Pixel Perfect (2004) (TV)

Director:

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Writers (WGA):

Alan Sacks (story) and
Neal Shusterman (story) ...

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Fantasy | Music

Plot:

When holography is used to create a new pop star, things start to go awry.

Plot Keywords:

Band | Computer Genius | Individuality | Rock Group

Cast

Ricky Ullman	...	Roscoe
Leah Pipes	...	Samantha
Spencer Redford	...	Loretta Modern
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chad 'Chato' Alger	...	Activist
Robin Ballard	...	Civil Servant
Britani Bateman	...	Host
Martha Carter	...	VJ
Dan Christensen	...	High School Principal
Joyce Cohen	...	Dr. McAllister
Porscha Coleman	...	Rachel
Brett Cullen	...	Xander
Samy Davis	...	Tap Dancer
Anthony DiMaria	...	Weldon Giles (as Anthony Di Maria)
Debbie Ellis	...	Housekeeper
David Fetzer	...	Audience Member
Frank Gerrish	...	Search engine driver
Falon Grace	...	Girl in Pigtails
Tania Gunadi	...	Cindy
Amber Hamilton	...	Potential Band Member (as Nicole Hamilton)
Natalie Ann Hansen	...	Moist Towelettes
Melinda Haynes	...	Talk Show Host
Lincoln Hoppe	...	Hapless Teacher
Shanlee Jeppsen	...	Moist Towelettes
Jeffrey Scott Jones	...	E-mail Worker
Bob Lanoue	...	Customer
Lashae Lewis	...	Moist Towelettes
Malinda Money	...	Audience member #2
J.R. Moore	...	Business Man
JJ Neward	...	Activist (as J.J. Neward)
Bruce Newbold	...	Samantha's Dad
Tayva Patch	...	Samantha's Mom
Chris Persky	...	Bored Civil Service Worker
Max Robinson	...	Moxley
David Stevens	...	Engineer
Nate Stevens	...	Max McAllister
Ashley Emiko Swapp	...	Audience Member
Chris Williams	...	Daryl Fibbs
Brett Yoder	...	Audience Member

Also Known As:

Virtual Perfection (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Alan Sacks Productions

Quotes:

Loretta Modern: Are you saying you love her because of her imperfections?
Roscoe: Yes! Because of everything she is, and everything she's not.

Soundtrack:

Arabian Romance

Fun to watch with your child

For the detractors, as MST3K has always advocated, "Repeat to yourself, 'It's just a show, I should really just *relax*.'

I enjoyed this movie, especially with my five-year-old son, who really likes the songs (he sings them while walking around the house). Of course, the typical five-year-old's penchant for watching a new movie meant that I watched this movie four times this past weekend, but I digress.

I concur that this movie is better than the typical Disney-TV-movie-a-tron fare. It's not groundbreaking cinema, but it does tell a story with a decent moral (albeit the moral is laid on thick, like mortar with a trowel), and yes, the acting is good.

I *loved* the search engine, as well as the depiction of being in Samantha's brain.