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Movie Info
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Director -
Jesse Dylan -
Producer -
Jim Miller , Charles Roven -
Screenwriter -
Leo Benvenuti , Steve Rudnick -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures -
Rating -
PG (Some Crude Humor|Language|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 13, 2005, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 3, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$52.6M -
Runtime -
1h 34m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)