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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.
Budget
$2.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 16, 2007
Director
Producers
E. Paul Edwards, Randolph Kret, Pierre Lorillard
Studio
Fighting Words Productions LLC, Poet
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →C
C. Thomas Howell
David Settles
F
Fred Williamson
Gabriel
V
Val Lauren
Etch-A-Sketch
M
Michael Parks
Benny the Heckler
F
Fred Willard
Longfellow
J
Jeff Stearns
Jake Thompson
J
James Dalesandro
Mr. Berto
J
Jen Dede
Lisa
E
Edward Albert
Marc
J
James Parks
Fresno Pete
V
Vanessa Dorman
Shelly Lancaster
J
Joe Restivo
Millhouse
A
Amir Talai
Ralph
E
E. Paul Edwards
Marcus
D
Dominic Comperatore
Alan
T
Tucker Smallwood
Franklin
J
Justin Urich
Chrome Harley
T
Tammy Caplan
Angie
J
Judy Ben-Asher
Self Love Sarah
K
King Mustafa Obafemi
Leopold