Just Peck

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Just Peck | image = Just Peck poster.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Michael A. Nickles | producer = Jerry Leider | writer = Marc Arneson | starring = Keir Gilchrist<br />Brie Larson<br />Marcia Cross | music = Benjamin Wynn<br />Jeremy Zuckerman | cinematography = Mark Petersen | editing = Ellen Goldwasser | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2009|05|14|Cannes Film Festival}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Just Peck ''''' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Michael A. Nickles and written by Marc Arneson.

==Plot== A skinny high school sophomore dreams up a science project that will make him a living legend, and win him the heart of a pretty senior who sees his true potential. Michael Peck is the kid nobody sees while he's walking down the hall. But when popular senior Emily takes a liking to Michael, he starts to become a little less invisible. Meanwhile, Michael's well meaning yet misguided parents pressure him to enter the upcoming science fair - an event that could land him right back in the land of misfits. With his newfound popularity hanging precariously in the balance, the smart and stealthy teen dreams up a science project that will turn heads, and teach his parents a valuable lesson.

==Cast== * Keir Gilchrist as Michael Peck * Brie Larson as Emily Donaldson * Marcia Cross as Cheryl Peck * Adam Arkin as Mike Peck * Camryn Manheim as Principal Wood * Kyle Kaplan as Geiger * Tiya Sircar as Becca * Hayley Holmes as Annie * Serena Berman as Sage

==Release== Arneson wrote the screenplay when he was a student at UCLA.<ref>{{cite web |title=UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television: Faculty |url=https://professionalprograms.tft.ucla.edu/screenwriting/faculty/ |publisher=UCLA}}</ref>

The film was picked up by American World Pictures and premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/american-world-pictures-picks-up-just-peck/5000795.article|title=American World Pictures picks up Just Peck|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|date=5 May 2009|work=Screen Daily|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|1230387|Just Peck}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|just_peck|Just Peck}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Just Peck}} Category:2009 films Category:American teen comedy films Category:American coming-of-age comedy films Category:Films shot in California Category:Films shot in Northern Ireland Category:American independent films Category:2000s teen comedy films Category:2009 comedy films Category:2009 English-language films Category:2009 American films