Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

20162016
PGPG
1h 32m

Andrew Daly, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Griffin Gluck, Thomas Barbusca, Isabela Merced, and Alexa Nisenson in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

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After his principal (Andy Daly) destroys his sketchbook, Rafe (Griffin Gluck) and his best friend Leo (Thomas Barbusca) decide to "destroy his book" and break every rule in the school's Code... Read allAfter his principal (Andy Daly) destroys his sketchbook, Rafe (Griffin Gluck) and his best friend Leo (Thomas Barbusca) decide to "destroy his book" and break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct.After his principal (Andy Daly) destroys his sketchbook, Rafe (Griffin Gluck) and his best friend Leo (Thomas Barbusca) decide to "destroy his book" and break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct.

Director
- Steve Carr
Writers
- Chris Bowman(screenplay by)
- Hubbel Palmer(screenplay by)
- Kara Holden(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 5 nominations

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Andrew Daly in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Retta, Griffin Gluck, and Thomas Barbusca in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Andrew Daly and Griffin Gluck in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

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Griffin Gluck in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Andrew Daly, Retta, and Isabela Merced in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Griffin Gluck in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Andrew Daly, Griffin Gluck, Thomas Barbusca, and Isabela Merced in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Griffin Gluck in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Lauren Graham, Griffin Gluck, and Alexa Nisenson in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Lauren Graham, Griffin Gluck, and Alexa Nisenson in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Imaginative quiet teenager Rafe Katchadorian is tired of his middle school's obsession with the rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, Rafe and his best friends have come up with a plan: break every single rule in the school and let the students run wild. —CBS Films

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Taglines
- Rules aren't for everyone
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for rude humor throughout, language and thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
James Patterson, the author of the Middle School book series, made a cameo as a manager of the restaurant where they are at for their mom's birthday.

Goofs
When the teacher draws a chart on the chalk board, you can see the eraser marks from where the chart was erased after prior takes of the scene.

Quotes
Principal Dwight: Just by a show of hands, how many people have a test that starts with the question, "True or false: Principal Dwight has three nipples"?
[students laugh]
Principal Dwight: Well that's a lot of you. Well it's false. Put false. I was born without nipples for your information, and it looks beautiful!

Connections
Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life/The Girl on the Train (2016)

Soundtracks
Cake By the Ocean
Written by Joe Jonas (as Joseph Jonas), Robin Fredriksson (as Robin Lennart Fredriksson), Mattias Larsson (as Mattias Per Larsson) and Justin Tranter
Performed by DNCE
Courtesy of Republic Records under license from
Universal Music Enterprises

Top review

7/10

Better than I thought

I have to say this was way better than I thought. Yes I recommend it James Welch Henderson Arkansas. 11/18/2020

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Release date
- October 7, 2016 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Cambodia
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official site
Languages
- English
- Central Khmer
Also known as
- Đại Ca Học Đường
Filming locations
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $20,007,149
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,878,437
- Oct 9, 2016
Gross worldwide
- $23,316,139

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Runtime
1 hour 32 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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