Infatuated with the hottest girl in school, fifth-grader Cameron Sawyer puts everything on the line – including his mullet – to win the girl of his dreams.
Acting
Hailee Steinfeld's breakout—she was 13 and already iconic.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like kids, not screenwriters.
Director
Cameron Sawyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hailee Steinfeld's first live-action role, filmed before True Grit made her famous.
Director Cameron Sawyer based this on his own fifth-grade humiliations—the mullet was real.
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