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Sydney White

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
49K
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Amanda Bynes, Adam Hendershott, Sara Paxton, and Matt Long in Sydney White (2007)
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A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
49K
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  • Director
    • Joe Nussbaum
  • Writer
    • Chad Gomez Creasey
  • Stars
    • Amanda Bynes
    • Sara Paxton
    • Matt Long
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joe Nussbaum
  • Writer
    • Chad Gomez Creasey
  • Stars
    • Amanda Bynes
    • Sara Paxton
    • Matt Long
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
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    Sydney White
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    Amanda Bynes and Matt Long in Sydney White (2007)
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    Amanda Bynes and Matt Long in Sydney White (2007)
    Crystal Hunt in Sydney White (2007)
    Amanda Bynes and Sara Paxton in Sydney White (2007)
    Amanda Bynes in Sydney White (2007)
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    Amanda Bynes, Adam Hendershott, Jeremy Howard, Samm Levine, Danny Strong, Donté Bonner, Arnie Pantoja, and Jack Carpenter in Sydney White (2007)
    Amanda Bynes and Matt Long in Sydney White (2007)
    Matt Long in Sydney White (2007)

    Top cast

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    Amanda Bynes
    Amanda Bynes
    • Sydney White
    Sara Paxton
    Sara Paxton
    • Rachel
    Matt Long
    Matt Long
    • Tyler
    Jack Carpenter
    Jack Carpenter
    • Lenny
    Jeremy Howard
    Jeremy Howard
    • Terrence
    Crystal Hunt
    Crystal Hunt
    • Dinky
    Adam Hendershott
    Adam Hendershott
    • Jeremy
    Danny Strong
    Danny Strong
    • Gurkin
    Samm Levine
    Samm Levine
    • Spanky
    Libby Mintz
    Libby Mintz
    • Christy
    John Schneider
    John Schneider
    • Paul White
    Arnie Pantoja
    Arnie Pantoja
    • George
    Donté Bonner
    • Embele
    Brian Patrick Clarke
    Brian Patrick Clarke
    • Professor Carleton
    Lauren Leech
    Lauren Leech
    • Katy
    Cree Ivey
    • Young Sydney
    Ashley Eckstein
    Ashley Eckstein
    • Alicia
    • (as Ashley Drane)
    Lisandra Vazquez
    • Amy
    • Director
      • Joe Nussbaum
    • Writer
      • Chad Gomez Creasey
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Each one of the dorks is one of the dwarfs: Lenny: Sneezy; Terrence: Doc; Jeremy: Bashful; Gurkin: Grumpy; Spanky: Happy; Embele: Sleepy; George: Dopey.
    • Goofs
      During the "Date Dash," the pledges are told they have to grab a date, with no change in clothing, no hair fixing, and no makeup. Yet, in the restaurant, Sydney is clearly wearing white eyeliner/shadow and lipstick.
    • Quotes

      Tyler: Who are you Sydney White? You throw a football like Matt Leinart, fearlessly conquer fraternity bathrooms, and clean up nice to boot.

      Sydney White: Well, I'm more of a Peyton Manning. Leinart's a lefty.

      Tyler: Marry me.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/King of California/Good Luck Chuck/Into the Wild/Sydney White (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      New Day's Dawning
      Written by Jett Royal

      Performed by Saturn Missiles

      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

    User reviews64

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    It's no "She's the Man"
    Amanda Bynes is an enormously talented actress, and I've really enjoyed all of her roles in the past, especially in the fantastic "She's the Man." For that reason alone, "Sydney White" was a huge disappointment for me. The real reason for my dislike of this film is the poor use of characters. In a good fun teen comedy, its perfectly alright to have a cast of all fairly reality-based teen characters. In "Sydney White," this idea is thrown out the window.

    Amanda Bynes makes a fine Sydney, but she is really lacking in a lot of what usually makes her sparkle as an actress. I blame this on the script, which makes her character too bland and restrained, and on the hair/makeup department, which gives her a detestable plastic look and an annoying hair style. The seven "dorks" that Sydney eventually befriends are far worse. They are so dorky that it's impossible to like them or even respect them as characters. They're essentially repulsive gag fodder. As is the story's "Prince Charming," who is completely unbelievable as a character and is about as cheesy as can be.

    Perhaps the film's biggest star-to-be (with the possible exception of Amanda Bynes) is Sara Paxton, who's actually very good as the conniving Rachel Witchburn. It's just a shame that the script-writers didn't make her a bit more gray than black.

    The plot is basically that of "Snow White." What kills it is that it is too blunt and obvious a re-imagining. The connections to "Snow White" are thrown at us so much throughout the film that they are ultimately annoying and overblown. Prince Charming is unrealistically charming, the "witch" is far too despicably witchy, the seven "dorks" are too dorky, and Sydney is just too pure of heart. Now, this is not to say that the movie is all bad. Though Bynes is forced down by the script, she still has her moments. As does Sara Paxton, who brings physical comedy to the max in her scenes. Sydney's room-mate, named "Dinky" is also great fun as a character. It's a somewhat funny film at parts that is ultimately just too cheesy and clichéd to recommend.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sydney White and the Seven Dorks
    • Filming locations
      • University High School - 11501 Eastwood Drive, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
      • SW7D Productions
      • Clifford Werber Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,892,415
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,196,380
      • Sep 23, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,620,075
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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