Hair Brained

Hair Brained is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent, and starring Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff.^[1][2]

Hair Brained
Film poster
Directed by	Billy Kent
Screenplay by	Adam Wierzbianski
Story by	Adam Wierzbianski Sarah Bird Billy Kent
Produced by	Sarah Bird Billy Kent Avram Ludwig
Starring	Brendan Fraser Alex Wolff
Cinematography	Charlie Libin
Edited by	Paul Bertino
Music by	The Newton Brothers
Production company	Love Lane Pictures
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release date	May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31) (Brooklyn)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After being rejected from Harvard University, 14-year old genius and outcast Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe. Eli, the hair brained meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser), a gambler whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. The odd duo becomes unlikely friends in this comedic coming-of-age film.

Cast

• Brendan Fraser as Leo Searly
• Alex Wolff as Eli Pettifog
• Parker Posey as Sheila Pettifog
• Julia Garner as Shauna Holder
• Michael Oberholtzer as Laird
• Greta Lee as Gertrude Lee
• Teddy Bergman as Alan Warren
• Robin de Jesús as Romeo Torres
• Elisabeth Hower as Eve Hansen
• Austin Pendleton as Dapper Man
• Toby Huss as Whittman Moderator / Brad the Announcer
• Josefina Scaglione as Camilla
• Kimiko Glenn as Perky Girl
• Fred Melamed as Benny Greenberg
• Lizzy DeClement as Sophie Searly

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.89/10.^[3] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star.^[4]