SPARE PARTS Movie
If you like feel-good movies, then you'll love this one. It's a classic underdog comes the good movie, that's elevated above the usual by the actors that play the four high school kids and by the lovely exchanges between George Lopez & Marisa Tomei.
Credit also goes to Jamie Lee Curtis for the mischievous & devious high school principal, who seems to delight in running such a difficult school.
MOVIE INFO
- In theaters: January 16, 2015
- On DVD or streaming: May 5, 2015
- Cast: George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis
- Director: Sean McNamara
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Friendship, High School, Robots, Science and Nature
- Run time: 83 minutes
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- MPAA explanation: some language and violence
- Last updated: September 20, 2019
WHAT’S THE STORY?
Based on a true story, SPARE PARTS is set in Phoenix’s Carl Hayden Community High School — a school full of underprivileged, mostly undocumented Latino teens. After straight-edge ROTC star Oscar (Carlos PenaVega) realizes that he won’t be able to enlist in the Army due to his lack of a birth certificate, he sees a flyer for an underwater robotics competition and hopes winning might help him earn a scholarship or land a job. Robotics club adviser Mr. Cameron (George Lopez) is a substitute who wasn’t really expecting anyone to show up to the club, but he works with Oscar to recruit other students: computer expert Cristian (David Del Rio); mechanics whiz Lorenzo (Jose Julian), who must participate or face suspension; and Hector (J.R. Villareal), the muscle who can lug the huge robot around. The guys overcome problem after problem, from a tiny budget to unsympathetic parents who think they’re wasting their time, to compete against some of the best schools in the country.
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