'17 Again'

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Film Review: 17 Again

By Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
April 09, 2009 02:31 ET

Bottom Line:
Despite occasional misfires, this Zac Efron comedy earns its laughs
and delivers its life lessons.

"17 Again" has a pretty original take on the "do-over" comedy -- you know, where someone, invariably a male, gets to go back in his life to do-over a key moment or event that continues to bug him. The twist here is that Mike O'Donnell doesn't really go back in time: He is simply 17 again, the point at which, he figures, his life went south. So he winds up in high school with his own daughter and son, and his estranged wife can't understand her weird feelings for this guy who reminds her so much of her ex when he was young.

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Film Review: 17 Again


Posted: Thurs., Apr. 9, 2009, 12:00pm PT

New U.S. Release

17 Again

By Justin Chang

Zac Efron's squeaky-clean tweener-bait profile is unlikely to be threatened by "17 Again," an energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from "Big" and "It's a Wonderful Life." A defanged sophomore outing for helmer Burr Steers, arriving seven years after his darkly humorous debut, "Igby Goes Down" the tale of a depressed father who gets a second shot at high school glory traffics in the usual cliches about teen misfits, loser dads and high-concept out-of-body experiences. Still, Efron should earn this fanciful fluff a better than passing grade in theaters.

Warner Bros. is unveiling the pic April 9 in Australia and April 10 in the U.K. -- a week ahead of its skedded April 17 opening Stateside but later than planned for the Offspring Entertainment production, which the studio inherited from New Line last year. Efron, now 21, was 19 when the cameras rolled, though the "High School Musical" sensation could easily have passed for a kid many years his junior.

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Zac Efron turns '17' for New Line - 9/9/07
Zac Efron turns '17' for New Line Cinema

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Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus Make the Jonas Brothers Feel Even Worse

4/13/09 at 12:45 PM

If anyone thought that the box-office failure of Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience last month meant the tragic end of the tween domination of culture, we have terrific news: Hannah Montana: The Movie earned an estimated $34 million over the weekend, and a Zac Efron–hosted Saturday Night Live scored a 5.1 rating, beating everything in prime time and improving on last week's Seth Rogen–hosted episode (hardly Sarah Palin numbers, but still).

It still remains to be seen how many of those who tuned into Efron's actually-pretty-great performance on SNL will pay to see him in 17 Again on Friday night.

Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus Make the Jonas Brothers Feel Even Worse -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine

[Nancywitt]

I'm seeing it tomorrow! I am so excited to see my boy Zac that I feel 17 again.

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Just saw it today and thought it was really cute. The story has been done before and has been done better, but it was a fun movie to watch and very entertaining. Zac did a great job but it was Thomas Lennon as the billionair best friend who steals the show.

I have said it before and I will say it again. I think Zac Efron has some real talent and will go far. I liken him to Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp. They may have made some wacky movie choices when they were young, but they are doing great now. I see Zac getting Oscar noms in his future. He just needs to pick the right parts.

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Posted: Sat., Apr. 18, 2009, 10:16am PT

'17 Again' tops Friday box office

Zac Efron comedy nabs $9.5 million

'17 Again' tops Friday box office - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

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Originally Posted by Nancywitt

I have said it before and I will say it again. I think Zac Efron has some real talent and will go far. I liken him to Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp. They may have made some wacky movie choices when they were young, but they are doing great now. I see Zac getting Oscar noms in his future. He just needs to pick the right parts.

At 21 Zac Efron has an immense headstart on both of these now A-List actors. Already famous worldwide before the age of 20, and featured prominently and credited accordingly with contributing to the success of over $250+ million at the box office alone both with 'Hairspray' and 'High School Musical 3 Senior Year." He's just gotta choose carefully, work with the directors and writers everyone in town wants to work with and stay out of the clubs. He just has to do it with guys with cameras outside his home and following him around everyday.

Depp got sucked into a mattress in '84 in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', two years later had very small part in Best Picture winner, 'Platoon' and then got '21 Jump Street'. During that run he starred in 'Cry-Baby' whose total
domestic gross was $8,266,343.

Pitt didn't really hit until his role in 'Thelma and Louise' in 1991. Prior to that he did a number of guest appearances in a number of TV series including 'Growing Pains', 'Thirtysomething' and '21 Jump Street' in 1988.

As Efron said in recent interviews Leonardo DiCaprio (who knows a thing or two about propering beyond teen dream status to a number of Academy Award nominations) advised him - don't do heroin and he'll figure out everything else along the way. Good advice for everyone.

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April 19, 2009, 12:48 PM ET

As expected '17 Again' opened at number one with an estimated $24.1 million, followed by 'State of Play' starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck with $14.1 million, DreamWorks Animation's 'Monsters vs. Aliens' with $13 million and Disney's 'Hannah Montana The Movie' with $12.7 million. 'Hannah' has brought in $56.1 million in it's first ten days.

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'17 Again' easily takes boxoffice crown
'17 Again' easily takes boxoffice crown

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Saw the movie today, and I enjoyed it. Although some similar themes have been used in other body switching movies, this movie more resembles "Big", only this time in reverse, complete with his best friend. Yes, Zac does a great job with the main character. However, once Matthew Perry comes back in the movie, and ties up some of the loose ends, the movie just lacks a satisfying ending. They really just drop the ball, and don't even attempt to clean up the last 10% of the movie. There are some still pictures at the end of the movie, that just don't make any sense, nor do they tie up the loose ends. In fact they just confuse the story even more. Overall, thumbs up, but the end needs to go back to the editting room.

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"17 Again" made $11.7 million placing second for its second weekend, it sits at $40 million in its first ten days in theatres. The film was produced for a reported budget of $28 million.

More on the weekend box-office at:

Filmgoers 'Obsessed' over the weekend

[clairebear]

I think this movie looks cute. I love Matthew Perry and I think Zac Efron is definitely an up and coming actor. They story looks fun and I want to see it. I might just rent it though. I saw some interviews with both actors and they seem to get along pretty well. Fun!