Get pitch slapped.|Sep. 28, 2012|United States|112 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Comedy;Crime;Drama;Fantasy;Music;Romance;Thriller
Description: In 2011, during the ICCA Finals at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas, an all-female a cappella group from Barden University, lose to their male rivals, the Barden Treblemakers, after junior member Aubrey Posen vomits on stage during her solo. Four months later, Beca Mitchell, a new freshman at Barden University, arrives with little interest in college. Her father, a professor at the university, insists she attends. Beca spends her time creating song mash-ups and secures an internship at the school radio station, where she meets fellow freshman Jesse Swanson.
At the university’s activities fair, Beca is invited to join the Bellas by senior members Aubrey and Chloe Beale but declines. Later, Chloe overhears Beca singing in the shower and convinces her to audition. Despite arriving late, Beca performs “Cups (When I’m Gone)” and earns a spot in the Bellas alongside other new members, including Cynthia Rose Adams, Stacie Conrad, Lilly Onakuramara, Jessica Smith, Ashley Jones, Patricia “Fat Amy” Hobart, and Denise. Meanwhile, Jesse joins the Treblemakers.
At the 2012 ICCA Regionals, the Bellas perform the same medley as the previous year, at Aubrey’s insistence, and manage to place second, advancing to the Semi-Finals. After the competition, the Bellas try to intervene in a fight between the Treblemakers and the Tonehangers, a male alumni a cappella group. Beca and Fat Amy accidentally break a window with the Treblemakers’ trophy, leading to Beca’s arrest. Jesse contacts her father to bail her out, causing tension in their relationship.
During their next performance, Beca disregards Aubrey’s conservative approach and adds an impromptu layering of “Bulletproof” to the set, attempting to energize the crowd.
Cast director: Jason Moore
Cast actor: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine
Original name: Pitch Perfect