That's What I Am
2011 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Ed Harris), pairs Andy with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley, aka "Big G" (Alexander Walters) on a critical term project. Sporting thick orange hair, a head too big for his body and ears too big for his head, "Big G" has been the object of ridicule since grade school. Before long, Andy will learn that there was truly a method behind Mr. Simon's madness as to why he teamed these two up. As the story unfolds, Mr. Simon finds himself the target of a malicious rumor after Principal Kelner (Amy Madigan) suspends a school bully for brutally beating up a female classmate who he thinks has "cooties." When Andy watches "Big G" fearlessly confront the school bully...
Direction Michael Pavone
Cast Ed Harris · Chase Ellison · Amy Madigan · Molly Parker · Alexander Walters · Daniel Roebuck · Mia Rose Frampton · Randy Orton · Daniel Yelsky · Vanessa Cloke
Soundtrack James Raymond
Screenplay Michael Pavone
Cinematography Kenneth D. Zunder
Original title That's What I Am
6.2
416 votes (FilmAffinity)
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