Bad Hair Day (2015)

A buddy comedy about a high school tech-whiz whose prom day abruptly shifts into a wild ride across town, thanks to a down-on-her-luck cop and a jewel thief.

Director:

Erik Canuel (as Érik Canuel)

Writers:

Matt Eddy (teleplay), Billy Eddy (teleplay)

Stars:

Laura Marano, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Christian Campbell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Marano	...	Monica
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Liz
Christian Campbell	...	Pierce
Alain Goulem	...	Dad
Christian Paul	...	Ed
Kiana Madeira	...	Sierra
Jake Manley	...	Kyle
Zoé De Grand Maison	...	Ashley (as Zoé De Grand'Maison)
Mike Paterson	...	Impound Clerk
Pauline Little	...	DMV Women
Angela Galuppo	...	Salesclerk
Mylène St-Sauveur	...	Receptionist
Susan Almgren	...	The Chief (as Susie Almgren)
Kwasi Songui	...	DMV Official
Michael Romano	...	Hippy Guy

Storyline

A high school student is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night her hair is an uncontrollably bad mess. Meanwhile, a lady FBI agent is on the hunt for a jewel thief who is looking for a stolen necklace, which the messy haired girl has in her possession. Soon, she and the agent chase the jewel thief, and she's whizzed on a wild adventure in the city.

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Taglines:

The road to prom can be a big hairy mess.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Channel [United States]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hajmeresztő nap

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Channel,Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car that Liz drives is a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice.

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Goofs

Liz boasted that her car had an in-line eight cylinder engine, among other features. Unless it was installed in an engine swap, General Motors hasn't made such engines available since 1954, and they were never available for Chevrolet.

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Connections

References The Lone Ranger (2013)

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Soundtracks

Nuthin'
Written by Lecrae (as Lecrae Moore), Michael Marshall, Gabriel Azucena, Andy Mineo, and Dimitri McDowell
Performed by Lecrae

User Reviews

When it's a long day filled with a series problems, but a short day to fix them all.

The 96th Disney Channel Original Movie. I am watching it quite late, because I'm not a regular follower of the Disney Channel films, but have seen many of them and I had enjoyed. Surely the target audience for this is the kids and mostly the girls. But I liked it as well. The story wise, it is simple like just one day event. A high school girl preparing for the prom night, wakes up in the morning, finds her hair got messed up. Now she has to fix it and the problem is the appointment in the saloon and how to reach there since she has no vehicle or the license.

There's another side of the story. A pretended cop joins her in the quest in return a favour. So it's not just girl stuff, there are some actions. Running, chasing, theft, boyfriend trouble, the films have all the ingredient to enjoy the whole 90 minutes. Good casting and the performances, but I find some comedies are so silly. For a television and aiming for minors, everything looks fair. Just because we're being adult, we expect realism. If you throw away your that mindset while watching it, you would surely have a nice time. My rating might look only a just above average, but that's not how I felt. This is a nice film, like most of the DCOM. So go for it.

6/10