Tooth Fairy (2010)

A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

Lowell Ganz (screenplay), Babaloo Mandel (screenplay)

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Derek
Ashley Judd	...	Carly
Stephen Merchant	...	Tracy
Ryan Sheckler	...	Mick Donnelly
Seth MacFarlane	...	Ziggy
Julie Andrews	...	Lily
Chase Ellison	...	Randy
Destiny Whitlock	...	Tess (as Destiny Grace Whitlock)
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Duke
Dan Joffre	...	Tooth Fairy #1
Ellie Harvie	...	Permit Woman
Barclay Hope	...	Coach
Michael Daingerfield	...	Announcer
Dale Wolfe	...	Color Commentator
Josh Emerson	...	Kyle

Storyline

Derek Thompson is 'The Tooth Fairy,' a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | tooth | fairy | tooth fairy | wings | 

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Taglines:

You can't handle the tooth.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [France]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hada por accidente

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,010,409, 24 January 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$60,022,256

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$112,462,508

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox,Walden Media,Mayhem Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script treatment was first proposed in 1992 as a vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Goofs

When Derek is being sworn in as a tooth fairy, his fingers change position when the camera goes between the front shot and back shot.

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Quotes

Derek Thompson: Does this tutu make my butt look big?
Lily: Yes.

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Crazy Credits

During the first set of ending credits, we see an epilogue of Derek playing hockey in a new team. Lily and Jerry (disguised) are in the audience. In order to take a better look at the game, Jerry shrinks himself and gets on the puck. He uses a cat horn to send the goalie away, and Derek's team wins.

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Connections

Referenced in Futurama: Fry Am the Egg Man (2011)

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Soundtracks

ROOT CANAL
Written and Performed by George S. Clinton

User Reviews

Great Family Film

I don't know what the rest of these reviewers were watching but I took my 11-year-old to see this at the theater; and she used her hard-earned money to buy it on DVD as soon as it became available.

It's a feel-good story of a jaded and cynical man who realizes that it's okay to dream; it's okay to believe in things you can't see and hope for a better tomorrow. Why on earth is this a bad thing? Sure, parts of the movie rate an 11 out of 10 on the cheese-o-meter but, once again, why is this a bad thing?

No, I don't think that this is a good date movie, or something that a bunch of adults would find entertaining, but when watching it with a group of kids, or just one 11-year-old little girl, it's a winner.