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Words on Bathroom Walls is a 2020 American coming-of-age[3] romantic drama film directed by Thor Freudenthal and written by Nick Naveda, based on the novel of the same name by Julia Walton. The film stars Charlie Plummer, Andy García, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb, Beth Grant, Molly Parker and Walton Goggins.

Words on Bathroom Walls
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Directed by	Thor Freudenthal
Screenplay by	Nick Naveda
Based on	Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
Produced by	Pete Shilaimon Mickey Liddell Thor Freudenthal
Starring	Charlie Plummer Andy García Taylor Russell AnnaSophia Robb Beth Grant Molly Parker Walton Goggins
Cinematography	Michael Goi
Edited by	Peter McNulty
Music by	The Chainsmokers Andrew Hollander
Production companies	LD Entertainment Kick the Habit Productions
Distributed by	Roadside Attractions
Release date	August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21) (United States)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9.3 million[1]
Box office	$3.1 million[2]

Words on Bathroom Walls was released on August 21, 2020, by Roadside Attractions.[4][5] It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Adam Petrazelli is a high school senior who experiences an apparent psychotic break at school, accidentally burning a lab partner's arm. He is diagnosed with schizophrenia. After first self-treating through intense focus on cooking, which helps calm him, his symptoms - chiefly hallucinating friends and hearing their voices and a scary deep 'dark' voice - worsen to such an extent that he is prescribed a newly available drug to try to treat his condition. Throughout the film, he is visited regularly, most often at times of high stress, by the visions of Rebecca (new age hippie), Joaquin (the smutty best friend) and "The Bodyguards" (who over-protectively look to snuff out threats to him, often violently), as well as the deep, 'dark' threatening voice, which seems to represent Adam's fears of the unknown.

Adam is expelled from his school and transfers to a new one called St. Agatha's Catholic School, where he meets Maya, a feisty, intelligent girl, who runs a sideline in faking other students' assignments for money, she claims because she likes helping people. Adam arranges for Maya to tutor him and finds she helps him feel better and this inspires him to take his new medication regularly. This reduces his visions with only minor side effect of muscle twitching. He takes Maya out for food but resists telling her about his condition because he's worried she will no longer want to spend time with him.

Maya gets caught by the school faking assignments and is told she was almost expelled, only spared as she is so clever. Adam visits Maya's home when she fails to turn up for a tutoring appointment. The home is in a poor neighbourhood, while Maya had implied she was well-off. Once she realises he doesnt care, she continues tutoring him. He comes to the restaurant where Maya works part-time to get her corrections on his Math homework and she invites him to cook something there as a reward. But, when Maya tastes what he made, it is far too spicy, which Adam cannot tell any longer, probably due to the medication.

After having another psychotic episode during dinner with his mom, Adam stops taking the new pills.

Adam takes Maya to an outdoor screening of her favorite movie, Never Been Kissed, where Rebecca and Joaquin try to encourage Adam to express feelings to Maya but a deep voice starts to prey on his insecurity. He admits to having insecurity over his mother having another kid with Paul, but after he apologizes, he asks Maya to prom, even though she's against the idea of it. She accepts, and they have their first kiss. His work gets so much better that he writes an essay that is accepted to be read at graduation.

His mother finds out Adam has stopped taking his medication, and berates him for this. At school, Sister Catherine has been told about this and of the incident at his last school by his mom and stepdad and she announces that the school will be suspending him temporarily, instead of expulsion, for the safety of other students. Adam lashes out at Paul for writing the email to Sister Catherine the previous night, which Adam finds suspicious. The suspension also means he can't go to prom, but he defies everyone's orders and goes anyway. Arriving at the prom, he picks up Maya but as they dance together, Adam is plagued by the deep voice while Sister Catherine tries to kick him out. As his vision goes erratic, Adam pushes the nun to the ground and runs away. He runs to the top bleachers and falls over the ledge.

Adam is taken to the hospital and wakes up to see Beth and Paul, and Maya soon shows up, but he breaks down after he is overwhelmed by the presence of the visions. He is later expelled from St. Agatha's and placed in a psych ward. Father Patrick visits him, despite an earlier encounter where Adam was rude to him when he tried to offer advice. After Father Patrick says that he was not aware of what Adam was struggling with, Adam apologizes for his behavior and agrees to join Father Patrick in prayer.

