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24 May 2002 (UK)
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An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut. full summary | add synopsis
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Happy 21st Birthday, Rupert Grint!
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 23 August 2009, 4:24 PM, PDT)
Deathly Hallows II To Begin With Malfoy Manor!
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 20 August 2009, 6:15 AM, PDT)
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 23 August 2009, 4:24 PM, PDT)
Deathly Hallows II To Begin With Malfoy Manor!
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 20 August 2009, 6:15 AM, PDT)
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How can I put this politely- a real stinker of a movie!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Simon Callow | ... | Sir John Osgood |
 | Stephen Fry | ... | Sir Anthony Silk |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Miss Rapier |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Johnson J. Johnson |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Gen. Ed Sheppard |
| Bruce Cook | ... | Patrick Smash |
 | Rupert Grint | ... | Alan A. Allen |
| Bronagh Gallagher | ... | Mrs. Smash |
| Victor McGuire | ... | Mr. Smash |
 | Adam Godley | ... | Placido P. Placeedo |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Judge |
| Robert Hardy | ... | Doctor |
| John Higgins | ... | Paediatrician |
| Lillie Crossley | ... | Denise, age 5 |
| Sam Davies | ... | Patrick, age 3 |
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Rated PG for ongoing crude humor, language, some violence and bullying.
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Keira Knightley has a small cameo as one of the music school students. Although she is not mentioned in the cast list, she appears in the "Special Thanks to" list further in the credits.
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Spoofs The Right Stuff (1983)
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Going All the Way
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I remember seeing this at the cinema when I was 10, and I didn't like it at all. Seeing it again recently made me completely understand why I hated it in the first place. While not the worst movie ever, to put it politely, as a movie it's a stinker! The movie is meant to be for kids, but there is the odd swear word, and kids will not understand the jokes. And what about the jokes? There were hardly any, just crude, childish and unfunny fart jokes, that are not actually appropriate for a kids movie and had a complete lack of sophistication. The subject matter was also lame and crude, and the pace was uneven, very slow in places. I was even unimpressed with the soundtrack, usually I love this sort of music in films, but the music was poorly placed, and just wasn't my cup of tea. The acting was fairly poor too, despite the undeniably talented cast. Stephen Fry, Paul Giamatti Celia Irmrie and Simon Callow quite visibly put some enthusiasm into their performances, but are given very little to work with, and came across as wasted. Same with Rupert Grint. And the direction was literally non-existent. Overall, a real stinker, that is too childish, crude and predictable for my tastes, and when we saw this at the cinema, my mum looked as though she wanted to go home less than 10 minutes into the movie. 1/10 for the talented cast. Bethany Cox