Sleepover (2004)

Director:

Joe Nussbaum

Writer (WGA):

Elisa Bell (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The rules are set. The game is on.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Scavenger Hunt | High School | Best Friend | Party | Slumber Party

Awards:

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:AL | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | France:U | USA:PG (certificate #40365) | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Eileen April Boylan lost her role on "General Hospital" (1963) due to a filming conflict with the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Julie is climbing onto the roof we see her go all the way in the house when it changes to show her dad taking the ladder. Ments later we see her stuck on a nail.

Quotes:

Russell: Last chance to see a picture of me in a coma.
Julie Corky: You were barely in a coma.
Russell: 3... hours!

Movie Connections:

References "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Soundtrack:

No Parking (On the Dance Floor)

A fun "Tween" movie....

So many movies nowadays either have young kids acting too old, or old people pretending to be young. Sleepover is just an above average teenie-bopper movie with some really fun moments and nice performances by a talented young cast. This target audience doesn't have a lot of movies to be proud of, but Sleepover can definitely be considered a fun one. All of the performances seemed on the money. Alex Vega (Julie) and Scout Taylor-Compton (Farrah) seemed to shine. There are a couple of very funny scenes from Steve Carell who plays an over-the-top security guard looking to break up the girl's fun. I commend director Joe Nussbaum for tackling a difficult genre and age group, and doing a commendable job with it. Don't rent it expecting anything deep, but it certainly is a good time.