Shorts (2009)
- Starring:
- Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Rodriguez
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Shorts
A young boy living in a cookie-cutter suburb gets hit on the head with a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it in this family-oriented fantasy comedy from Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez. All the houses in Black Falls look exactly the same, and everyone who lives in this suburban Shangri-la works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated. A highly profitable company thanks to their latest invention, Mr. Black's Black Box -- an all-in-one communication device that's revolutionized the technological landscape -- Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated also employs the parents of 11-year-old Toe Thompson. But Toe isn't entirely sold on the concept of this corporate conglomerate; all he wants is to make some new friends, and that wish comes true after Toe is struck in the head by a mysterious rainbow-colored rock that falls right out of the clear blue sky. A magical stone that puts Mr. Black's Black Box to shame, Toe's rock possesses the power to grant wishes. Now, as the rock begins to change hands, Black Falls is overrun by miniature spaceships, crocodile armies, boogers the size of boulders, and whatever other oddities the imaginative local kids happen to dream up. Who would have thought that the real trouble would start once the grown-ups in town get their hands on the mysterious rock? With the situation quickly spiraling out of control, it's up to Toe and his friends to save the townspeople from themselves by proving to them that the things you wish for may not actually be the best things for you. Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, and James Spader co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of Shorts
- Jimmy Bennett - Toe Thompson
- Kat Dennings - Stacey Thompson
- Devon Gearhart - Cole Black
- Rebel Rodriguez - Lug
- Leslie Mann - Mom Thompson
- William H. Macy - Dr. Noseworthy
- Angela Lanza - Teacher
- Cambell Westmoreland - Blinker #1
- Chris Orf - Goofy Host
- Jack Hurst - Male Employee
- Racer Rodriguez - Bully #1
- Elizabeth Avellan - The Baby
- Jake Short - Nose Noseworthy
- Trevor Gagnon - Loogie
- Jolie Vanier - Helvetica Black
- Leo Howard - Laser
- Jon Cryer - Dad Thompson
- James Spader - Mr. Black
- Alejandro Rose-Garcia - John/Boyfriend
- Zoe Webb - Blinker #2
- Tina Rodriguez - Female Employee
- Jonathan Breck - Security Guard
- Rocket Rodriguez - Bully #2
- Director(s):
- Robert Rodriguez
- Writer(s):
- Robert Rodriguez
- Producer(s):
- Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Mild Violence, Scatological Humor)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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