Imagine That (2009)

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Director:

Karey Kirkpatrick

Writers:

Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church	...	Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi	...	Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox	...	Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi	...	Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Trish
DeRay Davis	...	John Strother
Vanessa Williams	...	Lori Strother
Martin Sheen	...	Dante D'Enzo
Lauren Weedman	...	Rose
Timm Sharp	...	Tod
Daniel Polo	...	Indigo
Stephen Root	...	Fred Franklin
Richard Schiff	...	Carl Simons
Marin Hinkle	...	Ms. Davis

Storyline

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

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Plot Keywords:

red bull | home invasion | trampoline | workplace bullying | native american | 

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Taglines:

What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and brief questionable behavior

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Me & Olivia

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,503,519 (USA) (12 June 2009)

Gross:

$16,088,610 (USA) (14 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie Murphy was nominated for two Razzie awards, as he was nominated for Worst Actor and won Worst Actor of the Decade. This marks the first Nickelodeon film to be nominated for a Razzie award, an award ceremony dishonoring the worst in motion picture industry. The second was it's next film, The Last Airbender.

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Goofs

When Evan is in his house the first night that he has Olivia, she comes out of her bedroom and goes to sleep on the lounge chair in the same room Evan is working. When Olivia first gets on the lounge her slippers are near the foot of the lounge. A couple of clips later you will see them near the head of the bed.

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Quotes

Tod: Mr. E, I talked to the lawyer guy upstairs and he confirmed my hunch, uh, about the whole stabbing of Mr. Whitefeather thing. It's a definite no can do from a legal standpoint.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: 2009 Teen Tournament Quarterfinal 2 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"We're Gonna Party"
Written by Karey Kirkpatrick & Rick Palombi
Performed by Nikki Paige
Produced by Rick Palombi
Courtesy of Lucid Dreams Productions

User Reviews

An adorable family movie

Evan is a highly successful business man who is more focused on his career than his little daughter. When things spiral downwards in his job he discovers that his daughter's imaginary world is very helpful at giving him advice to important decisions in his job.

I know that Eddie Murphy's movies haven't been great in the last few years but this one is better than his other latest comedies. I thought this movie was sweet and I'm happy to see Eddie Murphy in this kinds of movie again, the girl who played his daughter is absolutely adorable, I just want to hug her. This movie is great for a family night in, adorable.