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Overview

User Rating:
5.2/10   8,867 votes
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Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Dan Schneider (story) &
Brian Robbins (story) ...
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Release Date:

8 February 2002 (USA) more

Tagline:

The truth is never overrated more

Plot:

After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(22 articles)

Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)

Hugh Jackman In Talks For Real Steel
 (From Screenrush. 1 October 2009, 3:49 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

now that was fun to watch it... more (85 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Frankie Muniz ... Jason Shepherd

Paul Giamatti ... Marty Wolf

Amanda Bynes ... Kaylee

Amanda Detmer ... Monty Kirkham

Donald Faison ... Frank Jackson

Sandra Oh ... Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell
Russell Hornsby ... Marcus Duncan
Michael Bryan French ... Harry Shepherd
Christine Tucci ... Carol Shepherd

Lee Majors ... Vince
Sean O'Bryan ... Leo
Amy Hill ... Joscelyn Davis

John Cho ... Dustin 'Dusty' Wong

Matthew Frauman ... Lester Golub
Don Yesso ... Rocco Malone
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Lügen haben kurze Beine (Germany)
Lost and Found (USA) (working title)
Pay or Play (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Andre Rosey Brown's last film appearance. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marty gets ready to go swimming, he hits a switch to turn on the music. The switch is shown both "on" and "off" after that. more

Quotes:

Kaylee: [trying to explain The Catcher in the Rye to Bret] He's not literally a catcher eating rye bread, it's more of a metaphor for a state of adolescent angst. more

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) more

Soundtrack:

Move It Like This more


FAQ

Chapter Headings, an unofficial version, v1.00:
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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
now that was fun to watch it..., 20 September 2002
8/10
Author: rak78 from Earth, Europe

It is a nice comedy. It has the great features of the childhood, lying or trying to get away from own generated troubles. The casting is great, great acting. And the special effects ? Well, some stunts are really impressive. Watch it! :)

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