Beth visits Adam in the hospital and gives him a printed copy of the email that Paul sent to St. Agatha's. Contrary to what Adam thought, Paul was expressing his support for his stepson and thought suspending him was cruel, saying that they must show more care for Adam's condition. Realizing how much Paul cares about him, Adam runs to catch up with him and Beth, and he hugs Paul for the first time, making it clear that he will be better at accepting him as a new father figure.

On graduation day, Beth and Paul take Adam to the ceremony, where, despite Sister Catherine's attempt to speak up, Father Patrick shows support for Adam. The deep-voiced black cloud tries to get Adam, but he gathers the courage to address the student body calmly. He recites his essay in which he discusses both his condition and battle with schizophrenia, declaring that he now knows that his life will not be defined by his illness. After he leaves the auditorium, Maya runs to catch up with him. Adam apologizes to Maya for not telling her the truth about his illness from the beginning, at which point they express their love for each other. Joaquin then encourages Adam to kiss Maya, which he does.

With the voices still pestering on him, Adam becomes a good big brother to Beth's and Paul's child and gets accepted into culinary school.

Cast

• Charlie Plummer as Adam Petrazelli
• Taylor Russell as Maya Arnez
• Andy García as Father Patrick
• AnnaSophia Robb as Rebecca
• Beth Grant as Sister Catherine
• Devon Bostick as Joaquin
• Lobo Sebastian as The Bodyguard
• Molly Parker as Beth Petrazelli
• Walton Goggins as Paul
• Drew Scheid as Ted
• Ellie Dusek as Saccharine Girl
• Saniya Holmes as Extra

Production

In February 2018, Thor Freudenthal was announced as the film's director, from a screenplay by Nick Naveda, based on the novel of the same name by Julia Walton, with LD Entertainment producing.[6] In March 2018, Charlie Plummer and Taylor Russell were set to star in the film.[7] In April 2018, Andy García, Molly Parker, Walton Goggins, AnnaSophia Robb and Devon Bostick also joined the cast.[8][9] The Chainsmokers and Andrew Hollander composed the film's score,[10] the first time the band has scored a film.[11] The trailer features The Chainsmokers' 2019 single "Push My Luck."[12]

Principal photography began in May 2018.[13] The film was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina.[14]

Release

In June 2020, Roadside Attractions acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for an August 7, 2020, release.[15] The release date was later pushed forward a week, with the film newly scheduled for July 31, 2020. The film's official website later removed the release date, with "in theaters this summer" in its place.[16] The trailer premiered on July 15, 2020,[17] and the film was released to theaters on August 21, 2020.[4]

Reception

Box office

Opening as one of the first new films in wide release during the COVID-19 pandemic, on August 21, 2020, the film made $462,050 from 925 theaters in its first weekend (an average of $499 per venue), finishing third at the box office. 54% of the audience was female, with 62% being between the ages 18–34.[18] The film expanded to 1,395 theaters in its second weekend, and grossed $453,000, then made $282,000 from 1,168 theaters in its third.[19][20]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 89 reviews, with an average of 7.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Sensitive, well-acted, and solidly directed, Words on Bathroom Walls is an admirable addition to a genre that too rarely does justice to its worthy themes."[21] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[22] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 81% of filmgoers gave it a positive score.[18]

Nick Naveda received a nomination for the Best Adapted Screenplay Award from the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films.[23]

Soundtrack album

The Words on Bathroom Walls soundtrack album, including the soundtrack and score, was produced by Andrew Hollander featuring the Chainsmokers, and released on August 21, 2020.[24]

References

External links

• Words on Bathroom Walls at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Words on Bathroom Walls (Film)

Words on Bathroom Walls ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmdrama von Thor Freudenthal, das am 21. August 2020 in die US-Kinos kam.

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- [en] Words on Bathroom Walls

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[ru] Сумасшедшая любовь

«Сумасшедшая любовь» (англ. Words on Bathroom Walls; букв. «Слова на стенах ванной») — американский фильм-драма 2020 года, снятый Тором Фройденталем[1]. Сценарий был написан Ником Навадой по одноимённому роману Джулии Уолтон.

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