Intent on winning an invitation to a state academic competition, the students of Steinmetz High commit long hours to studying for the regional qualifying event. After the team barely makes the cut, one student steals a copy of the state finals test. The students must then decide whether to cheat and win the contest or to take their chances by relying on their intelligence.
John Stockwell (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, writer and former model.
Stockwell was born John Stockwell Samuels IV in Galveston, Texas, the son of an attorney. His first feature film as an actor came in 1981’s So Fine. His well known roles came in the 1983 comedy film Losin’ It as Spider; later that year, he starred in the John Carpenter horror film Christine as Dennis Guilder and the 1985 comedy film, My Science Project as Michael Harlan. In 1986 he appeared in Top Gun as Cougar. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Young Riders and Friday the 13th: The Series.
He began his career as international model, spending much of his time in Italy. During his time as a model, John became a friend of Andy Warhol and Stockwell was mentioned frequently in the artist’s memoirs,The Warhol Diaries.
Stockwell directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), Turistas… read more
Based on a true story. This film is a HBO original movie that is better then you expect it to be. It’s realistic and doesn’t feel false and the acting is superb. The directing is Non-Flashy.