Growing Up Smith

Comedy, Drama, Family

The movie takes place in 1979, when an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.

Movie Info

Directed by: Frank Lotito
Starring: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino, Hilarie Burton, Roni Akurati
Produced by: Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito, Steve Straka
Written by: Anjul Nigam, Paul Quinn, Gregory Scott Houghton

Music by: Michael Lira
Cinematography: Thomas Scott Stanton
Edited by: Joshua Rathmell

Production company: Brittany House Pictures, Emedia Films, Quixotic Road
Distributed by: Good Deed Entertainment
Release date: June 1, 2015 (Seattle), February 3, 2017

Running time: 103 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Jason Lee as Butch Brunner

Anjul Nigam as Bhaaskar Bhatnagar

Brighton Sharbino as Amy Brunner

Hilarie Burton as Nancy Brunner

Roni Akurati as Smith Bhatnagar

Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini Bhatnagar

Shoba Narayan as Asha Bhatnagar

Jake Busey as Officer Dick

Tim Guinee as Officer Bob

Alison Wright as Mrs. Reynolds

Photo Credits. Jason Lee: Mingle Media TV/Flickr/Wikimedia. Brighton Sharbino: Daniel Hartwig/Flickr/Wikimedia. Hilarie Burton: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak/Wikimedia. Poorna Jagannathan: Sasha Fisherman/Wikimedia. Jake Busey, Tim Guinee: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia.

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