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Splinterheads (2009)

Splinterheads poster
Directed by
Brant Sersen
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls for a woman who works at a carnival but is not a carny. They go on geocaching adventures together and eventually start dating.

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What happens

Splinterheads is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Brant Sersen and starring Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald and Lea Thompson. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 6, 2009. The film is about a young man, Justin Frost (Middleditch), who falls in love with Galaxy (Taylor), a splinterhead (someone who works at a carnival but is not a carny). The two go on their share of Geocaching adventures and in the end start dating. This aspect of the movie has caused it to develop a cult following among those who do geocaching as a hobby. Schuylar Croom of the band He Is Legend makes a cameo in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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