The Perfect Score
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A group of six high school students band together and develop a plan to heist the SAT exam in order to prevent the test from unfairly defining who they'll become. Each in the group has their own set of circumstances that leads them to one conclusion--the only way to truly decide their fate is to cheat the system. The unofficial leader of the group is Kyle, an aspiring architect who dreams of attending an Ivy League school, but repeatedly scores below what is required for acceptance. He develops the plan with his best friend Matty, whose low SAT scores result in a rejection from Maryland University, where his girlfriend attends. Anna, who desires to meet her parents' standard of excellence, but is badly in need of some excitement, joins in and brings Desmond into the fold. Desmond is the star basketball player, who at the urging of his mother, decides to forgo the NBA for college, and needs to pass the SAT to get in. Providing the access inside the local education testing headquarters is Francesca, an anti-establishment girl, who joins in the scheme for kicks. Completing the group is Roy, a loner who wants in on the action after accidentally overhearing the plan. Although the kids seemingly share nothing in common, they band together and while getting to know each other, discover themselves in the process.
Cast & Crew
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Brian Robbins
Director
Erika Christensen
Scarlett Johansson
Chris Evans
Bryan Greenberg
Matthew Lillard
Film Details
Also Known As
Perfect Score
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
A group of six high school students band together and develop a plan to heist the SAT exam in order to prevent the test from unfairly defining who they'll become. Each in the group has their own set of circumstances that leads them to one conclusion--the only way to truly decide their fate is to cheat the system. The unofficial leader of the group is Kyle, an aspiring architect who dreams of attending an Ivy League school, but repeatedly scores below what is required for acceptance. He develops the plan with his best friend Matty, whose low SAT scores result in a rejection from Maryland University, where his girlfriend attends. Anna, who desires to meet her parents' standard of excellence, but is badly in need of some excitement, joins in and brings Desmond into the fold. Desmond is the star basketball player, who at the urging of his mother, decides to forgo the NBA for college, and needs to pass the SAT to get in. Providing the access inside the local education testing headquarters is Francesca, an anti-establishment girl, who joins in the scheme for kicks. Completing the group is Roy, a loner who wants in on the action after accidentally overhearing the plan. Although the kids seemingly share nothing in common, they band together and while getting to know each other, discover themselves in the process.
Director
Brian Robbins
Director
Cast
Erika Christensen
Scarlett Johansson
Chris Evans
Bryan Greenberg
Matthew Lillard
Kyle Labine
Mark Visher
Performer
John Shaw
Vanessa Angel
Samuel Scantlebury
Alfred E Humphreys
Dee Jay Jackson
John Nau
Performer
Jaimie Yochlowitz
David Weinman
Lead Person
Michael Ryan
Mike Jarvis
Alex Corr
Miriam Smith
Iris Quinn
Steve Makaj
Jay Brazeau
Fulvio Cecere
Lorena Gale
Dave Carpenter
Performer
Bill Mackenzie
Alex Green
Lynda Boyd
Tyra Ferrell
Serge Houde
Ged Lynch
Performer
Sonja Bennett
Robert Clarke
Darius Miles
Dan Zukovic
Nikolas Malenovic
Steven R Miller
Lead Person
Leonardo Nam
Sarah Afful
Patricia Idlette
Rebecca Robbins
Kurt Max Runte
Jessica May
Crew
Michael Adkins
Wardrobe Supervisor
Richard Alderete
Assistant Editor
Rico Alson
Video
John Alvarez
Assistant Art Director
Charles Andre
Stunts
Mark Angus
Transportation Coordinator
K C Bailey
Photography
John Barnes
Song
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Ned Bastille
Editor
Justin Bergler
Assistant Camera
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Pierre Bouvier
Song
Rob Boyce
Stunts
Tatjana Bozinovski
Rotoscope Animator
Kathrina Brand
On-Set Dresser
Heike Brandstatter
Casting
Denis Brock
Chief Lighting Technician
Christian Brockey
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dawn Brooks
Digital Effects Artist
Andre Brouwer
Costumer
Paul Burger
Assistant Director
Heather Byrne
Assistant Location Manager
Carol Byron
Production Auditor
Paul Carden
Dialogue Editor
Andreas Carmona
Rigging Grip
Kevin E Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shari Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Benny Cassette
Song
Benny Cassette
Song Performer
Noreen R. Cheleden
Assistant Director
Dean Choe
Stunts
Zina Chomani
Costumer
Zarah Chun
Medic
Christina Clarke
Scenic Artist
Jay Clennan
Grip
Ronald W Clifford
Foreman
Errin Clutton
Casting Assistant
Phil Cohen
Assistant Camera
Alisa Colley
Assistant Camera
Dean Collins
Grip
Charles-andre Comeau
Song
Andrew D Cooke
Location Manager
Gareth Coombes
Song
Robert Joseph Coombes
Song
