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"Greatness is trivial"

2011

1h 45m

4.3(22 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Brilliant trivia whiz Paul Tarson is great at answering little questions but horrible at answering the big ones – like what’s he going to do after grad school? When his father withdraws his funding, Paul is forced to confront his future and much procrastinated dissertation deadline…until he discovers the First Annual Ann Arbor Pub Trivia Tournament.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Christopher Gorham

Christopher Gorham

Paul Tarson

Arielle Kebbel

Arielle Kebbel

Naomi

Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell

Brian Collins

Nelson Franklin

Nelson Franklin

James Koogly

Kip Pardue

Kip Pardue

Lucas Brannstrom

Evan Jones

Evan Jones

Izzy 'Ice' Dasselway

Kali Hawk

Kali Hawk

Shelly

Ralph Williams

Dr. Elliot Tarson

Michael Sinterniklaas

Michael Sinterniklaas

Umlatt the Flunkie

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Directed by: Christopher Farah
Written by: Christopher Farah

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