17 Again (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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:

School | High School | Janitor | Friend | Bridge

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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
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Janitor
Josie Loren	...	Nicole (as Josie Lopez)
Jim Gaffigan	...	Coach Murphy
Randy Gordon	...	Photographer
Collette Wolfe	...	Wendy
Tommy Dewey	...	Roger
Lorna Scott	...	Secretary
Kodi Kitchen	...	Hostess
Ellis Williams	...	Bailiff
Diana-Maria Riva	...	Judge
Jeff Snyder	...	Waiter
Antonio Lewis Todd	...	Referee (1989)
Angee Hughes	...	Waitress
Ed Ackerman	...	School Cop
Will Schaub	...	Referee
Loren Lester	...	Mike's Lawyer
Alexander Goschin	...	Kid in Hallway
Nicole Sullivan	...	Naomi
Margaret Cho	...	Mrs. Dell
Larry Poindexter	...	Dean
Bubba Lewis	...	Dorky Kid (Ned’s Party)
Chris Valenti	...	Syracuse Scout (1989)
G. Lane Hillman	...	Kevin (1989)
Hope Riley	...	Girl (Wyatt)
Jeanine Jackson	...	Scarlett's Lawyer
Gregory Sporleder	...	Ohio Scout
Keith Oney	...	Guy in Crowd
Leonard Wu	...	Kid (Office)
Liana Blackburn	...	Cheerleader #1 (1989)
Lindsay Taylor	...	Cheerleader #2 (1989)
Danielle E. Hawkins	...	Cheerleader #3 (1989)
Shelby Rabara	...	Cheerleader #4 (1989)
Katrina Norman	...	Cheerleader #5 (1989)
Tiana Brown	...	Cheerleader #6 (1989)
Rhapsody	...	Cheerleader #7 (1989) (as Rhapsody Violetti)
Tasha Monique Clark	...	Cheerleader #8 (1989)
Vanessa Lee Chester	...	Cheerleader #1
Amber Estrada	...	Cheerleader #2
Chanel Malvar	...	Cheerleader #3 (as Chanel 'Coco' Malvar)
Galen Hooks	...	Cheerleader #4
Tyne Stecklein	...	Cheerleader #5
Kiara Nicole Ely	...	Cheerleader #6 (as Kiara Ely)
Mihran Kirakosian	...	Cheerleader #7
Dres Reid	...	Cheerleader #8
Terrance Harrison	...	Mascot
Rachele Brooke Smith	...	Hammer Dancer #1
Christopher Scott	...	Hammer Dancer #2
Eric McCoy	...	3Dance4r #
Raymond Chacon	...	Jazz
Megan Galiber	...	Girl #2
Renee Krieg	...	ROTC Leader
Jordan Schatz	...	Mr. Adams
Jaclyn Matfus	...	Party Girl
Justin C. Todd	...	Football Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Bateman	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Bretten	...	Partying Student In Pool (uncredited)
Jason Castle	...	Party Guy (uncredited)
Cody Kennedy	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Darin Maddox	...	Stan's Posse (uncredited)
Linda Eve Miller	...	Female Janitor (uncredited)
Kirsten Myburgh	...	Angry kid at party (uncredited)
Jonathan Newkerk	...	Student making fun of Mike (uncredited)
Martin Pierron	...	Punk Student (uncredited)
Sagine	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
David M. Tran	...	Party Guy (uncredited)
Jobeth Wagner	...	Punk Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Burr Steers

Writing credits (WGA)
Jason Filardi		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Barrett	....	executive producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	producer
Keith Goldberg	....	executive producer
Adam Shankman	....	producer
Dara Weintraub	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
Tim Suhrstedt

Film Editing by
Padraic McKinley

Casting by
Lisa Beach
Sarah Katzman

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Tom Reta

Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope		(as Natali Kendrick Pope)

Costume Design by
Pamela Withers		(as Pamela Withers-Chilton)

Makeup Department
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair stylist
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head
Amy Harmon	....	makeup artist
Marie Larkin	....	key hair stylist
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist
Erin Wooldridge	....	key makeup artist
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair department head

