It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)

Sworn enemies find themselves in each other's bodies, and use this to ruin each other's lives.

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Geoff Deane

Stars:

Samaire Armstrong, Kevin Zegers, Sherry Miller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samaire Armstrong	...	Nell Bedworth
Kevin Zegers	...	Woody Deane
Sherry Miller	...	Katherine Bedworth
Robert Joy	...	Ted Bedworth
Sharon Osbourne	...	Della Deane
Maury Chaykin	...	Stan Deane
Mpho Koaho	...	Horse
Dan Warry-Smith	...	Team Guy #1
Balázs Koós	...	Glixen (as Balazs Koos)
Emily Hampshire	...	Chanel
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Breanna
Kathryn Haggis	...	Miss Bidermeyer
Genelle Williams	...	Tiffany
Alex Nussbaum	...	Mr. Zbornak
Jack Duffy	...	Old Man

Storyline

The next door neighbors Nell Bedworth and Woody Deane have opposite behaviors and hate each other: the virgin geek Nell is polite, sensitive and well-prepared to go to Yale, while Woody is rude and his greatest expectation is to join a mediocre university due to his abilities playing football. When Nell and Woody are assigned to visit a museum together, they argue in front of a statue of an Aztec god. During the night, their souls swap bodies, bringing difficult situations to them. They first try to damage each others reputation in high school, but soon they discover that their dream of joining college can only happen with mutual respect and support.

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Plot Keywords:

college | school | high school | body swap | love | 

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Taglines:

They've turned into the things they hated most... each other.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, language and some drinking - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk]

Country:

USA UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

He's the Girl

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$15,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£850,290 (UK) (29 December 2006)

Gross:

£2,108,404 (UK) (12 January 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icon Entertainment International, Rocket Pictures, Prospero Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sharon Osbourne stars in this movie. The song "Goodbye To Romance" by her husband Ozzy Osbourne can be heard during a scene at the prom. Also, at the school a student can be seen wearing an Ozzy-T-Shirt.

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Goofs

Interviews are not required for Yale applicants, and many students successfully gain admission without ever having one. Nell could have simply canceled hers.

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Quotes

Nell Bedworth: But chew on this: While archetypal outsiders such as myself rarely fit comfortably into high school environments, THIS is as good as your life will get: The big football star and his vacuous cheerleader girlfriend.
Breanna: HEAD cheerleader.
Nell Bedworth: Hm. Because, let's face it, the old grey matter ain't exactly top-range, now is it, Woodster. So you'll end up with a job in Spachlor World, with your Dad, and probably marry Breanna here, but soon you start drinking to numb this aching feeling you have inside. And,...
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Crazy Credits

As the credits roll, a comedy reel shows scenes which didn't make it into the movie.

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Connections

References The Simpsons (1989)

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Soundtracks

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (as Bachman Turner Overdrive)
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Written by Randy Bachman
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing

User Reviews

Reivew of It's a Boy Girl Thing

This movie was actually really good Kevin Zegers done a great he was really believable you could really see the difference from when he was a guy and when he was the girl and Samaire Armstrong was amazing also loved the man walk. It was kind of typical story line, a mix of Hot Chick and Freaky Friday I'd say,nothing new, what makes this movie stand from others is the chemistry they had on screen, they worked well together which made the movie so much better. The only think I disliked was the fact that Sharon Osbourne was the mother, she seems like a great person, but I don't think she's a great actor some scenes made me cringe, they should have cast someone else. But overall I was impressed.