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| In the vein of FREAKY FRIDAY, PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED, 13 GOING ON 30, and other "switch" comedies, 17 AGAIN answers the fantasies of disgruntled middle-aged parents everywhere, as high school basketball star turned average failure of a dad Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) gets to begin again at age 17 (where--bonus!--he's played by Zac Efron). A strangely IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-style freak storm sends his body back through time to age 17, and since he's been living with his nerdy zillionaire buddy (Thomas Lennon) after being kicked out of the house by his wife, Scarlet (Leslie Mann), she and their kids (Michelle Trachtenberg and Sterling Knight) aren't privy to the change, enabling Mike to be covert father while posing as a high school student, and to tempt his wife into quasi-cougardom. The temptation never gets too far, thank heavens, for Efron belongs not to any one woman but to all the girls enraptured by his star turn in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. He's the reason to see the film and he clearly has great fun ... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Directors: |
Adam Shankman |
| Actors: |
Leslie Mann · Melora Hardin · Michelle Trachtenberg · Sterling Knight · Thomas Lennon |
| Stars: |
Matthew Perry · Zac Efron |
| UPC: |
065935827511, 065935828921, 794043125041 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 42min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Canadian, DVD: Canadian; French Packaging |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Theatrical Release |
| Release Date: |
2009 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jason Filardi |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/09/2009, Justin Chang): "[E]nergetic....Efron is ideally cast as a fresh-faced youth with the conservative attitudes of a middle-aged man....The thesp gets a few amusing monologues to play...", (04/09/2009, Kirk Honeycutt): "Efron does a fine job in letting the older man seep through his boyish exterior. As the siblings, Knight and Trachtenberg each have moments when they shine...", (04/15/2009, Roger Ebert): 3 stars out of 5 -- "Efron has a Tom Cruiseish charm, and a lot of confidence....17 AGAIN is pleasant...", (04/16/2009): "[T]hanks to a great performance from Zac Efron, it's actually enjoyable and entertaining...", (04/19/2009, Claudia Puig): "[Efron] has a genial charm and decent comic timing....For a swoon-fest aimed at tweens, 17 AGAIN has a lot going for it." |
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