Production Management
Gina Fortunato	....	production supervisor
Erik Holmberg	....	executive in charge of production
Dara Weintraub	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Efrain Cortes	....	additional second assistant director
Jessica Lowrey	....	second second assistant director
David Mendoza	....	second second assistant director
Lisa M. Rowe	....	second assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeff Barnett	....	assistant property master
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser
Lorrie Campbell	....	set designer
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker gangboss
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer
Greg Gootsan	....	assistant property master
Karen Higgins	....	construction coordinator
Gary Isbell	....	leadman
Steven Kissick	....	general foreman
Jennifer Moller	....	art department coordinator
Roger Prater	....	stand-by greens foreman
Jenny Quam	....	art department assistant
Kim Richey	....	assistant property master
Shane Sankey	....	construction production assistant
Michelle Spears	....	property master
Robert Stover	....	buyer
Jason Vanover	....	master greensman
Doug Anderson	....	on-set plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Barney Cabral	....	adr editor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Jones	....	dialogue & adr editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott La Rue	....	boom operator
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders	....	supervising sound designer
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Hugh Waddell	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Jennifer Avery	....	visual effects coordinator
Andy Barrios	....	sequence supervisor
David Beedon	....	digital effects artist
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital effects supervisor: Riot
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Del DePierro	....	digital integration lead
Mark Edwards	....	visual effects producer: R!OT
Chris LeDoux	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Sean Looper	....	pipeline architect: R!OT
Philippe Majdalani	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Alison Middaugh	....	digital effects artist: R!ot
Marla Neto	....	visual effects production assistant: R!OT
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Matt von Brock	....	digital artist
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Alina Andrei	....	stunt actor
Matt Berberi	....	stunts
Dan Brown	....	stunt double: Hunter Parrish
Mihai Danciu	....	stunt coordinator
Zack Duhame	....	stunt driver
Katie Eischen	....	stunt performer
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunt driver
Logan Holladay	....	stunt performer
Terry James	....	stunt driver
Steve Kelso	....	stunt double driver
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunts
Adam James Miller	....	stunt performer
Michael Owen	....	stunt driver
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunt driver
Ray Siegle	....	stunt driver
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunt double: Mathew Perry
Ator Tamras	....	utility stunts
Steve Tartalia	....	stunt double: Mathew Perry
Tyler Vogt	....	stunt performer
Webster P. Whinery Jr.	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator
Stuart F. Wilson	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Bardocz	....	best boy electric
Paul Birk	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Nathan Crum	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Theda Cunningham	....	first assistant camera
Michael Duarte	....	grip
Michael Enriquez	....	rigging grip
Alex Fleming	....	camera production assistant
Paul Goodstein	....	key grip
Jesse Gregson	....	rigging electrician
Chris W. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Chris W. Johnson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul McIlvaine	....	gaffer
Michelle Pizanis	....	camera loader
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Derek Smith	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Calvin Starnes	....	rigging grip
Luke Bird Stern	....	second assistant camera
Jason Young	....	set lighting technician
Thomas Young	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Charla Bowersox	....	casting associate
Beth Lipari	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiana Aiello	....	costumer
Alyssa Kim	....	set costumer
Michelle Kurpaska	....	costume supervisor
Marylou Lim	....	set costumer
Ann Miller	....	costumer
Jason M. Moore	....	costumer
Valerie T. O'Brien	....	costumer
Jennifer Starzyk	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Banner Gwin	....	first assistant editor
Jason Joseph	....	first assistant editor
John Potter	....	high definition preview timer
Matthew Woolley	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator
Richard Bronskill	....	orchestrator
Paul Broucek	....	executive in charge of music: New Line
Stephen Coleman	....	additional orchestrator
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
Audrey DeRoche	....	score supervisor
Ross DeRoche	....	music preparation
Rolfe Kent	....	conductor
Janet Ketchum	....	orchestra contractor
Erin Scully	....	music executive
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra	....	orchestra
Alistair South	....	music assistant
Nick South	....	music editor
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Dave Haldeman	....	driver: cast
Margo Hunt	....	driver
John Orlebeck	....	transportation coordinator
John Siedenburg	....	transportation
John F. Teeple	....	driver

