Beware the Gonzo
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Beware the Gonzo is a 2010 American film, written and directed by Bryan Goluboff. The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival
in April 2010.
) is the head geek at his high school -- and determined to do something about it. When Gavin (Jesse McCartney
), the popular editor of the school paper, fires him, Eddie obtains revenge by establishing an underground paper of his own. The paper's success surprises Eddie and the misfits he's assembled to publish it, and Eddie soon finds himself riding a wave of acclaim that threatens to turn him into another Gavin.
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
in April 2010.
Plot
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman (Ezra MillerEzra Miller
- Early life :Miller was born in New Jersey. His mother, Marta, is a modern dancer. His father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Company's adult book publishing division, Hyperion Books. He has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.Miller was trained...
) is the head geek at his high school -- and determined to do something about it. When Gavin (Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
), the popular editor of the school paper, fires him, Eddie obtains revenge by establishing an underground paper of his own. The paper's success surprises Eddie and the misfits he's assembled to publish it, and Eddie soon finds himself riding a wave of acclaim that threatens to turn him into another Gavin.
Cast
- Ezra MillerEzra Miller- Early life :Miller was born in New Jersey. His mother, Marta, is a modern dancer. His father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Company's adult book publishing division, Hyperion Books. He has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.Miller was trained...
as Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman - Zoe KravitzZoe KravitzZoë Isabella Kravitz is an American actress, singer and model. She is the daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. She has appeared in the films The Brave One with Jodie Foster, and No Reservations with Catherine Zeta-Jones...
as Evie Wallace - Jesse McCartneyJesse McCartneyJesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
as Gavin Reilly - Griffin Newman as Horny Rob
- Stefanie Y. Hong as Ming Na
- Edward Gelbinovich as Schneeman
- Judah FriedlanderJudah FriedlanderJudah Friedlander is an American actor and comedian, known for his trademark trucker hats, oversized glasses and unkempt appearance, which he retains in many of his screen roles.-Early life:...
- Amy SedarisAmy SedarisAmy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, author, and comedian. She is known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris...