Mike O'Donnell ist undankbar dafür, wie sein Leben verlaufen ist. Er bekommt die Chance, sein Leben neu zu schreiben, als er versuchte, einen Hausmeister in der Nähe einer Brücke zu retten u... Alles lesenMike O'Donnell ist undankbar dafür, wie sein Leben verlaufen ist. Er bekommt die Chance, sein Leben neu zu schreiben, als er versuchte, einen Hausmeister in der Nähe einer Brücke zu retten und hinter ihm in einen Zeitwirbel sprang.Mike O'Donnell ist undankbar dafür, wie sein Leben verlaufen ist. Er bekommt die Chance, sein Leben neu zu schreiben, als er versuchte, einen Hausmeister in der Nähe einer Brücke zu retten und hinter ihm in einen Zeitwirbel sprang.
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- 3 Gewinne & 5 Nominierungen insgesamt
- Jamie
- (as Katerina Graham)
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In 1989, Michael O'Donnell was a star athlete with a full college scholarship imminent. He seemingly had it all, when, right before the championship game, his girlfriend Scarlett informed him she was pregnant. In that moment, he made the decision to throw everything away and proposed to her. Twenty years later, Mike's life isn't exactly what he expected it to be. Scarlett wants a divorce from him, forcing him to move in with his geeky millionaire best friend Ned, his job is going nowhere, and his kids Maggie and Alex want nothing to do with him. While paying a visit to Hayden High School to reminisce about the life he threw away, he encounters a strange beardy janitor, who I still swear is Bob Haskins. On the way home, is magically transformed back into his 17-year old self. With Ned posing as his father, he re-enrolls in high school, believing he has been given the chance to have his life over again, "but to do it right". However, he then discovers that his daughter is dating the basketball captain Stan, who is bullying his son. He realizes that his real mission is to help his children as well as finding out that maybe his decision wasn't the worst he ever made in his life.
We go a little Back to the Future-esquire when we get on the creepy level of Michelle Trachtenberg having a crush on Zac Efron who is her father, just that she can't recognize him, it's understanding, but still makes you squirm, but the director and actors pulled the scene off pretty well with getting out of that yucky situation. There is one continuity error: if Mike and his girl got pregnant at the age of 17... 20 years later, yet both their kids are still in high school, the oldest child would only be a maximum of 18. A plot hole: seriously, besides the wife, no one at all recognizes Mike? But I'm over thinking the movie too much at this point, it's just a fun movie with decent performances, I just need to let go of silly mistakes. So I would recommend this movie if you get the chance to see it, but I'd say more of a matinée vs. a full price ticket, it has some good laughs and was a great update of the "What if you could go back?" story.
7/10
This film's appeal is also strengthened by the acting of the supporting characters as well as the main ones - Thomas Lennon's character was particularly well delivered. I found no fault with Zac Efron's acting in this and I enjoyed his performance in Hairspray but it would be interesting to see him in a serious grown up dramatic role.
"17 Again" is another good movie about second chance in life. I believe most of people in a certain age question decisions took in the past and would like to have a second chance to re-route his or her life in that milestone. The cinema makes this dream come true and certainly the story is pleasant for most of the people. In addition, the two lead stars (Zac Efron and Matthew Perry) are nice actors and the result is a nice entertainment for whole family. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "17 Outra Vez" ("17 Again")
Thomas Lennon does his wacky best friend. It's basically 'Big' in reverse. The story isn't anything new or original. Zac Efron is quite funny as the fish out of water. He's surprisingly great as a compelling lead. It's his performance and his energy that drives this movie. The trick is that he's not playing a teen. He's playing mid-30s in a body of a teen.
(My Comment) The story is a 'what if' story of things that could have been. We don't know how life will treat us when we go down a different path. Where would I be if I had gone to college, joined the army, or not married Scarlet? But what people don't realize is that you only have one life, and you can never go back. You must live the life you have and make it better, if you can. If you want to change the world, make a change to your world, and you change the world. Mike realizes that he hasn't been a good father or husband. He discovers why he fell in love with Scarlet in the first place, and what he has missed by not being closer to his children. Mike already had a perfect life, he just didn't appreciate it. Zac Efron does a good job of making you believe that he is the father of his two children in the scenes he has with them. The storyline is predictable, and we have seen it before, but if you want to see a feel good movie that will keep the whole family entertained throughout, this is a good movie to see. It also has a moral to the story that you don't know what you have until you lose it. (New Line Cinema, Run Time 1:42, Rated PG-13)(7/10)
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- WissenswertesToward the end of filming, Zac Efron had appendicitis. At first, Thomas Lennon advised Efron that it was, in fact, bad wind and advised him to hang upside down to cure it. What started out as a stomach ache, soon led to him checking it out after filming and having surgery the same night.
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Mike O' Donnell: Scarlet, before you go through this, I want to remind you of September 7th, 1988. It was the first time that I saw you. You were reading Less Than Zero, and you were wearing a Guns 'n' Roses t-shirt. I'd never seen anything so perfect. I remember thinking that I had to have you or I'd die... then you whispered that you loved me at the homecoming dance, and I felt so peaceful... and safe... because I knew that no matter what happened, from that day on, nothing can ever be that bad... because I had you. And then I, uh... I grew up and I lost my way. And I blamed you for my failures. And I know that you think you have to do this today... but I don't want you to. But I guess... if I love you, I should let you move on.
[pretending to read a letter to Scarlet in divorce court]
- Crazy CreditsThe closing credits include photos of most of the main cast and crew when they were actually 17-years-old.
- VerbindungenAlternate-language version of Eitin Eogein (2020)
- SoundtracksBust a Move
Written by Matt Dike and Marvin Young
Contains Portions of "Found a Child" by Luther Rabb and Jim Walters (as James Walters)
Performed by Marvin Young (as Young MC)
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyl, L.L.C.
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizielle Standorte
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- 17 otra vez
- Drehorte
- Santa Monica High School - 601 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, Kalifornien, USA(Hayden High School)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 20.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 64.167.069 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 23.722.310 $
- 19. Apr. 2009
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 136.316.880 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 42 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1