''The Secret Lives of Dorks'' is a 2013 American independent comedy film directed by

Salomé Breziner Salomé Breziner or Salome Breziner is a film director, screenwriter, and script supervisor, known for directing ''Helicopter Mom'' and ''The Secret Lives of Dorks''. starring Nia Vardalos in 2014. Born in Belgium and raised in Miami Beach, Flor ...

and starring

Gaelan Connell Gaelan Alexander Draper (formerly Connell, born May 19, 1989) is an American actor and director. Early life and education Connell was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has two brothers, Brendan and Shawn. He gra ...

, Vanessa Marano,

Riley Voelkel Riley Emilia Voelkel (born April 26, 1990) is an American-born Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Freya Mikaelson on The CW television series '' The Originals'' and '' Legacies''. Voelkel also played the role of Jenna Johnson on the HB ...

Beau Mirchoff William Beau Mirchoff (; born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his role in the MTV series ''Awkward'', his role as Jamie Hunter in '' Good Trouble'', and his role in ''Now Apocalypse'' on Starz. Early life Mirchoff ...

and

Jim Belushi James Adam Belushi (; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Jim on the sitcom '' According to Jim'' (2001–2009). His other television roles include '' Saturday Night Live'' (1983–1985), '' Total Security' ...

Plot

Samantha, a dork, loves Payton, also a dork, who loves Carrie, a cheerleader, who dates Clark, the football captain. When Clark seeks out Payton for lessons about comic books, Payton sees a chance to be with Carrie, but Carrie wants to set Payton up with Samantha.

Cast

as Payton * Vanessa Marano as Samantha *

as Carrie *

as Clark *

as Bronko *

Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American–Canadian actress and poker player. Known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, two MTV Movie Awards and three Sa ...

as Ms. Stewart *

William Katt William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American actor and musician best known as the star of the television series '' The Greatest American Hero''. He first became known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie ...

as Mr. Thomas Gibson * Kay Lenz as Mrs. Susie Gibson *

Seymour Cassel Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies and television shows, and had a career that spanned over 50 years. Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering in ...

as Principal

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 11% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3.91/10. On

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, the film has a

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score of 32 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Noel Murray of

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and S. Jhoanna Robledo of

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both awarded the film two stars out of five.

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of '' The A.V. Club'' graded it a C−. Annlee Ellingson of the ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote "...Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's otherwise clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Secret Lives Of Dorks American comedy films American independent films Films directed by Salomé Breziner 2010s English-language films 2010s American films