The title will probably sail right over the heads of non-Brits — "starter for 10" is a catchphrase from the long-running BBC collegiate competition
University Challenge. But anyone who's seen an American '80s teen comedy will know exactly where Scottish director Tom Vaughan's debut feature — a teen comedy set in 1980s England — is coming from.
Essex teenager Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) comes of age in Margaret Thatcher's England with fond memories of watching learned young scholars compete on the popular TV tournament University Challenge with his late father (James Gaddas), and a strong determination to become "clever" enough to one day go to...
Released:
2006
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
96 mins