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Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Kelley Jakle, Shelley Regner, Wanetah Walmsley, Ben Platt, Utkarsh Ambudkar, John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks. The film's plot follows an all-female a cappella group that competes against an all-male group from their own university to win the International Collegiate A Cappella Championship. The film is loosely based on Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory, and Moore's own experiences while attending Northwestern University.

Pitch Perfect premiered at the Cinerama Dome on September 24, 2012 and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 5, 2012. It received generally positive reviews from critics and became a sleeper hit, earning $115.4 million worldwide against a $17 million budget. It was followed by two sequels, Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017).

Barden University's all-female a cappella group, the Barden Bellas, make history with inaugural appearance at the finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), being the first all-female a capella group in history to appear there, but it goes terribly; Bellas singer Aubrey Posen projectile vomits as a result of stage fright, while their male counterparts, the Treblemakers, win.

Several months later, Beca Mitchell enrolls at Barden at the insistence of her father, who demands that she try college before attempting to become a music producer. Much to his chagrin, Beca spends her time making mash-ups of songs and interning at the university radio station, where she befriends fellow freshman Jesse Swanson.

The new leaders of the Bellas, Aubrey and Chloe Beale, begin recruiting new members at club rush. At first, Beca is uninterested, but gets convinced to audition by Chloe after the latter hears her singing "Titanium" while taking a shower. Beca auditions with a rendition of "Cups (When I'm Gone)" (since she didn't know the audition song was 16 bars of "Since U Been Gone") and earns a place in the group alongside seven other newcomers, including Fat Amy. Meanwhile, Treblemakers leader Bumper Allen welcomes Jesse onto the team, but rejects Jesse's roommate Benji.

Aubrey conducts an initiation ritual for the new Bellas, making them swear an oath to never become sexually involved with members of the Treblemakers. After two Bellas break the promise, Aubrey kicks them out. During rehearsal, Aubrey insists on performing the same medley repeatedly, while Beca urges the Bellas to be more creative and daring.

After the Bellas perform poorly during a gig at a fraternity, Chloe admits to the group that she has vocal nodes. At the radio station, Beca gives several of her mixes to the station manager, but he declines to play any of them. However, Jesse listens to Beca's mixes and praises her talent.

The Bellas face off against other a cappella groups in a competitive "riff-off". They lose to the Treblemakers, but they soon participate in the ICCA Regionals. Despite the Bellas' bland, rehashed medley, they place second thanks to an exciting solo by Fat Amy. After the competition, Beca and Fat Amy accidentally smash a window, leading to Beca's arrest. Jesse contacts Beca's father to bail her out, which upsets Beca.

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