Fighting Words

1h 27min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Fighting Words Productions LLC

Poet

Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

David Settles
Val Lauren

Val Lauren

Etch-A-Sketch
Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Benny the Heckler
Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Longfellow
Jeff Stearns

Jeff Stearns

Jake Thompson
Tara D'Agostino

Tara D'Agostino

Marni Elliot
James Parks

James Parks

Fresno Pete
Vanessa Dorman

Vanessa Dorman

Shelly Lancaster
Joe Restivo

Joe Restivo

Millhouse
Sabree

Sabree

Jonetta
Justin Urich

Justin Urich

Chrome Harley
Judy Ben-Asher

Judy Ben-Asher

Self Love Sarah
Rives

Rives

Self
Marita de Lara

Marita de Lara

Thunder Woman
Jacob Edwards

Jacob Edwards

Young Jake
Jeanne Elfant Festa

Jeanne Elfant Festa

Mrs. Thompson
Mark Westerdale

Mark Westerdale

Audience Member
Cory Williams

Cory Williams

Judge Jackson
David Zimmerman

David Zimmerman

The Unknown Poet
Cher Scarlett

Cher Scarlett

Audience Member
Joseph DeVito

Joseph DeVito

Motorcycle Gang (uncredited)
Winston Engle

Winston Engle

Audience Member

Release date

25th Dec 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English