Sleepover (2004)

Four best friends, desperate to improve their social status, enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.

Director:

Joe Nussbaum

Writer:

Elisa Bell

Stars:

Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexa Vega	...	Julie
Mika Boorem	...	Hannah
Jane Lynch	...	Gabby
Sam Huntington	...	Ren
Sara Paxton	...	Staci
Brie Larson	...	Liz
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Farrah
Douglas Smith	...	Gregg
Katija Pevec	...	Molly
Steve Carell	...	Sherman
Jeff Garlin	...	Jay
Kallie Flynn Childress	...	Yancy
Eileen April Boylan	...	Jenna (as Eileen Boylan)
Evan Peters	...	Russell
Hunter Parrish	...	Lance

Storyline

On the last day of 8th grade before their freshman year in high school, Julie has a slumber party with three best friends: Hannah, Yancy, and Farrah. As a trio, they end up having the adventure of their lives. To win the legendary high school lunch spot by the fountains, they must win a all-night scavenger hunt against their popular girl rivals. Unfortunately, Julie's mom has firm rules about the party. Her number one rule? Don't leave the house. But Julie and her friends won't let a little thing like parental authority stand in the way of social domination. To win the race, they sneak out of the house, steal a car, snatch a cute boy's boxer shorts, crash a high school dance, and torment a security guard with an inflated ego. And along the way, some of the girls might just find love. Because anything is possible at Julie's sleepover.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | party | best friend | scavenger hunt | slumber party | 

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Taglines:

The rules are set. The game is on.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements involving teen dating, some sensuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pyjama Party

Filming Locations:

Long Beach Polytechnic High School - 1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,171,226 (USA) (9 July 2004)

Gross:

$8,070,311 (USA) (16 July 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Landscape Entertainment, Weinstock Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The band playing at the high school dance is Chicago punk band "Allister."

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Goofs

When the parents check in on the girls and open the door, Yancy's pillow has colorful polka dots and is close to Hannah's. After the camera goes to the parents faces and then back to the girls, you see that Yancy's pillow has colorful stripes instead and is far away from Hannah's.

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Quotes

Julie Corky: I know who you are.
Ticket Girl: You do?
Julie Corky: You're out here collecting tickets instead of being inside at the dance. You spend your weekends doing extra credit algebra, you play way too much Monopoly with your parents, and you've never eaten anywhere near the fountain. And in 4 years I will be YOU unless I get into that dance.

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Connections

References Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

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Soundtracks

"No Parking (On the Dance Floor)"
Written by Vincent Calloway, Bobby Lovelace, William Simmons
Performed by Midnight Star
Courtesy of Solar Records
Under License from Solar Records

User Reviews

good movie

this movie is really good.the movie is fun to watch for the whole family.kids and adults alike would love the movie.but especially the teens can relate their lives to this movie.the cast was excellent showing real life portrayals where in an ordinary girl starts high school and how she manages to be the princess of her night with her crush.overall i really enjoyed seeing the movie and would like to see the sequels of this movie in the future.the movie shows the basic ethics of friendship where the leading actor misses her friend because she wont be studying high school with her anymore and it also shows how kind hearted and generous the character portrays.the other gang of girls who are snobbish learn their lesson when they realize they have only geeks as their partners for the night.but the escape is truly amazing.how they escape is great fun to watch.and the best part if the movie is the climax where the hero takes the crown and waits for his girl and one more good part of the movie is the scavenger hunt which is very different from the other movies and the comedy part is they have to include Steve;s accessories.it was fun to see them playing with the mannequins in the shop with the cop not noticing what these girls are up to.again i say its a good movie