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This post is dedicated to my daughter, Cordelia, who is worried her friends might miss this "awesome looking" new Disney Channel Original Movie called "Geek Charming" if I don't make sure I cover it on my blog. Parents of Cordelia's pals take note, this movie airs tonight; Friday, November 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (that's 7pm for us here in Chicago) on of course the Disney Channel. Go set the DVR, I'll wait ...
Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family") and Matt Prokop ("High School Musical 3: Senior Year") star in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Geek Charming", a coming-of-age tale that explores the dynamics of high school popularity and its social hierarchy.
The story follows spoiled 16-year old Dylan Shoenfield, Woodlands Academy's most popular junior whose ultimate goal in life is to be crowned Blossom Queen at the Spring Formal, signifying the highest status of popularity.
When Dylan accidentally drops her expensive designer handbag into the mall fountain,
self-proclaimed film geek, Josh Rosen, jumps in to retrieve it. Although Dylan would
not usually interact with Josh, to return the favor, she agrees to be the subject of his
documentary for the school film contest.
The aspiring filmmaker, taking his film teacher's advice to find a challenging subject, proposes to make a movie on her life, a documentary about what it's like to be popular and run for Blossom Queen. While Dylan hopes the film will help her campaign to win the Blossom Queen crown, Josh, eager to win the contest's grand prize a scholarship to a Hollywood film camp, plans to make a hard-hitting exposé about social hierarchy.
But once the cameras start rolling, Dylan slowly sheds her pretentious persona and
reveals her true personality. As Josh gets to know the real Dylan, he sees there's more
than meets the eye with his subject.
Rounding out the cast is Sasha Pieterse ("Pretty Little Liars") as Amy Loubalu, Jordan Nichols ("Good Luck Charlie," "Shake it Up") as Asher, Vanessa Morgan ("My Babysitters a Vampire," "Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars") as Hannah; Lili Simmons ("Zeke and Luther") as Lola, David Del Rio ("The Troop") as Ari, Jimmy Bellinger ("An American Affair") as Steven, Lilli Birdsell ("The Walking Dead") as Sandy, Andrew Airlie ("50/50," "Fantastic Four") as Alan Schoenfield, Kacey Rohl ("Red Riding Hood," "The Killing") as Caitlin and Andrea Brooks ("The Troop") as Nicole Paterson.
Based on the popular young adult novel by Robin Palmer, the movie was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy and was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday (choreographer of "A Chorus Line," "Flashdance"). The executive producers are David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman (both of "The Muppets," "The Fighter," "The Proposal") and Paul Shapiro ("Detroit 1-8-7"). Mona May ("Enchanted," "Clueless") is the movie's costume designer. A production of Bad Angels Production Ltd., the movie was shot on location in Vancouver, Canada.