| Seventeen Again | |
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| Distributed by | Showtime Networks |
| Directed by | Jeffrey W. Byrd |
| Produced by | Brandon Bates Darlene Mowry Stewart St. John |
| Written by | Stewart St. John |
| Starring | Tamera Mowry Tia Mowry Maia Campbell Mark Taylor Tahj Mowry |
| Music by | Christopher Franke Shawn Stockman |
| Cinematography | John P. Tarver |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Cooper |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release date | November 12, 2000 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
Seventeen Again is a fantasy–comedy film. It first aired on Showtime on November 12, 2000, and was released on DVD on April 9, 2002. The films stars Sister Sister's Tia & Tamera, and their brother Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy.
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When the Donovan family moves from California to Connecticut, 17-year-old Sydney (Tia Mowry) finds it's not easy being in a new town away from her old friends, but her 12-year-old genius brother Willie (Tahj Mowry) is happy as long as he can tinker in his lab with his increasingly complex experiments. Willie is convinced he can defeat the aging process, and while devising an experimental anti-aging formula, he accidentally spills some on a bar of soap.
When his grandmother Cat (Hope Clarke) mistakenly uses the tainted soap, she's transformed into a 17-year-old (Tamera Mowry). Her ex husband Gene (Robert Hooks) follows suit, and is also returned to his teenaged self (Mark Taylor).
Cat and Gene are having a fine time reliving their youth and enjoying the thrill of teenage romance, but there's a fly in the ointment—Willie learns his formula could have deadly side effects, and now he must discover an antidote to return his grandparents to their older but healthy bodies. At the end of the movie Gene asks Cat to marry him again after their crazy experience. Cat says yes. The film was edited, cutting several scenes, to be viewed on the Disney Channel.
Seventeen Again was executive produced by Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman. Stockman also served as the film's music composer.
Seventeen Again was filmed on location in Toronto, Canada. The school scenes were filmed at Eastern High School.
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 2000 | American Black Film Festival | Won | Best Work in Progress | Jeffrey W. Byrd |
| 2001 | Young Artist Award | Nominated | Best Family TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Cable |
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| Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Leading Young Actress | Tia and Tamera Mowry | |||
| Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actor | Tahj Mowry |