Words on Bathroom Walls
If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.
2020 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Thor Freudenthal |
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| Writer: | Nick Naveda, Julia Walton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 2020 |
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| Director: | Thor Freudenthal |
| Writer: | Nick Naveda, Julia Walton |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | schizophrenia, cooking, narration, high school, tutor, catholic school, valedictorian, confession booth, hearing voices, protective mother, teenage protagonist, based on young adult novel |
| Production Companies | LD Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,151,849
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlie Plummer | Adam |
| Molly Parker | Beth |
| Walton Goggins | Paul |
| Andy García | Father Patrick |
| Taylor Russell | Maya |
| AnnaSophia Robb | Rebecca |
| Beth Grant | Sister Catherine |
| Devon Bostick | Joaquin |
| Lobo Sebastian | Bodyguard |
| Aaron Dominguez | Todd |
| Reinaldo Faberlle | Manuel |
| Jeris Donovan | Woman |
| Iain Tucker | Ahole Teenager |
| Sean Michael Weber | Paramedic |
| Drew Scheid | Ted |
| Anthony J. Police | Security Guard |
| Ellie Dusek | Saccharine Girl |
| Blaque Fowler | Homeless Man |
| Cruz Abelita | Danny |
| Evan Whitten | Ricky |
| Shea Brianne Wixson | Introverted Girl |
| Pam Smith | Nurse |
| Justin Matthew Smith | Homeless Man 2 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| T. Ryan Mooney | Stunt Double |
| Nicole Domecus | Casting Assistant |
| Thor Freudenthal | Director |
| Michael Goi | Director of Photography |
| Mona May | Costume Design |
| Alison Semenza | Unit Production Manager |
| Drew Taggart | Original Music Composer, Music Producer |
| Toby Holguin | Stunts |
| John Ross | Utility Stunts |
| Jacob Yakob | Still Photographer |
| Alex Pall | Original Music Composer, Music Producer |
| John Papsidera | Casting |
| G. Peter King | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jimmie Lee Sessoms | Utility Stunts |
| Blair Foster | Casting Associate |
| Kimberly Helms Stewart | Extras Casting |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Wes Dorough | Visual Effects Producer |
| Haley Dumas | Stand In |
| Christine McIntyre | Foley Editor |
| Mark LeDoux | Compositing Supervisor |
| Chris LeDoux | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sara Tremblay | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Brian Stultz | Production Design |
| Nick Naveda | Screenplay |
| Julia Walton | Book |
| Peter McNulty | Editor |
| Andrew Hollander | Original Music Composer, Music Producer |
| Liz Gallacher | Music Supervisor |
| Rudy Persico | First Assistant Director |
| Scott Oberholzer | Second Assistant Director |
| Mitchell Grobman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Starlotte Smith | Stunt Double |
| Solomon B. Harvey IV | Stunts |
| Jordan Salmon | Stunts |
| Tony Vo | Stunts |
| Brian Baker | Art Direction |
| Summer Eubanks | Set Decoration |
| Rick Davidson | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator |
| Patrick J. Borowiak | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Roy Knauf | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Mike Repeta | "B" Camera Operator |
| Sean Yaple | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Darwin Brandis | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Andy Bader | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Thom Rainey | Script Supervisor |
| Larry Long | Production Sound Mixer |
| Matt Fann | Boom Operator |
| J.T. Jones | Utility Sound |
| Albert Hedgepeth | Video Assist Operator |
| Tommy Ray Sullivan | Gaffer |
| Michaela A. Jones | Best Boy Electric |
| Ryan Dobson | Electrician |
| Nicholas Irrera | Electrician |
| Derek E. Tindall | Electrician |
| Cristiano Palermi | Electrician |
| Will Barker | Electrician |
| Chris Jadick | Rigging Gaffer |
| Logan R. Berkshire | Key Grip |
| Ritchie Nannini | Best Boy Grip |
| Scott Frye | Dolly Grip |
| Dwayne Hatchell | Dolly Grip |
| Steven Skinner | Key Rigging Grip |
| David Knudson | Rigging Grip |
| Robert E. 'Bobby' Powell | Rigging Grip |
| Chelo | Grip |
| Patrick Hayden | Grip |
| Bo McKenzie | Grip |
| David Toothman | Grip |
| Cameron Doyle | Costume Supervisor |
| Lisa A. Doyle | Key Set Costumer |
| Alex Dawson | Set Costumer |
| Robin Dean | Set Costumer |
| Jamie J. Moore | Set Costumer |
| Laura A. Pare | Seamstress |
| Alice Blake Powell | Tailor |
| Lindsay Irish-Desarno | Makeup Department Head |
| Diane Heller | Key Makeup Artist |
| Joan Shay | Hair Department Head |
| Lynette Rimmer | Key Hair Stylist |
| William Purcell | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Jehan Purcell | Special Effects Assistant |
| Elizabeth A. Dennis | Production Coordinator |
| Rebekah M. Erford | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Rebecca Haught | Production Office Assistant |
| Robby Poisella | Production Office Assistant |
| Olivia Hawley | Producer's Assistant |
| Nicholas Prange | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Billy Holland | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Jordyn Kennedy | Set Production Assistant |
| Phil LoGrippo | Production Accountant |
| Alan Murphy | First Assistant Accountant |
| Sandra Orszaghova | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Cynthia Cabrera | Payroll Accountant |
| Brooke Barnhill | Location Manager |
| Craig M. Rogers | Assistant Location Manager |
| Mary J. Cocuzza | Location Coordinator |
| Rob Hill | Location Assistant |
| Caitlin Well | Casting Associate |
| Tracy Kilpatrick | Local Casting |
| Patricia Story | Unit Publicist |
