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Director -
Ben Stiller -
Producer -
Andrew Licht , Jeffrey A. Mueller , Judd Apatow -
Screenwriter -
Lou Holtz Jr. -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$60.2M -
Runtime -
1h 31m -
Sound Mix -
Surround