Though the cast shines, they can't save this comedy, which is overly contrived and filled with outdated and offensive racial jokes.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Adam Shankman -
Producer -
David Hoberman , Ashok Amritraj -
Screenwriter -
Jason Filardi -
Distributor -
Touchstone Pictures -
Production Co -
Touchstone Pictures , Buena Vista (Walt Disney) -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Drug Material|Sexual Humor) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 7, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$132.5M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)