The Spectacular Now Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not so typical "nice girl."

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) lives in the now. It’s a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he’s the life of the party, loves his job at a men’s clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he’s never far from his supersized, whisky-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley) hovering over him. She’s different: the “nice girl” who reads science fiction and doesn’t have a boyfriend. While Amy has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together.

Cited as official plot version from blogs.indiewire.com

Comedy Drama Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Spectacular Now.

• J
  Jennifer Jason Leigh

  ... Mother

  The Hateful Eight, Good Time

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  Shailene Woodley

  ... Aimee Finicky

  To Catch a Killer, Divergent

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  Miles Teller

  The Gorge, Michael

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  Brie Larson

  Avengers: Endgame, Trainwreck

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  Mary Elizabeth Winstead

  A.C.O.D, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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  Bob Odenkirk

  Nobody 2, The Incredibles 2

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  Kyle Chandler

  Back In Action, Super 8

Crew Behind the Film

The The Spectacular Now behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Lee Toland Krieger last directed The Age Of Adaline and Celeste and Jesse Forever. The film's writer Scott Neustadter last wrote Rosaline and The New Mutants.

Director

Lee Toland Krieger

Screenwriters

Scott Neustadter
Michael H. Weber

Producers

Shawn Levy
Tom McNulty

Production Details

What we know about the The Spectacular Now movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the novel by Tim Tharp.

Production Updates for The Spectacular Now

Jan 2013

Completed

Changed The Spectacular Now movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jan 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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