Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Director:

David Bowers

Writers (WGA):

Gabe Sachs (screenplay) &
Jeff Judah (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 March 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Welcome to the next grade

Plot:

Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond. |

Plot Keywords:

Brother | School | Middle School | Rules | Antic

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Zachary Gordon	...	Greg Heffley
Devon Bostick	...	Rodrick Heffley
Rachael Harris	...	Susan Heffley
Robert Capron	...	Rowley Jefferson
Steve Zahn	...	Frank Heffley
Connor Fielding	...	Manny Heffley
Owen Fielding	...	Manny Heffley
Peyton List	...	Holly Hills
Karan Brar	...	Chirag Gupta
Laine MacNeil	...	Patty Farrell
Grayson Russell	...	Fregley
Terence Kelly	...	Grandpa
Fran Kranz	...	Bill Walter
Bryce Hodgson	...	Ben Segal
Andrew McNee	...	Coach Malone
John Shaw	...	Mr. Draybick
Alf Humphreys	...	Rowley's Dad / Mr Jefferson (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Teryl Rothery	...	Mrs. Kohan
Serge Houde	...	Mr. Salz
Dalila Bela	...	Taylor Pringle
Jakob Davies	...	Scotty
Maple Batalia	...	Melissa
Melissa Roxburgh	...	Rachel
Jeff Kinney	...	Holly's Dad
Alec Willows	...	Minister
Sean Mathieson	...	Mean Skater Dude
Belita Moreno	...	Mrs. Norton
Elysia Rotaru	...	Ingrid - Girl in The Foot
Ben Hollingsworth	...	Terence - Man in The Foot
Michelle Harrison	...	Wealthy Woman
Kevin Kazakoff	...	Wealthy Man
Graeme Duffy	...	Emcee
Christopher De-Schuster	...	Chris the Bass Player (as Christopher DeSchuster)
Samantha Page	...	Shelley
Ava Hughes	...	Marley
Jake D. Smith	...	Archie Kelly
Owen Best	...	Bryce Anderson
Spencer Drever	...	Harry Gilbertson
Michael Strusievici	...	Crying Boy
Conner Ingram	...	Young Rodrick
Mark Brandon	...	Male News Anchor
Dawn Chubai	...	Female News Anchor
Brenda Anderson	...	Mrs. Fiorkowski / Holly's Grandmother
Doreen Ramus	...	Mrs. Cabbage
Betty Phillips	...	Mrs. Evesham
Tae Helgeth	...	Mrs. Tan
Sheila Paterson	...	Mrs. Bingham
Monica Marko	...	Mrs. Anholtz
Darcy Michael	...	Convenience Store Customer #1
Manoj Sood	...	Convenience Store Customer #2
Angela Moore	...	Convenience Store Customer #3
Nancy Ebert	...	Convenience Store Customer #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kai Kennedy	...	Cowering Kid
Brianna Lake	...	Goth Girl
Savannah Lathem	...	(voice)
Marcia Miller	...	Heather Hills
Kyle Cornell	...	Party Goer (uncredited)

Directed by
David Bowers

Writing credits (WGA)
Gabe Sachs		(screenplay) &
Jeff Judah		(screenplay)
Jeff Kinney		(book)

Produced by
Nina Jacobson	....	producer
Jeff Kinney	....	executive producer
Bradford Simpson	....	producer
Ethan Smith	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography) (as Jack Green)

Film Editing by
Troy Takaki

Production Design by
Brent Thomas

Art Direction by
Shannon Grover

Costume Design by
Tish Monaghan

Makeup Department
Heather Barreca	....	key hair stylist
Sarah Bergeest	....	first assistant makeup artist
Janella Churchill	....	first assistant makeup
Lisa Love	....	makeup department head
Fay von Schroeder	....	makeup artist (as Faye von Schroeder)