Shelley Crawford
Script Supervisor
Douglas Curran
Photography
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Sig De Miguel
Casting Associate
Mike Delaney
Chief Lighting Technician
Rebeccah Delchambre
Makeup
Fefe Dobson
Song Performer
Fefe Dobson
Song
Roger Dorney
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Dowling
Assistant Property Master
Victoria Down
Makeup Artist
Don Dykens
Transportation Captain
Mark Ellis
Coach
Mark Ellis
Technical Advisor
David Emmonds
Greensman
Ronald Eng
Supervising Sound Editor
Glen Engels
Grip
Brian Eno
Song
Brian Eno
Song Performer
Guy Erez
Song
Nicole Evangelista
Wardrobe Assistant
Tim Everitt
Animation Supervisor
Chia Evers
Rotoscope Animator
Todd Fairbairn
Electrician
Tammy Fearing
Adr Editor
Julie Feiner
Adr Editor
Nicole Florian
Assistant Production Coordinator
David Fogg
Compositing Supervisor
Dana Le Blanc Frankley
Assistant Sound Editor
Lisa Frucht
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bill Garvey
Assistant Location Manager
Murray Gilmour
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Daniel Goffey
Song
Mark S Gordon
Dialogue Editor
Dan Gorval
Grip
Scott Gray
Grip
Dave Grohl
Song
James Grundler
Song
Richard Guinness
Grip
Brian Gunn
Other
Mark Gunn
Other
Stuart Haggerty
Chief Lighting Technician
Jeffrey M. Hall
Rigging Electrician
Rick Harasyn
Transportation Co-Captain
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Oliver Hawkins
Song
Martin Hazenboom
Carpenter
Seana Henry
Casting Assistant
Dan Henshaw
Assistant Camera
Jaymes Hinkle
Production Designer
Shauna Hirdler
Rotoscope Animator
D'angelo Holmes
Song
Gaston Howard
Stunts
Johanne Hubert
Set Decorator
David Husby
Sound Mixer
Marc Hyman
Screenplay
Marc Hyman
Story By
Mai Iskander
Loader
Eric Jackson
Song
Ernie Jackson
Stunts
David Jacobs
Visual Effects
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Casting
Dave Jones
Scenic Artist
Stacy Jones
Song
Erica Kay
Production Coordinator
Michelle L Keiser
Assistant Director
Billy Kerwick
Rigging Grip
Bob Khaleel
Song
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
David Klohn
Assistant Director
Jan Kobylka
Construction Coordinator
Peter Koob
Dga Trainee
Robert Krakower
Acting Coach
Robert Krakower
Dialogue Coach
Lincoln Kupchak
Visual Effects Editor
Susan Kurtz
Dialogue Editor
Michael Latino
Steadicam Operator
Michael Latino
Assistant Camera
J Todd Lawley
On-Set Dresser
Helena Lea
Music Editor
Donald J. Lee
Unit Production Manager
Donald J. Lee
Executive Producer
Sebastian Lefebvre
Song
Jason Levine
Song
Lawrence Loewinger
Sound Mixer
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Sarah Macdonald
Hair Stylist
George Majoros
Assistant Camera
J.j. Makaro
Stunt Coordinator
Jay Markowsky
Rigging Electrician
Clark Mathis
Director Of Photography
Coreen Mayrs
Casting
Kevin Mccloy
Grip
James Mccollum
Song
Jim Mcconkey
Camera Operator
Jim Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Tom Mcdermott
Property Master
Mike Mcdonald
Chief Lighting Technician
Robert Mcgavin
Rigging Electrician
Thom Mcintyre
Hair Stylist
Klaus Melchior
Video Playback
Nate Mendel
Song
John P. Mesa
Visual Effects Supervisor
William Mesa
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chuck Michael
Sound Effects Editor
M. Ross Michaels
Auditor
Robert Miller
Coach
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Ryan Monro
Dolly Grip
Ronnie Morgan
Assistant Sound Editor
Michelle Mueller
Assistant Production Coordinator
John Murphy
Music
Maggie Murphy
Assistant Director
Aram Nigoghossian
Assistant Editor
Evelyne Noraz
Makeup
Sammie Norris
Song
Dan Novy
Visual Effects Supervisor
Aoife O'neill
Dresser
Jeffrey A. Okun
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kimberly T Olsen
Grip
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Dan Paikin
Boom Operator
Holly Palmer
Song Performer
Holly Palmer
Song
Michele Panelli-venetis
Assistant Director
Michelle Parzentny
Production Coordinator
Guy Patterson
Electrician
Bruce Pearson
Digital Effects Artist
Bruce Pearson
3-D Animator
Steve Pederson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bryan Pennington
Consultant
Fred Perron
Stunts
David Perun
Property Master
Jennifer Pyken
Music Supervisor
Michael Quinn
Song
Vic Radulich
Adr Editor
Lisa Ratke
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Brian Robbins
Producer
Kris Roe
Song
Luna Roth
Electrician
Sean Rousseau
Rigging Electrician
Jim Rowe
Unit Production Manager
Ann Russell
Costume Supervisor
Ellen Rydzewski
Assistant
Jean-marc Saldini
Assistant Camera
Danny Salk
Video
Sam Roberts Band
Song Performer
Sam Roberts Band
Song
John Sanderson
Video
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Casting
Karen Schell
Sound
Mark Schwahn
Screenplay
Doug Schwartz
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Perfect Score
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 30, 2004
Released in United States on Video June 29, 2004
Marc Hyman received low- against mid-six figures for his story pitch.
Released in United States Winter January 30, 2004
Released in United States on Video June 29, 2004
