Drillbit Taylor
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| Directed by | Steven Brill |
| Produced by | Judd Apatow Susan Arnold |
| Written by | Screenplay: Kristofor Brown Seth Rogen Story: Kristofor Brown John Hughes Seth Rogen |
| Starring | Owen Wilson Troy Gentile Nate Hartley David Dorfman Alex Frost Josh Peck |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Apatow Productions |
| Release date(s) | March 21, 2008 |
| Running time | Theatrical cut 102 min. Extended cut 109 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Gross revenue | Domestic $32,738,209 Worldwide $48,121,361 |
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Drillbit Taylor or known as Drillbit Taylor: Budget Bodyguard is a 2008 comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the title character and based on an original idea by John Hughes. Paramount Pictures released the film on March 21, 2008. It's considered to be the spiritual successor to Superbad, as those main characters are resemblant to the main characters in this film.
Tagline: You get what you pay for
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[edit] Plot
Two boys, chubby Ryan (Troy Gentile) and skinny Wade (Nate Hartley), are preparing for their first day of high school. Things start badly when the pair arrive at school wearing the same shirt, and get worse when Wade sticks up for a smaller fellow geek, Emmett, (David Dorfman) who is being shoved into a locker by bullies Filkins (Alex Frost) and Ronnie (Josh Peck). The sadistic (and Hannibal Lecter-like) Filkins makes it his mission to haze and humiliate the three at every chance. The trio complain to the principal (Stephen Root), but their concerns fall upon deaf ears. Filkins is furious that the boys have squealed on him, and the hazing gets worse. Wade suggests to his friends that they pool their money together to hire a bodyguard who can protect them. They place an ad on the Internet, and select Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) out of several candidates, mainly because he is the cheapest. Taylor pretends to be a martial arts master and mercenary, but in reality he is just a homeless man who sleeps under a picnic table, showers on a public beach overlooking the highway, and eats out of a dumpster. His real intention of becoming their bodyguard is to rob them and get enough money to go to Canada and start living there. When he shows up in a "borrowed" suit at the boys' school, he is taken by the school staff to be a substitute teacher, falls in love with a pretty teacher (Leslie Mann), and decides to actually start working as such. He starts really liking the boys and decides to try to really defend them, and teach them also to defend themselves. After Taylor's criminal friends steal a lot from Wade's house, Taylor fights them and returns everything to the house.
However, Filkins soon finds out from Ronnie (whose mom gave Taylor money) about Taylor's identity and punches him. Taylor is force to confess to the boys that his real name is Bob and he went A.W.O.L. from the U.S. Army after a few days of service. The trio fire him and demand their stuff back. The parents soon find out and take things up with the principal. As a result, Taylor is a wanted man and things with Filkins is still not settled. After a confrontation with Filkins, who spoiled Wade's chance to ask out Brooke (Valerie Tian), an Asian girl who he met on day one, Ryan and Wade, who have gained self-confidence, challenge Filkins to a fight. He agrees if they come to his house for the fight (Filkins is an emancipated minor and owns his own house, which is why they couldn't call his parents). During the fight Emmett (who previously abandoned Ryan and Wade) shows up for the last part of the fight delivering many small punches to Filkins' leg. Drillbit shows up and continues to take punches from Filkins until he finds out that Filkins is no longer a minor, after which Drillbit displays considerable skill and beats him up. During the group's celebration, the police show up and Drillbit, a U.S. Army deserter, is forced to flee. Filkins runs out with a samurai sword and throws it at Ryan, Wade and Emmett, which Drillbit stops just in time by catching it (giving him a gash on his hand and severing his pinky). Filkins is then arrested and taken back to his parents in Hong Kong, and Drillbit taken to the hospital, then prison. Three weeks later, Taylor is out of prison and celebrating with his new friends and new girlfriend Lisa.
[edit] Cast
- Owen Wilson as Bob "Drillbit" Taylor
- Troy Gentile as Ryan
- Nate Hartley as Wade
- David Dorfman as Emmit Osterman
- Alex Frost as Terry Filkins
- Josh Peck as Ronnie Lampanelli
- Danny R. McBride as Don
- Stephen Root as Principal Doppler
- Ian Roberts as Jim
- Lisa Lampanelli as Mrs. Lampanelli
- Leslie Mann as Lisa Vacci
- Lisa Ann Walter as Ryan's Mom
- Hynden Walch as Mrs. Osterman
- Valerie Tian as Brooke
- Beth Littleford as Barbara
- Steve Bannos as Coffee Computer Guy
- Chuck Liddell as Himself
- Robert Allen Mukes as Bonecrusher
- Adam Baldwin as Ricky Linderman
[edit] Marketing
Marketing for the film included television promos and coming attractions previews, but actor Owen Wilson did not conduct any interviews to promote the film. Instead, Paramount had Wilson record introductions for FOX's Sunday night primetime shows such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Unhitched. Wilson's publicist said his availability was limited due to filming Marley & Me. John Horn and Gina Piccalo of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the studio was worried interviewers would bring up Wilson's hospitalization in the summer of 2007.[1]
[edit] Reception
The film received mainly mixed to negative reviews form critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 24% approval rating, based on 100 reviews. The movie also scored a 41/100 on Metacritic. However IMDB gave it a respectable 6.1 out of 10.
[edit] Box office performance
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $10.2 million in 3,056 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #4 at the box office.[2] As of May 26, 2008, the film has grossed $32,537,768 in the United States and $15,278,643 in foreign countries adding to a total worldwide gross of $47,816,411
[edit] DVD release
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 1, 2008. It will be released in a theatrical edition (PG-13) or in an Extended Unrated Survival Edition. The theatrical version will contain special features such as deleted/extended scenes, a gag reel, and featurettes including: "Directing Kids", "The Real Don: Danny McBride", a line-o-rama, and more. The Extended Survival Edition features all the same special features plus an extended version with the deleted scenes worked into the film.
[edit] References
- ^ Owen Wilson sits out 'Drillbit Taylor' promotion. LA Times (2008-03-20). Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Drillbit Taylor (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Drillbit Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Drillbit Taylor at Allmovie
- Drillbit Taylor at Rotten Tomatoes
- Drillbit Taylor at Metacritic
- Drillbit Taylor at Box Office Mojo
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