Production Management
Warren Carr	....	unit production manager
Aaron Downing	....	executive in charge of post-production
Donald Munro	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Bendner	....	additional assistant director: background coordinator
Josy Capkun	....	second assistant director
Peter Dashkewytch	....	first assistant director: second unit
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director
Dawn Charette	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Peter Charron	....	special prop fabricator (as Charron Custom Propbuilding &FX Co Ltd.)
John Chaschowy	....	lead greens
Rob Dampier	....	lead carpenter
Dylan Dowd	....	head greens person
David Dowling	....	property master
Sonia Gemmiti	....	set designer
Wes Hamby	....	assistant property master
Shay Hilliard	....	fabricator
Martina Javorova	....	assistant art director
Aaron Jordan	....	head sculptor
Jesse Joslin	....	construction coordinator
Ray Lai	....	illustrator
Sean Lavoie	....	paint coordinator
Spencer Louttit	....	assistant property master
Darren Moore	....	best boy greensperson
D. Martin Myatt	....	props
Ian P. OBriain	....	assistant set decorator
Dennis Simard	....	leadman
Joel Venti	....	storyboard artist
Lori West	....	lead graphic designer

Sound Department
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Sandor Gyurkovics	....	epk sound recordist
Allen Hartz	....	dialogue and adr editor
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Monique Salvato	....	first assistant sound editor
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Donald Sylvester	....	supervising sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Wyman	....	boom operator
Sandor Gyurkovics	....	epk sound mixer (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Masha Nova	....	graphic artist

Visual Effects by
Jose A. Alfonzo	....	compositor (as Jose Alfonzo)
Jamie Baxter	....	digital supervisor
Eric Benedict	....	previs supervisor: Proof, Inc.
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Mikyoung Hahm	....	digital artist
Mikyoung Hahm	....	graphic artist
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects producer
Kammie Rivera	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Hayley Adams	....	stunts
Brin Alexander	....	stunts
Douglas Armstrong	....	stunts
Laela Ateah	....	stunts
Wyatt Cameron	....	stunts
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt coordinator (as Doug Chapman)
Colby Chartrand	....	stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Brent Connolly	....	stunts
Bruce Creighton	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Caroline Field	....	stunts (as Carolyn Field)
Corry Glass	....	stunts
Danny Hospes	....	stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunt coordinator
Greig Hospes	....	stunts
Carol Jackson	....	stunts
Brayden Jones	....	stunts
Paul Lazenby	....	stunts
Maya Macatumpag	....	stunts
David Mylrea	....	stunts
Matt Phillips	....	stunts
Joey Shea	....	stunts
Stephanie Shea	....	stunts
Tucker Vezina	....	stunts
Clay Virtue	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts
Brennan Walstrom	....	stunts
Kye Walstrom	....	stunts
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts
Eli Zagoudakis	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Alexander	....	rigging grip
Carlos Avila	....	rigging grip
Kevin Black	....	b cam dolly grip
Jeff Bonny	....	grip
Terry Calhoun	....	rigging electric best boy
Terry Calhoun	....	second unit: gaffer
Luke T. Campbell	....	digital imaging technician: 2nd Unit
Jonathan Chapman	....	rigging best boy
Matt DiIorio	....	epk camera
Dean Friss	....	first assistant: second unit
Ian Gariepy	....	grip
Ryan Green	....	camera operator
Jared Krenz	....	camera trainee
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip
Andrew Learmonth	....	video coordinator
Derrick Leblanc	....	best boy rigging grip
Tenzin Lhalungpa	....	b camera steadicam
Milton Loo	....	lighting technician
Jeff Pentecost	....	rigging gaffer
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Victor Prokopowicz	....	grip: rigging grip
Ed 'Animal' Schulz	....	rigging grip
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	key first assistant camera
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: plate unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Maximilian Graenitz	....	creator animated sequences

