17 Again (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Burr Steers

Writer (WGA):

Jason Filardi (written by)

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Who says you're only young once?

Plot:

About a guy whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.

Plot Keywords:

High School | School | Janitor | Big Game | Bridge

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Zac Efron	...	Mike O'Donnell (Teen)
Leslie Mann	...	Scarlett O'Donnell (Adult)
Thomas Lennon	...	Ned Gold
Matthew Perry	...	Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
Tyler Steelman	...	Ned Gold (Teen)
Allison Miller	...	Scarlett (Teen)
Sterling Knight	...	Alex O'Donnell
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Maggie O'Donnell
Adam Gregory	...	Dom
Hunter Parrish	...	Stan
Mario Cassem	...	Samir
Katerina Graham	...	Jaime
Tiya Sircar	...	Samantha
Melissa Ordway	...	Lauren
Melora Hardin	...	Principal Jane Masterson

Also Known As:

Seventeen (USA) (working title)
Seventeen Again (USA) (alternative spelling)
Untitled Zac Efron Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual material and teen partying.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44550) | Australia:PG | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:6 | France:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:15 | Taiwan:GP | South Africa:10M | Denmark:A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Offspring Entertainment

Trivia:

Toward the end of filming Zac Efron had appendicitis. It started out as a stomach ache but he had it checked out that night after filming and he had surgery that same night.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When back in 1989, Ned runs in late for the team picture wearing wizard robes and referencing a hippogriff, it may appear to be nod to Harry Potter (which was not published until 1997, and 1998 in America). However, the myth of hippogriffs is not a Harry Potter original, having been around for hundreds of years. Ned also makes reference to being "Dungeon Master", making it obvious he was playing Dungeons and Dragons, which has been around since the 1970s (hippogriffs included).

Quotes:

Janitor: [Mike is staring at his old basketball team picture] Mike O'Donell!
Mike O'Donnell: Do I know you?
Janitor: No, but I know you.
Mike O'Donnell: Oh, yeah?
Janitor: High school star, never quite lived up to your potential. Sooner or later you all come back to your old school, stand there and look at the picture of the glory days wondering "What might have been." Seems to me you guys are living in the past.
Mike O'Donnell: Well, of course I wanna live in the past. It was better there...
Janitor: I bet you wish you could do it all over again?
Mike O'Donnell: You got that right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#34.20)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Nookie

I'm not a big fan of Efron but...

I'm not a big fan of Zac Efron but this film was actually good. Its was entertaining it was sweet and it was very funny. It's a little confusing figuring out who was who when he went back to being 17 again. There are a few funny parts and a few sad parts. I caught myself rolling my eyes at the silly high school girls, they are quite pathetic. The story was entertaining and original, along with the characters ( except the high school girl) But however i felt a feeling of Deja Vu , yes i'm talking about 13 going to 30 it wasn't the same type of story but the concept is the same. I would have liked to see more of Matthew Perry though. But frankly i wasn't expecting that much. I was pleasantly surprised and would definitively recommend this very funny movie. It's entertaining and worth watching.