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User Rating:

6.0/10 13,289 votes

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Kristofor Brown (screenplay) &
Seth Rogen (screenplay) ...
(more)

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

You get what you pay for. more

Plot:

Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully. | full synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Nerd | Teacher | Sword | Hobo | House Party

Awards:

1 nomination more

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(31 articles)

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Drilbit Taylor Will Save The Kids more

Cast

(in credits order)

	Nate Hartley	...	Wade
	Troy Gentile	...	Ryan
	Ian Roberts	...	Jim
	Owen Wilson	...	Drillbit Taylor
	Casey Boersma	...	Chuck
	Dylan Boersma	...	Nick
	Lisa Ann Walter	...	Dolores
	Beth Littleford	...	Barbara
	David Koechner	...	Frightened Dad
	Matt Walsh	...	Not for Pot Driver
	Janet Varney	...	Attractive Woman Driver
	Lisa Lampanelli	...	Ronnie's Mom
	Billy O'Neill	...	Dean (as Bill O'Neill)
	Shaun Weiss	...	Bus Driver
	Jordan Valacich	...	Cute Girl on Stairs (as Jordan Valley)
	Valerie Tian	...	Brooke
	David Dorfman	...	Emmit
	Alex Frost	...	Filkins
	Josh Peck	...	Ronnie
	Dana Nicole Silver	...	Hallway Girl
	Leslie Mann	...	Lisa
	Andrew Caldwell	...	Filkins' Buddy
	Vincent Malouf	...	Another Kid
	Matt Gallini	...	Male Police Officer on Bluff (as Matt 'Mo' Gallini)
	Stacy Arnell	...	Female Police Officer on Bluff
	David Bowe	...	Male Teacher
	Tichina Arnold	...	Photography Teacher
	Cedric Yarbrough	...	Bernie
	Robert Musgrave	...	Stump
	Danny R. McBride	...	Don (as Danny McBride)
	Joe Wilson	...	Homeless Man
	Jeff Kahn	...	Café Manager
	Adam Ho	...	Hendrix Kid
	Stephen Root	...	Principal Doppler
	Lauren Glenn	...	Bikini Girl #1
	Leslie Ann Lizarde	...	Bikini Girl #1
	Rance Howard	...	Older Man
	Steve Bannos	...	Coffee Computer Guy
	Davon McDonald	...	Hip Hop / Country Bodyguard (as Da'Vone McDonald)
	Amir Perets	...	Mossad Bodyguard
	Roger Fan	...	Bodyguard With Knives
	Cristos	...	Tattooed Bodyguard
	Adam Baldwin	...	Disgruntled Bodyguard
	Chuck Liddell	...	Himself
	Robert Allen Mukes	...	Bodyguard (as Robert 'Bonecrusher' Mukes)
	Frank Whaley	...	Jittery Bodyguard
	Erik Stabenau	...	Coffee Bean Customer
	Aisleagh Jackson	...	Barrista
	Ellen H. Schwartz	...	Susan (as Ellen Schwartz)
	Matt Besser	...	Pawn Shop Owner
	Kevin Hart	...	Pawn Shop Employee
	Matthew Cardarople	...	7-11 Clerk
	Sarah Loew	...	Johnny Rockets Waitress
	James Newmeyer	...	Sir James
	Mary Pat Gleason	...	Mrs. Farber
	Mary Brill	...	School Secretary
	Jake Monkarsh	...	Mordor Castle Kid
	Krista Norwood	...	Cute Girl #1
	Alejandra Jordan	...	Cute Girl #2
	Cathy Immordino	...	Angry Locker Girl
	Blaise Garza	...	High School Romeo
	Julia Roth	...	High School Juliet
	Eric Rosen	...	Drama Teacher
	Michael Yama	...	Asian Heritage Speaker
	Josh Greenberg	...	Kid Doing Lice Check
	Mary-Pat Green	...	Nurse
	Vincent Laresca	...	Fence
	John Kirk	...	Emmit's Dad
	Hynden Walch	...	Emmit's Mom
	Christian Pierce	...	7-11 Kid With Candy
	Katie Gill	...	Hot Girl (as Katharine Gill)
	Jareb Dauplaise	...	Jareb
	Max Van Ville	...	Kid With A Drink
	Eddy Martin	...	Random Kid #1
	Roshon Fegan	...	Random Kid #2
	Kyle Kaplan	...	Random Kid #3
	Jack Salvatore Jr.	...	Random Kid #4
	Jerry Minor	...	Arresting Police Officer
	Barry Sigismondi	...	Police Officer at Party
	Alex Donnelley	...	Filkins' Mom
	Steven M. Gagnon	...	Filkins' Dad
	Steven Brill	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Marc De'Antone	...	Pawnshop customer (uncredited)
	Andrew John Ferguson	...	Student (uncredited)
	Jared Grey	...	Guy in sportscar (uncredited)
	Amanda Lee Jacoby	...	Popular Girl (uncredited)
	Austin Rogers	...	Kid with Bloody Nose (uncredited)
	Shane Ryan	...	High School Student (uncredited)

