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Drillbit Taylor

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For three misfit freshmen, the first day of high school becomes a living hell when Filkins (Alex Frost), the school bully, zeroes in on them. Chubby Ryan (Troy Gentile), diminutive Emmit (David Dorfman) and skinny Wade (Nate Hartley) all feel the wrath of Filkins. Realizing that their own chance for survival is to hire a bodyguard, the pals place an ad in the newspaper. Answering the call is Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) ; armed, dangerous and completely fake.
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Owen Wilson's charms can't save Drillbit Taylor, an unfunny, overly familiar bullied-teen comedy.

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Steven Brill

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David Dorfman

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Nate Hartley

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Alex Frost

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Synopsis For three misfit freshmen, the first day of high school becomes a living hell when Filkins (Alex Frost), the school bully, zeroes in on them. Chubby Ryan (Troy Gentile), diminutive Emmit (David Dorfman) and skinny Wade (Nate Hartley) all feel the wrath of Filkins. Realizing that their own chance for survival is to hire a bodyguard, the pals place an ad in the newspaper. Answering the call is Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) ; armed, dangerous and completely fake.
Director
Steven Brill
Producer
Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth
Screenwriter
Seth Rogen, Kristofor Brown
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Apatow Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Drug References|Crude Sexual References|Language|Partial Nudity|Strong Bullying)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.9M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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