Tooth Fairy (I) (2010)

A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

Lowell Ganz (screenplay), Babaloo Mandel (screenplay),

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Derek
Ashley Judd	...	Carly
Stephen Merchant	...	Tracy
Ryan Sheckler	...	Mick Donnelly
Seth MacFarlane	...	Ziggy
Julie Andrews	...	Lily
Chase Ellison	...	Randy
Destiny Whitlock	...	Tess (as Destiny Grace Whitlock)
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Duke
Dan Joffre	...	Tooth Fairy #1
Ellie Harvie	...	Permit Woman
Barclay Hope	...	Coach
Michael Daingerfield	...	Announcer
Dale Wolfe	...	Color Commentator
Josh Emerson	...	Kyle

Storyline

Derek Thompson is 'The Tooth Fairy,' a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams

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Plot Keywords:

tooth fairy | wings | hockey | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | cat | 

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Taglines:

You can't handle the tooth.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [France]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hada por accidente

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£844,889 (UK) (28 May 2010)

Gross:

£3,866,018 (UK) (6 August 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Walden Media, Mayhem Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opposition in both the first and last minor league game played wore uniforms that match the color scheme of the 1990's Vancouver Canucks. Their logo says they are the "Woodsmen" but the face in the logo resembles "Johnny Canuck", an original inspiration for the name "Canucks"

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Goofs

The flight instructor picks up his tennis racket twice without putting it down in-between.

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Quotes

Derek Thompson: You can't handle the Tooth! And that's the Tooth, the whole Tooth and nothing but the Tooth! I pledge allegiance to the Tooth.

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Crazy Credits

During the first set of ending credits, we see an epilogue of Derek playing hockey in a new team. Lily and Jerry (disguised) are in the audience. In order to take a better look at the game, Jerry shrinks himself and gets on the puck. He uses a cat horn to send the goalie away, and Derek's team wins.

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Connections

Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.77 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"I'M ALREADY GONE"
Written by Scott Nickoley, Kellie Clanton and Ryan Franks
Performed by Kacee Clanton
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource

User Reviews

Cute And Silly Isn't The Worst Thing You Can Say About A Kids Movie

So this is not a great movie, and it will never be mistaken for one. I'd agree with that assessment. But it is kind of cute and it is very silly, and when you look at it as a movie that's basically there to appeal to kids (because there's really nothing in it for adults) you have to at least concede that cute and silly is not a bad combination for a kids movie. So this may not be great, but it's not really bad, in that it serves its purpose: it's a kid-friendly movie. Nothing wrong with that.

Now, from an adult's point of view, the story which revolves around hockey player Derek Thompson - played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - being sentenced to work as a tooth fairy for a couple of weeks as punishment for "disseminating disbelief" is pretty lame and the performances are generally forgettable. I was completely unconvinced of the need for the hockey angle, and frankly it was done badly. The on ice action was poorly portrayed (although the scene in which Thompson takes his revenge on the 18 year old whiz kid - Ryan Sheckler - was pretty funny) and, really, how could Thompson play 9 seasons without a single shot? 9 seasons without a goal maybe, but this guy seemed to get enough ice time, at least as an enforcer and bodyguard for his team's better players, so somewhere along the lines he's going to pick up the odd rebound and get a shot.

This is mildly humorous every now and then, and considering how silly it really is it has some surprisingly recognizable faces in the cast - including Julie Andrews and Billy Crystal. I'd give it a 4/10 - but it's not a bad choice to sit down and watch this with your kids.