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Directed by
Steven Brill

Writing credits
Kristofor Brown		(screenplay) &
Seth Rogen		(screenplay)
John Hughes		(story) (as Edmond Dantes) and
Kristofor Brown		(story) &
Seth Rogen		(story)

Produced by
Judd Apatow	....	producer
Susan Arnold	....	producer
Kristofor Brown	....	co-producer
Donna Roth	....	producer
Richard Vane	....	executive producer
Desiree Van Til	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Fred Murphy

Film Editing by
Brady Heck
Thomas J. Nordberg

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Seth Yanklewitz

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia

Art Direction by
Scott Meehan

Set Decoration by
K.C. Fox

Costume Design by
Karen Patch

Makeup Department
Stephen Bettles	....	special makeup effects technician
Tracy Manzo	....	additional makeup artist
Gabriella Pollino	....	key hair stylist
Natalia Senina	....	makeup artist
Sherri Simmons	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Nadia Paine	....	production supervisor
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Gill	....	second unit director
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director
Matt Rebenkoff	....	first assistant director
Matt Rebenoff	....	assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director: second unit
Lynn Struiksma	....	second second assistant director
Natalie Van Doren	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Laine Abramson	....	additional buyer
Adam L. Barker	....	plaster supervisor
Rachel Block	....	art department production assistant
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	lead man
Peggy Casey	....	lead set buyer
Susan Chooljian	....	art department coordinator
Doug Crawford	....	propmaker
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greensman
Chad B. Daring	....	set dresser
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master
Kay Kropp	....	lead painter
Al Lewis	....	set dresser
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Steven O'Bannon	....	labor foreman
Portia Perry	....	gang boss painter
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Sarah Regan	....	painter
Brieann Rich	....	construction medic
John H. Samson	....	construction coordinator
Bert Smith	....	assistant property master
Nandor Szilagy	....	set dresser
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Maret Wicken	....	painter gangboss
Damon Hight	....	construction foreperson (uncredited)

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Daniel Brock	....	utility sound technician
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Mick Davies	....	utility sound
Robert Grieve	....	sound designer
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	boom operator
David Kelson	....	production sound mixer
Susan Kurtz	....	dialog editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Ronnie Morgan	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Bud Raymond	....	utility sound technician
Kira Roessler	....	adr editor
Kira Roessler	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Joel Shryack	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Beth Sterner	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Tracy	....	dialogue editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising adr editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising dialogue editor
James Wright	....	sound consultant: dolby
Dan Yale	....	foley editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects technician
Vincent Borgese	....	special effects technician
Thomas Mertz	....	special effects coordinator (as Tom Mertz)

