and a DJ is the person who is at the helm of that, which is really cool. Prior to shooting, Efron entered into a period of extensive preparation for the role, training with Jason Stewart to learn the ins and outs of the trade.
Despite the time constraints, Efron threw himself into the task. Put away the video games and just spin. It was probably pretty annoying for my neighbors, but luckily I have cool neighbors," he laughs. Under Stewart's tutelage, Efron began with the basics. From there, we began choosing the songs he would play during the filming process and making sure all the gear was exactly how it would be if I'm playing. I'm very meticulous about making sure everything is set just the right way, and Zac got in the habit of doing that.
Efron also went to watch the pro at work. He's a quick learner," Stewart adds. After a relatively short but intensive education, the actor began to feel more comfortable with his skills, and gained a great appreciation of the talent and creativity required to be among the top DJs in the scene. For me, I think the hardest part was style-the little things that enhance the song or alter it in a different way to make it your own.
Among the various tricks of the trade Stewart passed along to his protege are what he refers to as "the car test, the club test and the iPhone test. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. How did you buy your ticket? View All Videos 1. View All Photos Movie Info. Young Cole Carter Zac Efron dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire.
Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill. Drama, Romance. Max Joseph. Max Joseph , Meaghan Oppenheimer. Aug 28, wide.
Nov 17, Warner Bros. Zac Efron Cole Carter. Wes Bentley James. Emily Ratajkowski Sophie. Jonny Weston Mason. Shiloh Fernandez Ollie.
Alex Shaffer Squirrel. Jon Bernthal Paige. Alicia Coppola Mrs. Wiley Pickett Carl. Jon Abrahams Nicky. Brittany Furlan Sara. Vanessa Lengies Mel. Rebecca Forsythe Clarissa. Joey Rudman Joey. Kelsey Formost Rebecca. Scarlett Benchley Mindy. Devon Barnes Heather. Rob Silverman Valley Hater. Timothy Granaderos Preppy Guy No.
Raleigh Adams Preppy Guy No. Max Joseph Director. Max Joseph Screenwriter. Meaghan Oppenheimer Screenwriter. Tim Bevan Producer. Eric Fellner Producer. Liza Chasin Producer. Richard Silverman Executive Producer. Olivier Courson Executive Producer.
Ron Halpern Executive Producer. Nathan Kelly Executive Producer. Brett Pawlak Cinematographer. Terel Gibson Film Editor. David Diliberto Film Editor. Maya Sigel Production Design.
Shannon Kemp Art Director. Siobhan O'Brien Set Decoration. Christie Wittenborn Costume Designer. Courtney Bright Casting. Nicole Daniels Casting. View All Critic Reviews Jun 05, One of Zac Efron's better movies of late. His portrayal as a deejay trying to be the next big thing and not another brick in the wall is convincing.
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