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Writer (WGA):
Ricky Blitt (written by)
Release Date:
23 December 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
Only a jackass would fix the Special Olympics more
Plot:
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant. full summary | add synopsis
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This movie has so much heart!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Johnny Knoxville | ... | Steve Barker |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Gary Barker |
 | Katherine Heigl | ... | Lynn Sheridan |
 | Jed Rees | ... | Glen |
 | Bill Chott | ... | Thomas |
 | Edward Barbanell | ... | Billy |
 | Leonard Earl Howze | ... | Mark |
 | Geoffrey Arend | ... | Winston |
| John Taylor | ... | Rudy |
 | Luis Avalos | ... | Stavi |
| Leonard Flowers | ... | Jimmy |
 | Zen Gesner | ... | David Patrick |
| Steve Levy | ... | Steve Levy |
 | Alcides Dias | ... | Michael (as Al 'Train' Dias) |
| Mike Cerrone | ... | Paulie |
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug references.
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94 min | Argentina:95 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12A |
Ireland:PG |
Germany:6 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
Malaysia:U |
Argentina:13 |
Iceland:LH |
Finland:K-7 |
Netherlands:6 |
South Korea:12 |
Greece:K |
USA:PG-13 |
Australia:M
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The theater at the end of the movie has a sign that says "The Neary Center for Exceptional People," which is also featured in There's Something About Mary (1998).
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Continuity: After Jeffy and his Uncle Gary have explained his mental condition to Lynn; Lynn and Jeffy walk off carrying his bag. As Jeffy and Lynn walk to the dorms her shirt changes from a special Olympics t-shirt in one scene to talking down the road and suddenly changes to a light blue Adidas shirt
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Features "Family Guy" (1999)
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Girls Gone Wild
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I got 2 free passes to see this film... I had very low expectations since it starred Johnny Knoxville who I, until today, only associated with really grotesque behavior on Jackass. The combination of that and Special Olympics smelled like it could be a cheap joke at the expense of Special Olympians but in fact it turned out to be just the opposite! It totally surpassed my expectations! It was a truly sweet, laugh out loud funny feel-good movie with big big heart. It portrayed the Olympians in a really caring way and those characters totally made the movie. I didn't have any trouble swallowing Johnny as a naive guy with a big heart, but people who've seen him in Jackass might find the contrast startling at first. It might be too sweet, or too predictably Hollywood for some people... But the physical comedy and naive sweetness really won me over in the end. I look forward to watching this film again.