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Words on Bathroom Walls
If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
- Original title
- Words on Bathroom Walls
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Revenue
- $3,151,849
CinemaSerf
Feb 21, 2025 · via TMDB
It can be very risky to try to encapsulate schizophrenia into a drama at the best of times, but to try and present it in a teen-friendly way adds an extra dimension to that challenge and that is really quite well handled by Charlie Plummer here. “Adam” lives with his mum on their own after his dad went awol. She (AnnaSophia Robb) already has to deal with having a teenage son, and reconcile that with her new boyfriend “Paul” (Walton Coggins) just as he starts to succumb to voices in his head, to hallucinations and to behavioural difficulties. They manifest themselves on screen to us as something akin to pixies on his shoulder. These characterisations act as powerfully conflicting visual aides assisting us to begin to slightly comprehend just how his thought processes are being cluttersed and confused by differing inputs that play to his natural insecurities as a teenage boy trying to keep his head above the water. Meantime, the other tributary to this story sees “Maya” (Taylor Russell) quite successfully running a sideline selling school assignment services to those who can’t or won’t do the work themselves. When “Adam” accidentally discovers her activities they start to bond a little and perhaps this can give him enough confidence to address his increasingly disabling condition. It’s emotionally constructed, this drama, and the performances go some way to giving us a beginner’s guide to the sheer trauma for everyone involved when parts of our brain start to malfunction. The use of some simple, vaguely menacing, visual effects help create a sense of the fogginess and confusion this young man faces as he sees, or perceived, his opportunities begin to fade away. This lad wants to be a chef, and can concoct a mean Hollandaise! Sure, it cuts corners and I’m sure plenty of people will find the whole underlying philosophy cheesy and sentimentally simplistic, but as an introduction to one of the last remains taboos for most of us, it serves it’s purpose effectively and invites us to be just a little more aware.
SWITCH.
Dec 1, 2020 · via TMDB
'Words on Bathroom Walls' succeeds by leaning on teen romance tropes to make schizophrenia a digestible topic, thanks to its fantastic cast and engaging narrative. While it's not to be viewed as the defining film on the topic, it's a great jumping-off point to launch a conversation, while being another great teen film about being okay to be different. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-words-on-bathroom-walls-normalising-schizophrenia-for-the-main-stream
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Charlie Plummer
Adam
Molly Parker
Beth
Walton Goggins
Paul
Andy Garcia
Father Patrick
Taylor Russell
Maya
AnnaSophia Robb
Rebecca
Beth Grant
Sister Catherine
Devon Bostick
Joaquin
Lobo Sebastian
Bodyguard
Aaron Dominguez
Todd
Reinaldo Faberlle
Manuel
Iain Tucker
Ahole Teenager
Sean Michael Weber
Paramedic
Drew Scheid
Ted
Anthony J. Police
Security Guard
Blaque Fowler
Homeless Man
Cruz Abelita
Danny
Evan Whitten
Ricky
Justin Matthew Smith
Homeless Man 2
Michael Goi
Director of Photography
Jacob Yakob
Still Photographer
Mona May
Costume Design
Haley Dumas
Stand In
G. Peter King
Stunt Coordinator
T. Ryan Mooney
Stunt Double
Kenny Waymack Jr.
Stunts
Toby Holguin
Stunts
Jimmie Lee Sessoms
Utility Stunts
John Ross
Utility Stunts
Thor Freudenthal
Director
Jason Harris
ADR Voice Casting
John Papsidera
Casting
Nicole Domecus
Casting Assistant
Blair Foster
Casting Associate
Jacob Yakob
Co-Producer
Alex Pall
Executive Producer
Alison Semenza
Executive Producer
Drew Taggart
Executive Producer
Scott Holroyd
Executive Producer
Kimberly Helms Stewart
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Thor Freudenthal
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Alison Semenza
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Chris Navarro
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Christine McIntyre
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Drew Taggart
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Alex Pall
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Drew Taggart
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Chris LeDoux
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