17 Again (2009)

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.

Director:

Burr Steers

Writer:

Jason Filardi

Stars:

Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zac Efron	...	Mike O'Donnell
Leslie Mann	...	Scarlet
Thomas Lennon	...	Ned Gold
Matthew Perry	...	Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
Tyler Steelman	...	Ned Gold (Teen)
Allison Miller	...	Scarlet (Teen)
Sterling Knight	...	Alex
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Maggie
Adam Gregory	...	Dom
Hunter Parrish	...	Stan
Mario Cassem	...	Samir
Kat Graham	...	Jamie (as Katerina Graham)
Tiya Sircar	...	Samantha
Melissa Ordway	...	Lauren
Melora Hardin	...	Principal Jane Masterson

Storyline

At 17 Mike O'Donnell is on top of the world: he's the star of his high school basketball team, is a shoo-in for a college scholarship, and is dating his soul-mate, Scarlet. But at what's supposed to be his big game where a college scout is checking him out, Scarlet reveals that she's pregnant. Mike decides to leave the game and asks Scarlet to marry him, which she does. During their marriage, Mike can only whine about the life he lost because he married her, so she throws him out. When he also loses his job, he returns to the only place he's happy at, his old high school. While looking at his high school photo, a janitor asks him if he wishes he could be 17 again and he says yes. One night while driving he sees the janitor on a bridge ready to jump, and goes after him. When he returns to his friend Ned's house, where he has been staying, he sees that he is 17 again. He decides to take this opportunity to get the life he lost.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | school | janitor | bridge | basketball | 

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Taglines:

Who says you're only young once?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

New Line [us] Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seventeen

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,722,310 (USA) (17 April 2009)

Gross:

$64,149,837 (USA) (31 July 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Offspring Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Scarlett looks at the old picture of Mike in yearbook, you can briefly see Scarlett's picture in the yearbook before it scrolls up to Mike's. If you watch closely, you can see that Scarlett's maiden name is Porter.

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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).

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Quotes

Mike O' Donnell: I had the craziest dream. I was 17. I was back in high school. It was terrible. Mmmm. Scar.
Maggie O'Donnell: Scar? I don't see a scar. Look i know why you didn't want me to be with Stan. It's because you wanted me.
[Mike bolts straight up and falls to the floor]
Maggie O'Donnell: .
Maggie O'Donnell: Oh! You wanna play games? I can play games.
Mike O' Donnell: Nononononono...
Maggie O'Donnell: I'm a hungry lioness, and your a baby gizell
Mike O' Donnell: [Mike gets chased around the room by Maggie] MaggieMaggieMaggieMaggie... nononononononono...
Mike O' Donnell: If you only knew how inappropriate and disfunctional ...
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Crazy Credits

The closing credits include photos of most of the main cast and crew when they were actually 17-years-old.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Nookie"
Written by Fred Durst, Leor Dimant, Wes Borland (as Wesley Borland), John Otto and 'Sam Rivers' (as Samuel Rivers)
Performed by Limp Bizkit
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

It made me laugh to the Brim!

17 Again was nothing I expected. The trigger that made me actually go and watch it in the Cinema was the fact that the jokes shown on the trailers were hilarious. The film was better.

I was laughing so much, that I missed in between dialogue by some of the characters and it was the perfect film to help you unwind after doing a days worth of work or revision.

When the opening scene started, I was so worried that the whole film was going to turn out as some kind of adaptation of high school musical and there'd be a song every 15 minutes. But it wasn't the case.

This Movie really proved that Efron is not an Amateur who just dances and sings a lot. It proved he is a skilled Actor and his acting brought back memories of Chandler in Friends. In some places, he seemed so much like Matthew Perry which is difficult to pull off for most Amateur actors.

The only reason I didn't give this movie a 10 out of 10 is because some people I watched this movie with believed it had an 'abrupt ending' but I thought you can't have too much of a good thing.