Other crew
Sam Alvelo	....	additional set production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Lucie Bourgeau	....	production secretary
Jody Braun	....	assistant to cast
J.M. Brown	....	assistant production office coordinator
Kris Bunting	....	assistant location manager
Meghan Burchfield	....	additional set production assistant
Christopher Ciketic	....	assistant accountant
Rupert Cole	....	dispatcher
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Ryan Faust	....	additional second assistant accountant
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	location manager
Matthew J. Gannon	....	additional set production assistant
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor
Jeff Hunt	....	production assistant
Colette Kadrnka-Abramson	....	production attorney
Adam Knapp	....	body double
Sunja Knapp	....	assistant: Adam Shankman
Kristofer Kolpek	....	set production assistant
John C. Kruize	....	production accountant
Kelly Lane	....	additional set production assistant
Bao-Uy Luu	....	graphic artist: intro
Allison Meadows	....	set production assistant
Aaron Millar	....	location scout
Gunnar Moulton	....	production assistant
Rodolfo Ornelas	....	production assistant
Scott Parker	....	post-production accountant
Laura Petersen	....	assistant: d. weintraub (as Laura Ushijima)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Michael Shanahan	....	assistant location manager
Ivan Siebel	....	assistant location manager
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
Jamal Sims	....	choreographer
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	key set medic
M. Ryan Traylor	....	set production assistant
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	production coordinator
Leslie Wahrenbrock	....	payroll accountant
Kelly Wheeler	....	assistant to cast
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice
Michael Zamboni	....	key location scout

Production Companies

• Offspring Entertainment

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (all media)
• New Line Cinema (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Nu Metro Productions (2009) (South Africa) (all media)
• PlayArte Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2009) (Sweden) (all media)
• Village Films (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Japan) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Singapore) (DVD)

Other Companies

• EarCandy  sound post-production
• 424  sound re-recording
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• Prologue Films  main titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Soundtrack  ADR facility

Also Known As:

17 (USA) (alternative spelling)
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:7 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Offspring Entertainment

Trivia:

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Rewind".

Goofs:

Factual errors: When 17 year old Mike is dancing with the cheerleaders at the beginning before the game, the coach yells at him to cut it out, calling him Vanilla Ice. That was in 1989, and Vanilla Ice didn't make it big until 1990-1991.

Quotes:

Alex O'Donnell: [introducing young mike to his mother for the first time] Hey mom this is Mark, Uncle Ned's bastard.
Scarlett O'Donnell: Wow...
Alex O'Donnell: I know someone had a kid with Uncle Ned
[shudders]
Alex O'Donnell: .

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Fringe: Bad Dreams (#1.17)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Nookie

A genuinely good teen film. Something this generation has been lacking...

I've just returned from the cinema after watching this film and I have to say, my friends and I laughed like a bunch of hyenas (probably to the annoyance of anyone behind us) all the way through it. The story of course is nothing original, but you knew that going in, and yes, there are some seemingly ridiculous or stereotypical character setups, again acknowledged beforehand, but the direction and the acting, more than makes up for this. Most of the actors, especially Efron, who proves he's definitely not just a wanna-be pretty boy and actually stores away some talent, play their parts well. Matthew Perry seemed slightly misplaced, even if he was the reason I went to see the film in the first place. Not to mention the director being Burr Steers who directed one of my favourite films. I could kind of tell how in the wrong hands this movie could have been embarrassingly bad, but Steers manages to balance the right amount of comedy with drama and turn it into something really worth seeing. Efron blew me away. I have to say, I didn't see it coming, and I never thought I'd say such a sentence, but this boy can do better than TV Disney movies. I'm kind of glad he has turned down re-make, Footloose, not only because it's a 're-make of footloose'.

On the negative side of things the writing lacked in terms of Mark's relationship with his daughter. The daughter didn't really seem to have a personality, now I'm not totally sure if this is down to Trachtenbergs terrible acting (one of very little who deliver poor performances actually) or poor character development but something was wrong there.

I don't really rate the cinematography, but I don't think it's something to be taken quite seriously in teen films. It's all about the characters and the comedy - but what was up with that image of Zac right before 'Mark' falls into the water? Some interesting choices of music. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. Quite moving and Mark is a much more 3 dimensional, well developed character than most PG-13 rated movies you see. I genuinely cared about him, where as, even in Mean Girls, (which is particularly hilarious and legendary as far as contemporary teen films go) I didn't care too much for any of the characters. It's probably because this film went that little bit further than most and took itself seriously, if only for parts of the movie. It makes a big difference.

So, yeah, '17 Again', fairly well written, hilarious, well and sometimes greatly acted and awesome direction for the most part, and a genuinely good, enjoyable and moving film. Take a look and you'll probably be surprised... but don't go in hoping for anything Oscar worthy. I get the impression there is only so much a director can do with a film like '17 Again' and he did it alright.

Trustworthy director and impressive lead, I'd say. Can make all the difference.

p.s. I'd also watch out for that Sterling Knight actor - he plays Marks awkward son. He gave a genuinely good performance also.