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17 Again (2009) -- Mike O'Donnell (Perry) has lived a life full of regrets. Suddenly, he reverts back to his 17-year-old self (Efron) who looks to navigate high school and create a path that leads to a better adult existence.
17 Again (2009) -- Clip: Who do you think you are, my father?
17 Again (2009) -- Interview: Leslie Mann "On the story"
17 Again (2009) -- Zac Efron and Thomas Lennon talk about the 17 Again soundtrack in this promotional video.
17 Again (2009) -- A 37 year old man gets to do it all over again when he miraculously becomes a 17 year old and goes back to high school

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User Rating:
6.5/10   21,377 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Jason Filardi (written by)
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Release Date:
17 April 2009 (USA) more
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Who says you're only young once? more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Not half bad! more (124 total)

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Also Known As:
Seventeen (USA) (working title)
Seventeen Again (USA) (alternative spelling)
Untitled Zac Efron Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual material and teen partying.
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102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Thomas Lennon advised Zac Efron that his appendicitis was in fact bad wind, and advised him to hang upside down to cure it. more
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Continuity: In the scene where Mike and Ned go to the principal's office to enroll in school, the principal's computer monitor switches from Dashboard widgets to the Flurry screen saver and back again. more
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Alex O'Donnell: [after watching Mike dance with Scarlet] Do you dance with all your friends' moms?
Mike O' Donnell: [Walking away casually] Pretty much...
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92 out of 140 people found the following comment useful.
Not half bad!, 14 April 2009
7/10
Author: Sunshine S from Australia

Firstly, I'm a teenager, and I can guess what you're thinking (because I'm psychic), okay i'm not psychic, but you're thinking i went to go see it because of the ZAC EFRON craze.

Ha ha. I went to go see it because of Matthew Perry. I've loved him since F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and I think he's awesome.

Honestly, (sorry Zac), but I went into the cinema with low hopes simply because Zac Efron was in it. I hated High School Musical (I use to babysit, and the little girls I babysat loved the first and second one... oh dear!). Thank Goodness, I actually realised that, above and beyond all the hype on his 'Disney Charm', he can actually act. (As seen in 17 Again).

I think Matthew Perry was great in it, as was Michelle Trachtenberg (Gossip Girl), and Leslie Mann.

I still think that Zac Efron has quite a bit to do to totally diminish his Disney effect, but after 17 again, my personal opinions have changed about him.

I suggest you go see it, whatever age. Humour, interest, and just an all-round enjoyable flick.

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