Sleepover (2004)

Director:

Joe Nussbaum

Writer (WGA):

Elisa Bell (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The rules are set. The game is on.

Plot:

Four best friends, desperate to improve their social status, enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.

Plot Keywords:

Scavenger Hunt | High School | Best Friend | Rival | Slumber Party

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Alexa Vega	...	Julie
Mika Boorem	...	Hannah
Jane Lynch	...	Gabby
Sam Huntington	...	Ren
Sara Paxton	...	Staci
Brie Larson	...	Liz
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Farrah
Douglas Smith	...	Gregg
Katija Pevec	...	Molly
Steve Carell	...	Sherman
Jeff Garlin	...	Jay
Kallie Flynn Childress	...	Yancy
Eileen April Boylan	...	Jenna (as Eileen Boylan)
Evan Peters	...	Russell
Hunter Parrish	...	Lance

MPAA:

Rated PG thematic elements involving teen dating, some sensuality and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:AL | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | France:U | USA:PG (certificate #40365) | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Beach Polytechnic High School - 1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The electric car driven by Yancy is a Nissan Hypermini.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls are dancing in Julie's room, Farrah is wearing a hat, but in the next shot (the last shot of the girls dancing) when the camera is outside of the window she is wearing a different one.

Quotes:

Hannah: Tell me how the view is from the lunch spot.
Julie Corky: IF we sit there.
Hannah: What do you mean?
Julie Corky: Wherever we sit, that'll be the lunch spot.
Hannah: You're ready for high school.
Julie Corky: I blame you.

Movie Connections:

References "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Wannabe

Teen flick, maybe. awful, yes!

I didn't know what kind of film it was until I was in the middle of it, and couldn't get out :) I tried to tell my self that if I were a 13-14 year old girl, this film might hit someone. But the more i saw, the more that thought slipped away. As always in such American films it gets nauseous in the end. Bad acting, bad lines and bad script! Some of the reasons why it always goes wrong in such teen films, is because: 1. Its unrealistic (bad script) 2. Bad acting (very bad lines) 3. Bad casting

A 22-year-old (in reality, not in the film) is suppose to fall in love with a 14-year-old. The reason why he does so is because: she skateboards in front of him! (how lame is that! god damned, pull yourself together!) Later on the two of them kisses, which is just as predictable as anything else that happens in the movie (and grouse).

If a 13 or 14-year-old girl can get anything out of this film, I'm happy for her. But films like these causes problems in real life, because real life is so much different! Girls with too much self confident (and believe me, there are many of those) is the result of such films!

The worst thing is that it's from 2004, which really scares me! The next American director who wants to make a cute teen flick, must for all cost be stopped!

Absolutely among the top 5 worst film I've ever seen.