Visual Effects by
Sam Dabbs	....	digital compositor
Syd Dutton	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Mathias Frodin	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Fumi Mashimo	....	animation supervisor: Illusion Arts
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Robert Scifo	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts (as Bob Scifo)
Aaron Snow	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Catherine Sudolcan	....	visual effects producer: Illusion Arts
Bill Taylor	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt double: Owen Wilson
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunt double: Ryan
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Cody Gill	....	stunt double: Nate Hartley
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Jessie Graff	....	utility stunts
Stephi Lineburg	....	stunts
Mike Massa	....	stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunt double: Frank Whaley
Mark Munoz	....	stunt double: kid
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Owen Wilson
Daniel Browning Smith	....	stunt double: Alex Frost
Stuart F. Wilson	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
John T. Connor	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Brandon M. Cox	....	film loader
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	lighting technician
Michael DiGiovanni	....	grip
Greg Fausak	....	grip
Patrick D. Fields	....	best boy grip: second unit
Stephen Furry	....	grip
John-Anthony Gargiulo	....	grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	camera operator
Mark Gutterud	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chris Haarhoff	....	Steadicam operator
Suzanne Hanover	....	unit still photographer
Matt Kubas	....	rigging technician
Michael Lyon	....	electrician
Richard Mall	....	key grip
John Mang	....	dolly grip
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	second assistant camera
Isaac McKee	....	lighting technician
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Ming	....	additional first assistant camera
Luis Moreno	....	lighting technician
Paul Murphey	....	key video assist operator
Steve Robertson	....	key grip: second unit
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
John Savedra	....	set electrician
Jeffrey P. Soderberg	....	chief rigging electrician
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Henry Tirl	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Michael Tolochko	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Rakefet Abergel	....	casting technology assistant
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
John Garnett	....	casting intern
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting assistant
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting director
Jacquelyn Palmquist	....	casting assistant
Ruth Salen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costume supervisor
Elaine Davis	....	assistant costume designer
Lisa A. Doyle	....	costumer: Mr. Wilson
Alejandro M. Hernandez	....	costumer
Demetricus Holloway	....	costumer
Amy Jo Hoppenfeld	....	key costumer
Grace Pyke	....	costumer
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	PR costumer
Danny Vick	....	costumer
Andy Visser	....	additional costumer
Jennifer Antony	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Michael Dillon	....	digital intermediate production assistant (as Mike Dillon)
Joe Hathaway	....	film colorist
Brady Heck	....	additional editor
Michael Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer (as Mike Kennedy)
Harold Parker	....	first assistant editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Mitch Rosin	....	assistant editor
Catherine Rowe	....	digital intermediate colorist assist
Lee Wimer	....	digital colorist: Efilm
Heather P. Woods	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Adam Blau	....	score coordinator
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Richard Ford	....	music editor
Ran Galor	....	assistant music editor
Brad Haehnel	....	score recordist
Brad Haehnel	....	scoring mixer
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Greg Loskorn	....	music stage manager
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Jake Monaco	....	score coordinator
Mike Nowak	....	conductor
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Noah Scot Snyder	....	pro tools operator (as Noah Snyder)
Erica Weis	....	music editor
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator
Bryan C. Cawthon	....	driver generator operator
Chad Moore	....	production driver
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation coordinator
Taylor van Bebber	....	transportation: Steven Brill
Don Violett	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jamie Arnold	....	second assistant accountant
Tony Besson	....	stand in: josh peck
Greg Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Pam Des Vigne	....	lead payroll accountant
Sarah Dryden	....	production assistant
Rhoda Fine	....	studio teacher
Eric Fitzgerald	....	titles
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Jessica Franks	....	production assistant
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Giovanna Paola Giangregorio	....	production secretary
Dave Graybill	....	assistant: Steven Brill
Linda Griffis	....	accounting clerk
Rena Hanover	....	production assistant
Marie Healy	....	key assistant location manager
Ryan Hintz	....	second assistant accountant
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Lindsay Hudson	....	construction medic
Cathy Immordino	....	stand-in: Troy Gentile
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Gary Kurashige	....	on set medic
Catie Laffoon	....	production assistant
Lee David Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Howard S. Lefstein	....	stand-in: Owen Wilson
Beth J. Linden	....	production assistant
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Michael B. Louis	....	key assistant location manager
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor: second unit
Leslie Merlin	....	production assistant
Tamra Natisin	....	set production assistant
Dillon Neaman	....	additional set production assistant
Morgan Patterson	....	production assistant
Luke Pearsall	....	production assistant
Mary Przybylski	....	additional production assistant
Chris Raines	....	production assistant
Michael Rich	....	production assistant
Nicholas Rich	....	key set medic
Eric Rosen	....	assistant to producers
Kevin Roy	....	additional production assistant
Diane L. Sabatini	....	production executive
Michael Serrano	....	set production assistant: second unit
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Sarah Sprague	....	production coordinator
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Jack Stern	....	studio teacher
Miker Stovall	....	assistant production coordinator
Courtney Sutton	....	stand-in
Donna Tegan	....	set production assistant
Debbie Tieman	....	first assistant accountant
Tony Whitmore	....	production medic
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice

Thanks
Jon Poll	....	thanks

Production Companies

Distributors

Paramount Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)

Special Effects

Custom Film Effects
Illusion Arts (visual effects)

Other Companies

Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment dollies
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment remote camera systems
Collegiate Images footage provided by
Custom Film Effects opticals
Designer Wardrobe Trailers wardrobe trailer
EFilm digital intermediate
Executive Cutting Service Inc. negative cutting (as Executive Cutting)
Hollywood Title titles
Jo Anne Kane Music Services music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Services)
On Tour Productions grip and lighting equipment
Panavision cameras and lenses
Paramount Studios digital sound editing (as Paramount Sound Department)
Paramount Transportation Services transportation services
Pivotal Post Avid editing equipment provided by
Sony Pictures Studios music recorded at
Sony Pictures Studios re-recorded at
Star Waggons starwagons

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