Struck By Lightning (2012)

90 min · High School Comedy Film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, teen film

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Directors

Brian Dannelly

Cast

Chris Colfer, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, Allison Janney, Matt Prokop, Allie Grant, Ashley Rickards, Rebel Wilson, Robbie Amell, Angela Kinsey, Polly Bergen, Carter Jenkins, Scott Bailey, Charlie Finn

The story

High school senior Carson Phillips is struck dead by lightning. The film is a flashback of his last months. He plans to go to Northwestern University to become an editor for The New Yorker, but has not made his dreams happen.

Catalogue themes and tags

Black Humor, Blackmail, Calamity, Ehrgeiz, Jugendliche, Kaff, Lightning, Oddball, Precocity, Schülermagazin, Selbstwertgefühl, Sterben, Underdog, Wanderlust, der Tod, highschool, Comedy film, Drama

Genres

High School Comedy Film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, teen film

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