It's a Boy Girl Thing
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| Directed by | Nick Hurran |
| Produced by | Steve Hamilton Shaw David Furnish Martin Katz |
| Written by | Geoff Deane |
| Starring | Samaire Armstrong Kevin Zegers Sherry Miller Robert Joy Sharon Osbourne Maury Chaykin Brooke D'Orsay Emily Hampshire Genelle Williams Mpho Koaho |
| Distributed by | Icon Film Distribution |
| Release date(s) | 26 Dec 2006 |
| Running time | 93 min |
| Language | English |
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It's A Boy/Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers. The film is directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane (Kinky Boots). The producers of the film are David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw of Rocket Pictures and Martin Katz[disambiguation needed] of Prospero Pictures. Elton John serves as one of the executive producers.
It's A Boy/Girl Thing was released on 26 December 2006.
The movie's soundtrack features range of music. Tracks include a cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now" by Girls Aloud, "Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas, "Push the Button" and "Red Dress" by the Sugababes, "Be Strong" by Fefe Dobson, "High" by James Blunt, as well as other songs by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Orson, Marz and many more.
[edit] Synopsis
Following in the tradition of other body swap comedies, the film uses a high school setting to explore teenage insecurities, hopes and fears. The film stars Samaire Armstrong as Nell Bedworth and Kevin Zegers as Woody Deane. From a young age, Nell and Woody have always bickered and never seen eye to eye about anything. On a class trip to a museum, they start arguing in front of an Aztec statue. The statue appears to cast a spell over them, causing them to wake up in each other's body the following day.
Comic mayhem ensues as Nell and Woody arrive at high school and have to try to successfully pretend to be the other person. Initially, they seem to succeed, but as Woody (now in Nell's body) gets increasingly frustrated with Nell (now in Woody's body), the two try to tarnish each other's reputation by doing all sorts of hilarious things. Among other things, Woody (in Nell's body) dresses up in very suggestive manner by wearing a very short skirt and changing her hairstyle, as well as almost sleeping with a guy so that Nell would lose her virginity. One of the many things that Nell (in Woody's body) does in retaliation is to break up with Woody's girlfriend Breanna. No-one, not even their parents, are aware of what has happened to them. This movie was filmed in Western Technical Commercial School in Toronto, Ontario
The two eventually reach a truce after defending each other against one of the other students at school. They realize that the Aztec statue had something to do with their 'body swap'. However, they fail to return to their original bodies even after confronting the statue. Thus, they realize that they will have to help each other to prepare for two important upcoming events: Nell (in Woody's body) must learn how to play football for the college scouts that will be attending the homecoming game, while Woody (in Nell's body) must prepare for the interview at Yale university by learning how to analyze and appreciate poetry.
After spending so much time together, they become very fond of each other. Woody (in Nell's body) passes Nell's Yale interview and Nell (in Woody's body) performs brilliantly in Woody's football game, meaning that Woody can go to college. When they realize just how wonderful the other person is, the spell lifts and they return to their original bodies.
Initially, Nell thinks that Woody wants to return to his former girlfriend Breanna, even though Woody can only think of Nell. After Nell's father persuades her to attend the homecoming dance, Woody declares his love for her. The end of the film sees Nell deciding to take a year's sabbatical from Yale; she and Woody then drive off together into the distance as boyfriend and girlfriend.
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Woody Deane: The classic popular teenage jock, who loves to play ball (making this point very strongly). He was Nell's neighbor since they were babies, and very much enjoyed harassing her even at that age. He and Nell later broke this hate relationship and began to get a strong couple relationship.
Nell Bentworth: Called "the pencil-neck virgin girl" by just about everyone in the school. She is seen as loving education as she has stated her heart was set on Yale since she was a little girl. She was Woody's neighbor since a young age, and has withstood harrasment since they were born. She plans on saving her virginity for the one she fals in love with and is furious when Woody threatens to have sex with Nicky, a biker who is cruel and wears a thong. Woody and Nell later become boyfriend and girlfriend after living a long time in each other's bodies.
Horace: Woody's best friend and football teamate. He is a rather perverted teenager and enjoys doing very bizzare things. He cheats on his girlfriend Chanel and when thinking he's going to have sex with her she leaves him naked and drives away in his car.
Brianna: Woody's ex-girlfriend. She is a very snobby girl who stated that she only went out with Woody because he was on the football team. She is known as a slut and enjoys sex.
Woody's Parents: Both parents are viewed as rather headstrong, but Woody's father is more of an expecter than Woody's mother. The father apparently did not go to college and owns a spatula store. Woody's Father and Nell's father were friends but Nell's mother was disapproving of their friendship. For most of the movie they are not seen togather, except in the end. Woody's father and Nell's father apparently become friends when their children begin to date.
Nell's Parents: A bit less headstrong than Woody's parents, the difference is easily seen between the two: Nell's mother is a rather spastic person -- (she passes out when she finds out about Nell's sabbatical from Yale) -- an "on the route" kind of woman who obviously does not like Woody. Nell's father is obviously calmer and seems to tolerate Woody more; he and Woody's father apparently become friends at the end of the movie.