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Johnny Gidcomb	....	adr voice casting
Ronna Kress	....	casting: U.S.
Camila Martinez	....	casting assistant
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Amy Nygaard	....	casting coordinator
Laura Obenaus	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Summer Eves	....	truck costumer
Alison Fraser	....	costumer
Laurel Morgan	....	costume co-ordinator
Karin Nosella	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jennifer Anderson	....	dailies project manager
Matthew Cassel	....	first assistant editor
Richard Cordes	....	colorist: dailies
Claire Duthie	....	dailies digitizer: Deluxe Vancouver
Rob Grant	....	second assistant editor
Paul Lavoie	....	digital intermediate producer
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Daniel M. Nussbaum	....	assistant editor
Jason Pelham	....	associate digital intermediate producer
Lisa Shaw Phillips	....	second assistant editor
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
George Doering	....	musician
Sierra Drucker	....	music coordinator
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Julia Michels	....	music supervisor
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Frank Wolf	....	score recording & mixing

Transportation Department
Terence Chase	....	driver
Terence Cochlan	....	hair/make-up driver

Other crew
Paul Becker	....	choreographer
Karen Bergen	....	production accountant
Nick Bergstedt	....	assistant location manager
Lucy Croysdill	....	roller skating instructor
Peter Cummings	....	clearance/product placement coordinator
Samuel M. Dabbs	....	motion graphics
Jacqueline Dallamore	....	assistant accountant
Tim Day	....	production assistant
Seth Robert Dusky	....	adr loop group
Elan Garfias	....	additional adr voice
Allan Harmon	....	director of marketing unit
Kathryn D.C. James	....	assistant: David Bowers
Lorraine Jamison	....	unit publicist
Faria Khan	....	child coordinator
Maxim Knight	....	adr actor
Nathon S. Lewis	....	personal assistant: Steve Zahn
Kyle Leydier	....	assistant: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson & Ethan Smith
Courtney McCrory	....	assistant accountant: post production
Bliss McDonald	....	production coordinator
Barbara Mercer	....	first assistant accountant
Tara Mews	....	assistant production coordinator
Tim Moshansky	....	location scout
Janet D. Munro	....	script supervisor
Jimmy T. Nguyen	....	production assistant
Connie Rusgen	....	animal trainer
Natalie Zara Smith	....	tutor
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem
Lisa Stevens	....	choreographer
Kimberley Sutton	....	assistant: David Bowers
Nick Vecchio	....	production assistant
Ed Walters	....	production assistant: location

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
• Color Force

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2011) (Argentina) (all media)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Proof

Other Companies

• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mischief

Runtime:

USA:99 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #46618) | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Ontario) | Ireland:G | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Malaysia:PG-13 | UK:U | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:9 | Sweden:7 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

The game "Gut Busters" played by the boys and their grandpa in the retirement community scene was invented by the writer of the series Jeff Kinney. Each card for the board game read a different corny joke.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: On YouTube, Greg and Rowley uploaded a video of him sitting on Manny's "present," and later they discover it has just four views. However it has over 20,000 comments (24,963 to be exact) and with just four views that would mean 6,241 comments per viewer.

Quotes:

Bill Walter:Hey, no hard feelings, right?
Rodrick Heffley:Hey, Bill, you know what? After tonight, you're out of the band!
Bill Walter:What?
Rodrick Heffley:That's rock and roll, bro.

Movie Connections:

References Better Off Dead... (1985)

Soundtrack:

DO IT

I thought the first one was better, but my kids liked this one much more then the first. I say B, my kids say A+

"You'll always be my brother, but you'll never be my friend." After the fighting between the two brothers gets out of control Greg (Gordon) and Rodrick (Bostick) are forced to spend the weekend together, just the two of them. After becoming friends again one incident rips them apart and the family worries it may never be fixed. After reading the first book and watching the first movie, both of which I liked, I had higher expectations for this one. My son loves these books and movies so it's a lot of fun to watch him laugh at the movie, almost more fun then the actual movie is. Being that this is a kids movie I will make this one short. Overall I thought the first one was better, but my kids liked this one a lot more. I give it a B, my kids give it an A+ Would I watch again? - I saw it in theaters, then watched it again on DVD. My kids have seen it like 5 times already.

*Also try - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid & The Spiderwick Chronicles