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The Deadbeat Club

The Deadbeat Club

You can be whoever you want to be!

2004 · 113 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The Deadbeat Club tells the uplifting, emotional story of Cynthia Shelly, a tortured high-school misfit, who is faced with overwhelming and extraordinary events that transform her life forever. Cynthia decided to throw a talent show at her school to raise money for a man whose family was killed in a house fire. When the town takes no interest in the show, Cynthia and her group of misfit friends refuse to give up and look past the odds to make a difference for one family. Set in a small West Texas town, this inspirational drama is about friendship, acceptance, courage and what it means to be a member of THE DEADBEAT CLUB.

Directed by Israel Luna

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