Speech & Debate (2017) on Netflix
Solomon, Diwata and Howie are misfit students at a high school in Salem, Oregon. Each has a parent on the school board. They want to revive a defunct debate club.
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- Netflix2.9/5
- IMDb5.9/101,510 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes55%
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Plot summary
Solomon writes for his high school newspaper in Salem, Oregon, but the paper only runs assigned stories, which frustrates him. He hopes to study journalism and wants work that shows what he can do. Diwata, an aspiring actress, auditions for the school musical, a censored Once Upon a Mattress, and lands a lesser role. Howie is gay, new and lonely, and the mostly male school board blocks the gay student alliance he tries to start. Each of the three has a parent on the board. When the paper rejects Solomon's article about the board, an advisor points him to a website advocating a debate team. Diwata takes to the idea. Recruitment brings no sign-ups, yet a team needs three members, so she persuades Howie.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Speech & Debate (2017)
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- Stephen Karam wrote the song "Losers Are Winners" for the film, and it is performed by Kristin Chenoweth over the credits.
