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Speech & Debate is a 2017 teen dramedy film directed by Dan Harris, and based on the play of the same name by Stephen Karam. It stars Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie as Solomon, Diwata and Howie, three teenagers fed up with the school board (which their parents are members of) succumbing to pressure to censor the school musical, preventing the school newspaper from reporting on real issues, and refusing to allow the creation of a Gay Straight Alliance. In order to express their frustrations, the three decide to start a speech and debate club.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The film was released in select theaters, iTunes and on-demand on April 7, 2017. As of July 2017, it is streaming on Netflix. You can view the trailer here. | |
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Adaptational Sexuality: In the original play, Solomon is a closeted gay boy whose parents sent him to an ex-gay corrective camp over the holidays. Like Howie, Solomon also got involved with Mr. Healy, and because of this is relentless on exposing him so he can't prey on other teenage boys. In the movie, Solomon likes girls, has nothing to do with Mr. Healy beyond being aware of his tryst with Howie, and the plot about the kids exposing Mr. Healy is edited out entirely. | |
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Adults Are Useless: Subverted. Principal Bellingham is pretty useless, quickly caving to pressure to censor the School Play, and refusing to let Howie start a GSA with the flimsy excuse of it turning into a "social hour," but he's also understandably angry at Diwata, Solomon and Howie for representing the school so poorly at a regional competition, with a fake faculty sponsor, and then expecting to be reimbursed for their personal expenses. It's also understandable that Diwata and Solomon's parents would be angry about them running off to Portland overnight, and Diwata's mother especially is a sympathetic character, a single mother just trying to make ends meet. Howie's mother isn't involved in the plot as much, but she takes a spot on the school board shortly after they've moved to Salem, and she's supportive of Howie trying to start a GSA. | |
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