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Fighting Words

An angry coffeehouse poet meets an attractive, conservative publisher, who is interested in his work. She wants him to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a contest where poetry is read competitively. Jake rejects the idea because he believes poetry is an art and not a competition. But the beautiful Marni sways Jake—it’s love at first sight.

2006 |1h 27m |  Drama, Romance

Videos

Cast

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C. Thomas Howell

David Settles

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Cristina Maxwell

Lucy

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Fred Williamson

Gabriel

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Val Lauren

Etch-A-Sketch

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Michael Parks

Benny the Heckler

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Fred Willard

Longfellow

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Jeff Stearns

Jake Thompson

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Edward Albert

Marc

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James Parks

Fresno Pete

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Vanessa Dorman

Shelly Lancaster

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Amir Talai

Ralph

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Dominic Comperatore

Alan

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Tucker Smallwood

Franklin

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Justin Urich

Chrome Harley

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Tammy Caplan

Angie

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Judy Ben-Asher

Self Love Sarah

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Dwight Ewell

Leopold

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Andrea Helene

Mouse

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Marita de Lara

Thunder Woman

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Jade Hykush

Poet

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Javon Johnson

Self

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Joseph DeVito

Motorcycle Gang (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

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