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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 [[TitleDrop speech and debate]] club.
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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, Creator/SarahSteele, 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 [[TitleDrop speech and debate]] club.
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* SchoolPlay: ''[[Theatre/OnceUponAMattress Once Upon a Mattress]]'', although the actual play isn't shown and isn't the main focus of the plot.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Diwata has a YouTube channel that she hands out business cards for, but she doesn't seem to have many viewers other than one InternetTroll and Howie, and she doesn't get lead roles in the school plays.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Diwata has a YouTube channel that she hands out business cards for, but she doesn't seem to have many viewers other than one InternetTroll and Howie, and she doesn't get lead roles in the school plays.
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* SchoolPlay: ''[[Theatre/OnceUponAMattress Once Upon a Mattress]]'', ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress'', although the actual play isn't shown and isn't the main focus of the plot.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Diwata has aYouTube Website/YouTube channel that she hands out business cards for, but she doesn't seem to have many viewers other than one InternetTroll and Howie, and she doesn't get lead roles in the school plays.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Diwata has a
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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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvP2rfAo17w here]].
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The film was released in select theaters, iTunes and on-demand on April 7, 2017. As of July 2017, it is streaming on {{Netflix}}.Creator/{{Netflix}}. You can view the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvP2rfAo17w here]].
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* RemakeCameo: Gideon Glick, who originated the role of Howie off-Broadway, makes a cameo in the 1980s genie video that Solomon, Diwata and Howie watch after forming their speech and debate club.
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* RaceLift: Half-Filipino Diwata is portrayed by Sarah Steele, who is white. Steele also originated the character in the play's first run.
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* RaceLift: Half-Filipino Diwata is an eighth-Filipino and is portrayed by Sarah Steele, who is white. Steele also originated the character in the play's first run.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Lampshaded, Diwata is female and half-Filipino. However, she passes as white.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Lampshaded, Diwata is female and half-Filipino.an eighth-Filipino. However, she passes as white.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[Spoiler: Averted in the play. Diwata has one.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Averted in the play. Diwata has one.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[Averted in the play. Diwata has one.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[Averted [[Spoiler: Averted in the play. Diwata has one.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[Averted in the play. Diwata has one.]]
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* PregnancyScare: [[spoiler: Diwata has one.]]
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* PregnancyScare: [[spoiler: Diwata has one.one in the movie. In the play, Diwata is actually pregnant and has an abortion.]]
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* AdaptationalSexuality: In the original play, [[spoiler: 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.]]
