Ramona and Beezus (2010)

Follows the misadventures of young grade schooler Ramona Quimby from Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series.

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writers:

Laurie Craig (screenplay), Nick Pustay (screenplay),

Stars:

Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joey King	...	Ramona Quimby
Selena Gomez	...	Beezus Quimby
John Corbett	...	Robert Quimby
Bridget Moynahan	...	Dorothy Quimby
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Aunt Bea
Josh Duhamel	...	Hobart
Jason Spevack	...	Howie Kemp
Sierra McCormick	...	Susan
Sandra Oh	...	Mrs. Meacham
Kathryn Zenna	...	Mrs. Kushner (as Kate Zenna)
Janet Wright	...	Grandma Kemp
Ruby Curtis	...	Willa Jean
Hutch Dano	...	Henry Huggins
Patti Allan	...	Mrs. Pitt
D. Garnet Harding	...	Mr. Swink (as Garnet Harding)

Storyline

Follows the misadventures of young grade schooler Ramona Quimby from Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series.

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Plot Keywords:

resentment toward sister | pet cemetery | school | mural | running away | 

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Taglines:

A Little Sister Goes A Long Way.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Afacan Kardesim Ramona

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£84,475 (UK) (22 October 2010)

Gross:

$26,161,406 (USA) (5 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Walden Media, DiNovi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: When Hobart falls off the fence when Ramona is mowing the lawn.

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Goofs

In the scene where Beezus and Hobart are dropping Ramona off at school, a piece of Aunt Bea's hair is sticking out to the side. The camera turns to Ramona and when it comes back to Beezus, her hair is smoothed down. In the next shot of Aunt Bea, it is again sticking out.

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Quotes

Bob Quimby: [From Trailer]
[to Ramona]
Bob Quimby: Why don't we draw the longest picture ever?

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Salt/Ramona and Beezus/Summer Doc Round-Up (2010)

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Soundtracks

"How I Love You"
Written by Rob Laufer and Andrew Dorfman
Performed by Rob Laufer

User Reviews

Utterly adorable, one of the best family flicks of the year, everyone will love it!

Ramona Quimby (Joey King) lives in a typical middle class neighborhood on the west coast. Her family consists of Father Robert (John Corbett), Mother Dorothy (Bridget Moynahan), big Sister Beatrice, er, Beezus (Selena Gomez) and a new baby sister. Also close to the Quimbys is their mother's sibling, Aunt Bea (Ginnifer Goodwin). Unlike Beezus, who is an excellent student and very mature for a budding teenager, Ramona struggles at school, especially with her no-nonsense teacher (Sandra Oh). The instructor doesn't have much patience with Ramona's penchant to coin new words, among other issues. Life at the house, also, takes a strange turn, when in the middle of home-remodeling project, Dad loses his job. Soon, Mom is working part time at her old job and Pop becomes the lunch packer and house-husband, while sending out a large amount of resumes. Aunt Bea's life, too, receives a curveball when old flame, Hobart (Josh Duhamel) moves back to his original home next to the Quimbys. Happily recovered from the long ago heartbreak of Hobart's abandonment, Bea is startled to find him lavishing attention on her once again. What's a girl to do? Beezus has love trouble, too, when a relationship with longtime pal, Henry Huggins, may turn into a romance. Ramona continues to weather storms, such as the day an egg breaks on her head, minutes ahead of the school pictures! But, biggest problem of all is the fact that they may have to move, if Dad doesn't find a job in town. What will the future bring for the Quimbys? This is very fine family flick, with plenty of humor and energy without any objectionable material. In fact, it is a shining example of how successful a movie can be without sex or bad language. Then, too, the actors do a great job, with King leading the way. What a wholesome and realistic young actress she is! Gomez, too, is a winning and lovely young thespian while Corbett, Moynahan, Oh, Goodwin, Duhamel and all of the others are lively, all-too-human and flat-out fun. The west coast setting is lovely, as are the costumes, script and all other film amenities while the direction is secure and confident. All in all, this film is one every family should have on hand, for repeated viewings, I predict, will never grow old.