Fighting Words
4.6
An angry coffeehouse poet meets an attractive, conservative publisher, who is interested in his work. She wants him to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a contest where poetry is read competitively. Jake rejects the idea because he believes poetry is an art and not a competition. But the beautiful Marni sways Jake—it’s love at first sight.
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C. Thomas Howell
David Settles
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Jeff Stearns
Jake Thompson
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Tara D'Agostino
Marni Elliot
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E. Paul Edwards Director · Alan Roberts Editor Anthony Bozanich Editor
Budget $2.5M · United States release April 6, 2007 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Production
Fighting Words Productions LLC
Production
Poet
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · November 17, 2006
Premiere
United States · April 6, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States
March 2, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Dominican Republic
October 16, 2007 · Physical · DVD Premiere
Mexico
November 17, 2006 · Premiere
United Kingdom
December 25, 2006 · Theatrical
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