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Fighting Words

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After meeting Marni, an attractive publisher (Tara D'Agostino) who harbors a dark personal secret, gifted poet Jake Thompson (Jeff Stearns) becomes inspired to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a prestigious competition with a publishing deal as its grand prize. To win the contest, he must defeat Marni's former lover (C. Thomas Howell).
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05/17/2009 Awe not heard of the film it might be good one to watch I guess lol! See more 03/18/2008 pathetic!! jus too boring n slow! See more 04/14/2007 THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE See more Read all reviews
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E. Paul Edwards

Director

C. Thomas Howell

David Settles

Jeff Stearns

Jake Thompson

Tara D'Agostino

Marni Elliott

Fred Willard

Longfellow

Fred Williamson

Gabriel
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Fighting Words

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Synopsis After meeting Marni, an attractive publisher (Tara D'Agostino) who harbors a dark personal secret, gifted poet Jake Thompson (Jeff Stearns) becomes inspired to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a prestigious competition with a publishing deal as its grand prize. To win the contest, he must defeat Marni's former lover (C. Thomas Howell).
Director
E. Paul Edwards
Producer
E. Paul Edwards, Alan Roberts
Screenwriter
E. Paul Edwards
Distributor
Indican Pictures
Production Co
Fighting Words Productions LLC
Rating
R (Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.1K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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