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WHAT GOES UP (formerly titled Safety Glass) is a film about a morally challenged New York reporter, Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan), who learns life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby) while covering the hometown hoopla surrounding the first teacher in space. Set in the 1980s, this is a poignant look at how heroes are made in a world devoid of heroes.
Upon arriving in the small New Hampshire town, Babbitt decides to call an old college friend, only to discover an apparent suicide. Babbitt gravitates toward his friend's high-school students in hopes of finding an unsung hero story about a teacher who made a permanent impact on the social misfits of the school. Instead, he discovers the least likely teachers, a group of dysfunctional students, outcasts led by a narcissistic seductress (Hilary Duff), a repressed voyeur (Josh Peck), and a scheming pregnant teen (Olivia Thirlby). In a gradual reversal of roles, Babbitt soon finds himself learning from this unusual group of kids.
Original Release
05/29/2009
US Release
05/29/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Coogan | Campbell Babbitt |
Hilary Duff | Lucy Diamond |
Olivia Thirlby | Tess Sullivan |
Josh Peck | Jim Lement |
Molly Shannon | Penelope Little |
Molly Price | Donna Arbetter |
Max Hoffman | Fenster Itski |
Sarah Lind | Peggy Popoladopolous |
Laura Carswell | Lute Lement |
Ingrid Nilson | Ann |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Coogan | Campbell Babbitt |
Hilary Duff | Lucy Diamond |
Olivia Thirlby | Tess Sullivan |
Josh Peck | Jim Lement |
Molly Shannon | Penelope Little |
Molly Price | Donna Arbetter |
Max Hoffman | Fenster Itski |
Sarah Lind | Peggy Popoladopolous |
Laura Carswell | Lute Lement |
Ingrid Nilson | Ann |
Andrea Brooks | Sue |
Andrew Wheeler | Principal Person |
Gabrielle Rose | Mrs. Bridigan |
Colleen Rennison | Sylvia |
Aubrey Mozino | Blythe / Blyth |
Aaron Brooks | Ezra |
Barry Greene | Sam Calalluci |
Jack Sochet | Sam Calalluci / Sam Calalluci (voice) |
Katie Messina | Gina |
Alana Husband | Angela |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Coogan | Executive Producer |
James Hoke | Executive Producer |
Anthony Miranda | Executive Producer |
Joseph Nahas | Executive Producer |
Jack Nasser | Executive Producer |
Joseph Nasser | Executive Producer |
Dureyshevar | Producer |
Deboragh Gabler | Producer |
Robert C. Lawson | Producer |
RD Robb | Producer |
Meredith Tucker | Producer |
Jonathan Glatzer | Producer |
Breanne Laplante | Producer |