Spice It Up (2018): Cast & Plot
Spice It Up is a 2018 comedy drama directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, starring Jennifer Hardy CK as Rene, Samantha Cole and Matt Johnson. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m (82 min)
- Directors
- Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Lisa Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Spice It Up About?
The premise of Spice It Up without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Rene really loves her movie. A film student at Ryerson University struggles to complete her thesis project.
Spice It Up Themes & Keywords
· 34 tags- filmmaking
- dance
- film director
- actress
- film within a film
- army
- high school
- photographer
- canada day
- professor
- editing
- university
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- sister sister relationship
- year 2013
- laptop computer
- mother daughter relationship
- female protagonist
- toronto ontario canada
- microbudget
- actor
- director actor relationship
- camera
- cn tower
- beach
- baby
- grading students
- abortion
- interview
- film school
- ambiguous ending
- bomb
- ryerson university
- independent film
- title spoken by character
Spice It Up Cast & Characters
Jennifer Hardy CK leads the cast as Rene, with Samantha Cole as Samantha and Matt Johnson as Passport Photographer. Directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Calvin Thomas -
Co-director Yonah Lewis
- Jennifer Hardy CK as Rene
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Samantha Cole as Samantha - Matt Johnson as Passport Photographer
- Sophy Romvari as Rene's Sister
Also Starring in Spice It Up
· 16 more- Becca Willow Moss Becca
- Sara-Sue Vallée Sara
- Andre Guantanamo Recruiting Officer
- Albert Shin Third Professor
- Adam Nayman Rueben Lewis
- Taylor Baldwin Graham
- Micaela Robertson Mick
- Igor Drljača Second Professor
- Afroz Khan Army Proctor
- Jennifer Graydon Jenny
- Shivali Barot Shivali
- Déjah Dixon-Green Déjah
- Addyson Douglas Milly
- Jeanette Hedley Jeanette
- Dilip Krishnamurthy Army Officer
- Gabriele Leclaire Rene's Mother
More from Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis
More films directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, best-rated first: White Lie, The Oxbow Cure and Amy George.
Spice It Up Plot Summary
What happens in Spice It Up from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Rene, Jennifer Hardy CK, a Ryerson University film student, is deep in the grapple of finishing a thesis project that feels bigger than her. Her focal point is a feature film within her thesis called Spice It Up, a bold premise about seven 17-year-old girls who fail their final year of high school and decide to enlist in the Canadian Armed Forces. The project is not just a story on screen; it’s a mirror held up to Rene’s own struggle to complete something meaningful while feeling seen in the process.
Full summary
The whole story of Spice It Up, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Spice It Up?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the main character in the film?
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Spice It Up FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Spice It Up, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Spice It Up?
Spice It Up runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).
When was Spice It Up released?
Spice It Up was released on September 28, 2018.
Who directed Spice It Up?
Spice It Up was directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis.
More films by Calvin Thomas Who is in the cast of Spice It Up?
Spice It Up stars Jennifer Hardy CK as Rene, Samantha Cole as Samantha and Matt Johnson as Passport Photographer, among 20 credited actors.
Does Spice It Up have a post-credit scene?
No. Spice It Up has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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