Struck by Lightning

Jun 19, 2013

1h 30m

★ 6.2

What are the odds of surviving high school?

Overview

After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Camellia Entertainment

Permut Presentations

Inphenate

Evil Media Empire

Struck by Lightning Trailers

Cast

Nicholas Forbes

Carter Jenkins

Justin Walker

Robbie Amell

Carson Phillips

Chris Colfer

Neal Phillips

Dermot Mulroney

Claire Mathews

Sarah Hyland

Sheryl Phillips

Allison Janney

April

Christina Hendricks

Scott Thomas

Graham Rogers

Malerie Baggs

Rebel Wilson

Grandma

Polly Bergen

Counselor

Angela Kinsey

Vicki Jordan

Ashley Rickards

A contemporary, ensemble drama that tells the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today's youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragedy will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers.

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