Graduation (film)

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Graduation
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Directed by	Michael Mayer
Produced by	Jane Sindell Bob Degus Scott Hanson Robin Bradford
Written by	Michael Mayer D. Cory Turner
Starring	Shannon Lucio Riley Smith Chris Lowell
Music by	Brian Ralston
Cinematography	Matthew Uhry
Editing by	Jane Kurson
Distributed by	Redwood Palms Pictures (theatrical) Truly*Indie (theatrical) Magnolia Pictures (DVD)
Release date(s)	May 2, 2008
Running time	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
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Graduation is a coming-of-age film starring Chris Marquette and Riley Smith, released in May 2008. It was made in collaboration with the producers of The Virgin Suicides and Seabiscuit.

[edit] Plot

A group of high school friends—Carl (Chris Marquette), Polly (Shannon Lucio), Chauncey (Riley Smith) and Jackson (Chris Lowell)—are about to graduate. Polly and Chauncey are dating, Carl needs a date to prom and Jackson doesn't seem to know what to do with his life. When Carl's mom becomes ill and needs $100,000 for surgery, Polly comes up with a plan: rob her dad's bank. The plan seems foolproof, and graduation is the perfect alibi; all the kids need to do is steal the keys to the bank's vault. However, things get complicated when Carl falls in love with a bank teller named Suzi and Polly cheats on Chauncey with Jackson. Through it all--including an unforeseen hostage crisis--the friends learn a lot about themselves.

The movie was released theatrically on May 2, 2008 (limited release). It came out on DVD on May 13, 2008.