Fired Up! (2009)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Will Gluck

Writer (WGA):

Freedom Jones (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math.

Plot:

The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory. |

Plot Keywords:

Football | High School | Adolescent Romance | Apology | Illinois

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Shawn Colfax
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Nick Brady
Sarah Roemer	...	Carly
Molly Sims	...	Diora
Danneel Harris	...	Bianca
David Walton	...	Dr. Rick
Adhir Kalyan	...	Brewster
AnnaLynne McCord	...	Gwyneth
Juliette Goglia	...	Poppy
Philip Baker Hall	...	Coach Byrnes
John Michael Higgins	...	Coach Keith
Smith Cho	...	Beth
Margo Harshman	...	Sylvia
Hayley Marie Norman	...	Angela
Jake Sandvig	...	Downey

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, partial nudity, language and some teen partying.

Runtime:

90 min | 91 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44274) | Australia:M | UK:12A | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Gross Entertainment

Trivia:

Submitted to the MPAA eighteen times before it was given it's final PG-13 rating.

Goofs:

Continuity: Nick tells Shawn they are leaving cheer camp and he walks out the room, wearing jeans. when he comes back in, he changes his t-shirt but when they walk out the room, nick is wearing the whole uniform.

Quotes:

Nick Brady: Do not poop where you eat, remember? That's why there are no restaurants called "The Bathroom."

Movie Connections:

References "What Not to Wear" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) Double J & Haze Remix

Odd to say, but "great chemistry!"

Kudos to the casting agents for this one -- it's fun and lively and moves along steadily to the predictable happy ending, but along the way the dialogue is snappy, witty, and oddly believable. Why so? Hard to believe, but it was the great chemistry of the two bromantic leads! They play off each other perfectly, and because they're sharply versed with each other, it's instantly believable that they're also sharply-witted with others. It's rare to have the sex-hungry jock teens be intelligent too (smart jocks? Who'd buy that?), yet it works! I bought it, I laughed (a lot!) and I never reached a point where I thought the lead characters had stepped to a point of groan-ness. So kudos to the casting, and the lead actors themselves -- should the chance happen again, I'd gladly see another comedy with these two -- they make a good 'bro' pair.