Struck by Lightning (2012)

Director: Brian Dannelly
Writer: Chris Colfer
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Chris Colfer, Dermot Mulroney
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 11 January 2013 (USA)
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Storyline
A high school boy desperate to escape the idiocy of the people in his hometown trys to create a way in which he can move to New York, attend the college of his dreams and do something other than live in the foot steps of his drunken, divorced mother. Along the way he blackmails his fellow students into contributing to his literary magazine and discovers what its like to feel accomplished. Does he get accepted into the college of his dreams? Is he going to make a difference and follow his life goal?