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Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 20m
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5.6/10
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Matthew Lillard, John Cho, Patrick Fugit, and Olivia Wilde in Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
ComedyRomance
When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Fugit) has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Fugit) has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Fugit) has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,598
5,993
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    • Director
      • Scott Lew
    • Writer
      • Scott Lew
    • Stars
      • Patrick Fugit
      • Olivia Wilde
      • Deon Richmond
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Scott Lew
    • Writer
      • Scott Lew
    • Stars
      • Patrick Fugit
      • Olivia Wilde
      • Deon Richmond
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    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Matthew Lillard, John Cho, Patrick Fugit, and Olivia Wilde in Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
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    Matthew Lillard in Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
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    Patrick Fugit
    Patrick Fugit
    • Bickford Shmeckler
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Sarah Witt
    Deon Richmond
    Deon Richmond
    • Red
    Tyler Francavilla
    Tyler Francavilla
    • PJ
    Nick Corirossi
    Nick Corirossi
    • Partier who wants to dance
    Chris Weitz
    Chris Weitz
    • Sheldon Schmeckler
    • (voice)
    Allison Weintraub
    • Party Girl
    Fran Kranz
    Fran Kranz
    • Ralph
    J.D. Walsh
    J.D. Walsh
    • Fred
    Gary Lundy
    Gary Lundy
    • Mellow Guy
    Reid Scott
    Reid Scott
    • Trent
    Genevieve Padalecki
    Genevieve Padalecki
    • Toga Hussy
    • (as Jennifer Cortese)
    Danny Kanamori
    • Drunk Jock
    Robert Ben Garant
    Robert Ben Garant
    • Campus Cop
    Thomas Lennon
    Thomas Lennon
    • Campus Cop
    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Spaceman
    Wes Ramsey
    Wes Ramsey
    • Rob the make-out guy
    John Cho
    John Cho
    • The Reality Isn't Club - Bob
    • Director
      • Scott Lew
    • Writer
      • Scott Lew
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    • Trivia
      Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant appear as the Campus Cops, homages to their roles on Reno 911! (2003).
    • Goofs
      As the camera pans along Trent's car as he reads The Book, a man with glasses appears in the reflection of the car.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Title Card: Nothing can ever be truly, fully understood. Not even the simplest thing. Not even this. - Bicford Shmeckler

    • Connections
      Referenced in Living with Lew (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Posed to Death
      Written by Todd Fink, Dapose, Clark Baechle, Jacob Thiele, and Joel Peterson

      Performed by The Faint

      Courtesy of Saddle Creek

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    This movie may be based on a cool idea, but it needed to be developed a lot more.
    "You killed her? No! How?! With a butcher's knife?!"

    Disaffected college student Bickford Shmeckler (Patrick Fugit) has filled a book with his cool and revolutionary ideas about reality. One night at a party, beautiful kleptomaniac Sarah (Olivia Wilde) stumbles into his room, and makes off with his book of ideas. Over the next few days, Bickford frantically tries to track the book back down, while reading it has a huge affect on the lives of Sarah, an entire Dungeons and Dragons club, a horny cosmology professor, and a group of homeless nuts led by a man named Spaceman. Yes, the movie really is that random. The most random and peculiar indie comedy that I've seen in a while.   

    As you can tell from the description, this is a pretty weird movie. It's low-budget, for sure. Lots of obscure tunes from college radio on the soundtrack, and lots of "alternative" humor. I found the attempts at humor to be more bemusing, than anything else. I only recall laughing out loud once (thanks to a few cameos from Reno 911! and a rape joke that came out of nowhere). If the idea of a book giving women brain orgasms sounds funny to you, then you'll be right at home, here. 

    I don't really think I can recommend that anyone who's not a massive Olivia Wilde or Patrick Fugit fan go out of their way to catch this one. The movie takes a turn for the dramatic at the end that doesn't fit well with anything that came before, and the entire script just seems like it could have used a lot more development.
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    • Release date
      • May 22, 2008 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Superfrikis
    • Filming locations
      • College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Depth of Field
      • Pillar Squared
      • Piller Squared/The Segan Company
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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