| Gloria H. Clark | Art Department Coordinator |
| Kevin Hardison | Set Designer |
| Lauren Martin | Art Department Assistant |
| Beth Giles | Set Decoration Buyer |
| J. Shaughnessy | On Set Dresser |
| Erica Fester | Set Dresser |
| Carl Hector | Set Dresser |
| James Johnston | Set Dresser |
| Jason C. Parham | Set Dresser |
| George Winn | Set Dresser |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Victor M. Zaldivar | Construction Foreman |
| Jack W. Caldwell | Propmaker |
| Alan Cowan | Propmaker |
| Michael Dell | Propmaker |
| Benedict Fortunati | Propmaker |
| Brian W. Pascoe | Propmaker |
| William H. Ray | Propmaker |
| Larry C. Shepard | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Stephen Ryan Lanier | Painter |
| Tim Hunley | Scenic Artist |
| Debra B. Mills | Scenic Artist |
| Jessica D. Johnson-Mazzell | Set Medic |
| J. Scott Corbett | Set Medic |
| Neil Castles Jr. | Transportation Coordinator |
| Edwin Bowden | Transportation Captain |
| Jeff McLaughlin | Transportation Co-Captain, Picture Car Coordinator |
| Missy Anderson | Driver |
| Edward W. Bozeman | Driver |
| Paul Davis | Driver |
| Russell Davis | Driver |
| John S. Doyle | Driver |
| Carole French | Driver |
| David Hayes | Driver |
| Michael Mark Janes | Driver |
| Mark McNeil | Driver |
| Johnnie Ray Peterson | Driver |
| Jesse Smith | Driver |
| Doug Williamson | Driver |
| Brooke Dyson | Driver |
| Donald L. Binder | Driver |
| Russell Byrd | Driver |
| Thomas Lynn Dodson | Driver |
| Robin Drinkwater | Driver |
| Nathan Gray | Driver |
| Buckley Hubbard | Driver |
| Jeffrey Long | Driver |
| Ladonna P. Norwood | Driver |
| Richard M. Picone | Driver |
| Randy Kirk Smith | Driver |
| Pennie E. Coussit | Driver |
| Casey McCormick | Driver |
| Art Hoover | Chef |
| Nathan Oliver Bloech | Assistant Chef |
| Tonia Atkinson | Assistant Chef |
| Gregory Rainey | Assistant Chef |
| Michelle Lee Brown | Craft Service |
| Meg Lansaw | Assistant Craft Service |
| Jay Rzepinski | Assistant Craft Service |
| Chris Varner | Epk Camera Operator |
| Alex Hudson | Stand In |
| Peyton Belcher | Stand In |
| Jennifer Beger | Stand In |
| Shane Kline | Stand In |
| Bryan Jones | Stand In |
| Adrian Castro | Producer's Assistant |
| Joseph Yakob | Producer's Assistant |
| Adam Gluck | Legal Services |
| Jasen Talise | Legal Services |
| Brett Pierce | Dailies Operator |
| Jose Williams | Finishing Producer |
| John Quartel | Imaging Science |
| Rowan Maher | Additional Editor |
| Tommy Bernard | Assistant Editor |
| Elliott Koretz | Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer |
| Susan Dudeck | Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Payne | Sound Editor |
| Chase Keehn | Dialogue Editor |
| Charley Stauber | Assistant Sound Editor |
| John Sievert | Foley Artist |
| Stefan Fraticelli | Foley Artist |
| Justin Helle | Foley Editor |
| Ron Mellegers | Foley Mixer |
| Randy Wilson | Foley Mixer |
| Drew Webster | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga | Sound Engineer |
| Judah Getz | ADR Mixer |
| Colin Rogers | ADR Mixer |
| Jason Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Fabienne DeMars | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sean Pollack | CG Supervisor |
| Manish Sunar | CG Artist |
| David Ledoux | Technical Supervisor |
| Brock Shekelton | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sydney Thomas | Visual Effects Editor |
| Keith Anderson | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Tanner Barlett | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Steven Dinozzi | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Benjamin Harris | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Daniel Pastor | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Mikaiel Russ | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Paul Song | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Ian Thorpe | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Jack Van Nuis | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Joshua Young | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Kilyoung Baek | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Micheal Baltzersen | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Theodore Cheong | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Bryan Haines | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Duncan Key | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Viktor Poptolev | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Butch Seibert | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Benjamin Summer | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Tina Wallace | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Joanie Diener | Music Editor |
| Steven Depalo | Scoring Mixer |
| Kathleen Hasay | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Robert Beck | Property Master |
| Michael Shapiro | Set Dresser |
| Robert Hoelen | Grip |
| Joshua Bailor | Digital Compositor |
| Kenny Waymack Jr. | Stunts |
| Stewart 'Polar Bear' Shaw | Leadman |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Thor Freudenthal | Producer |
| Alison Semenza | Executive Producer |
| Alex Pall | Executive Producer |
| Mickey Liddell | Producer |
| Scott Holroyd | Executive Producer |
| Jacob Yakob | Co-Producer |
| Drew Taggart | Executive Producer |
| Pete Shilaimon | Producer |
| Jennifer Monroe | Executive Producer |
| Michael Glassman | Executive Producer |
| Dan Marcus | Executive Producer |
| Adam Alpert | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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maketheSWITCH
8.0
'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 anot ... her 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
Jun 23, 2021