Picture This (2008)

A high school girl is invited to a party by the most popular boy in school -- only trouble is, she's grounded.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer:

Temple Mathews

Stars:

Ashley Tisdale, Kevin Pollak, Lauren Collins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashley Tisdale	...	Mandy Gilbert
Kevin Pollak	...	Tom Gilbert
Lauren Collins	...	Alexa
Shenae Grimes-Beech	...	Cayenne (as Shenae Grimes)
Robbie Amell	...	Drew Patterson
Cindy Busby	...	Lisa Cross
Marie-Marguerite Sabongui	...	Blair
Angela Galuppo	...	Kimberly
Maxim Roy	...	Marsha
Matthew Raudsepp	...	Danny Sherpel
Andrew Mackay	...	Lenny
Mark Ositashvili	...	Peyton
Pierre Lenoir	...	Salesman
Mike Tsar	...	Earl
Justin Bradley	...	Mikey Carson

Storyline

Rich, handsome team captain Drew Patterson, like his elder brothers before, the high school's dream prince, tires of the haughty head cheerleader and shows some interest in nerdy nobody Mandy Gilbert. For her, his invitation to the party of the year of his parental estate bodes instant social promotion, but her overprotective pa Tom grounds her for dishonesty. She's as determined to get in anyway with friends' help as her rival's pack to prevent that and dad to guard her. Furthermore, there's a dooming rumor about the Patetrson boys.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | school | high school | party | grounded | 

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Taglines:

A nobody is about to become a somebody... and impress EVERYBODY.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

ABC Family

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

13 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Picture This

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hughes Capital Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ashley Tisdale is one of the executive producers for this movie.

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Quotes

Mandie Gilbert: Alexa! Where's your mom?
Alexa: At an AA meeting. Then she's going out for drinks.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Dale Que Dale
Written by Edgard Jaude, Rafael Torres, & Michael A. Garcia
Performed by Mikeyton
Courtesy of Heavy Hitters Music Group, LLC

User Reviews

Teen drama limited comedy

Mandy Gilbert (Ashley Tisdale) lost her mother at 4 and her dad (Kevin Pollak) is clueless. Her close friends are Alexa (Lauren Collins) and Cayenne (Shenae Grimes). Drew Patterson (Robbie Amell) is the hot boy in school. He's from the rich neighborhood of Camelot and she's from Nottingham. He rescues Mandy from drowning and invites her to hang out by the lake. When Drew's mean girlfriend Lisa sees him hugging Mandy, she goes ballistic. Lisa finds Mandy's phone and Mandy's dad catches her in a lie. Drew invites her to his party but her dad grounds her. Cayenne thinks Drew has ulterior motives in the tradition of sacrificing a virgin. The girls lie to her dad, battle Lisa, and goes to the party. Along the way, they have to play in a Battle of the Bands contest and almost get into a major accident.

Firstly I like most of the actors. I think Tisdale has a great comedic touch. On the other hand, this is a run of the mill teen drama. She's playing the bespectacled nerdy girl not in with the cool crowd. It's a lot about how to lie to the parent in the age of cell phones. The comedy isn't that funny. Sometimes it's cute but it's never hilarious. It's not a good high school comedy although there is an attempt at something. On a side note, this is directed by Stephen Herek who made some great movies in the past. I hope he gets better material to work with in the future.