17 Again | 
| Director: Burr Steers
Actors: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 599
Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000042668
UPC: 794043125041
EAN: 0794043125041
ASIN: B001OQCUYI
Theatrical Release Date: April 17, 2009
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | If you somehow had the chance, would you do your life over?Thirtysomething Mike O Donnell would. Then one mysteriously magicalmoment, Mike gets his chance. He s suddenly back at Hayden High wherehe s the star of the basketball team, a total hottie, and amateto his own teenage kids which gives Mike a chance to go fromnot-so-good dad to really cool friend. Zac Efron (Hairspray, the HighSchool Musica |
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Zac Efron breaks free of his High School Musical legacy with 17 Again, leading a pack of fine comic actors in a body-switching comedy that freshens the genre with good ideas. Efron plays Mike, a high-school basketball star who blows a college scholarship in 1989 to marry his sweetheart. Cut to 2009, and late-30s Mike (Matthew Perry) is a sour guy passed over for a promotion and feeling estranged from that wife, Scarlett (Leslie Mann), and teen kids (Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight). Magical intervention causes Mike to turn 17 once more--albeit in the present--and tackle his failures with a fresh start. As the hot new kid in his children's high school, Mike proves a better father to them as their peer than as a man, while Scarlett sees in him everything that attracted her to her husband two decades before. Writer Jason Filardi and director Burr Steers demonstrate an imaginative and supple wit in such half-expected scenes as Mike's confrontations with a school bully and his unsuspecting daughter's flirtations with him. But it's Efron who carries some truly delicate moments and proves to be genuinely sympathetic when emotions get thick and heavy. Thomas Lennon is also entertaining as a wealthy Star Wars nerd who pretends to be Mike's father, but his slightly excessive screen time suggests the filmmakers weren't entirely sure Efron could do what needed to be done. If so, they were mistaken. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
ABOUT A GUY WHOSE LIFE DIDN'T QUITE TURN OUT HOW HE WANTED IT TO AND WISHES HE COULD GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL AND CHANGE IT. HE WAKES UP ONE DAY AND IS SEVENTEEN AGAIN AND GETS THE CHANCE TO REWRITE HIS LIFE.
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A very pleasant surprise. February 28, 2010
E. Pizarro
I luv this movie. :) I was really looking for something to get me outta a funk on one particular afternoon and this movie was playing on cable so I figured "what the heck." And misson accomplished. 17 Again is funny, its sweet, its emotional and its entertaining. Everyone in the film is great but I have to give props to Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and of course Zac Efron ( these two are a hoot together ). Mr.Efron continues to surprise me with his versatility and I luv that! I've watched him grow up on the small screen and big and he's wonderful and even getting better on the eyes. ;-) This movie is a joy no matter how old you are. I luv it. I now own it. And I watch it all the time.
 Makes your re-examine your life February 27, 2010
Victor I. (Jersey City, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am 34 and I happened to see this movie on HBO. It made me re-examine my life to make sure I am living the life I am supposed to be living.
I highly recommend it for middle-age men. While I do believe that our lives are "sunk costs" and that there is no point to dwell on things we can't change, I do believe we can gain insight by looking deeper into our past lives and discovering the lives we should be leading. This movie made me scared about whether I am living the life to its fullest. Am I doing things now that I will regret in the future? What should I do with my life? What do I need to do to make sure I am living out the life that I am supposed to be living out (given we all have our unique contributions to make).
I hope you see this movie and get a little inspiration out of it.
Enjoy!
IF YOU LOOKED LIKE ZAC EFRON AND WOKE UP LOOKING LIKE MATTHEW PERRY, YOU'D BE DEPRESSED TOO! 3 1/2 STARS! February 21, 2010
! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK buddies don't laugh! I watched this film because my wife recorded it on our DVR. This film reminded me of so many of those 80's high school comedies with the body switching premise. The film is not very original, but Zac Efron carries the story with some help from a good cast that keep it amusing. The story of a would be basket ball star (Efron) blows his big chance at playing college ball and getting a scholarship to marry his high school sweetheart who he gets pregnant. Fast forward 20 years and you have Matthew Perry who is stuck in a nowhere job and can't seem to find any passion in his life whether it be fixing up the house, being a good dad or not making his wife feel guilty for the choice he made to leave the big game to propose to her.
While the film is oh-so familiar, I thought Efron was engaging and with the help of comedians Jim Gaffigan and Thomas Lennon, the film is an easy watch with some funny moments. Efron shows he could be more than just a pretty face in this good natured teen comedy.
 17 Again February 17, 2010
Jason C. Wilkerson (Green Bay, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron and Matthew Perry) was a star basketball player in high school destined to get a scholarship for college. But when he misses a big game when he runs off with his girlfriend, Scarlett (Leslie Mann and Allison Miller), he misses his chance for college stardom. Fast forward several years later, Mike's on the verge of divorce, is all but hated by his two kids, Alex (Sterling Knight) and Maggie (Michelle Trachtenberg), and is dreaming of the days in high school when he could have made more of his life. But one day, when going to pick up his kids from high school, he runs into a janitor who seemingly grants his wish to go back to high school and relive his high school dreams.
Let's face it, the premise of someone switching bodies, transforming into an older person, and vice versa has become a tired premise. There's been 13 Going On 30, Freaky Friday (which has been done twice), 18 Again!, and of course the best of the lot Big with Tom Hanks. Naturally, when this came out I don't think many people expected anything earth shatteringly original, but, instead, all eyes were on Zac Efron. Could Efron carry a movie that was beyond the Disney tween audience? Can he actually act outside of the High School Musical movies that made him a star?
The answer, while not resounding, is a definitive yes. We'll have to wait for something else to come along to see if he can be a grown up actor, but he does equip himself well in this movie. While you see Efron play the part at the beginning of the movie, Matthew Perry picks up the part fairly early and carries the part for a little bit. When Efron picks the part back up after a little bit, he does a very good job of mimicking some of Perry's mannerisms, allowing you to get lost in the idea that these two actors are really the same character. The one performance that really stood out in my mind, the actor who really stole every scene he was in, was really Thomas Lennon as Mike's high school friend/ nerd Ned Gold. Thomas Lennon plays the perfect eccentric, just far enough over the top, but not too far playing the character wryly rather than just as a clown.
As far as the rest of the movie goes, 17 Again gets extra credit for making fun of it's premise. After a Star Wars spoofing fight, when Ned realizes that Mike has come back as his 17 year old counterpart, he says, "It's a classic transformation story. Are you now or have you ever been a Norse God, Vampire, or Time Traveling Cyborg?" But of course, while it may have some interesting moments, for the most part 17 Again deals with the same tired concept, and the same tired messages as every other body transformation movie. This is a sub genre that feels almost as if you've seen one, you've seen them all.
All in all, I'd actually have to say that this movie might have just enough new, and the performances are good enough that this might just be worth your time. I suggest at least giving it as a try for a rental if not a buy. Of course if you're a fan of the transformation story, you'll most likely want to go ahead and buy it, or if you're a big fan of Zac Efron. I actually really enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to, and you might too.
3.5/5
fun family film February 14, 2010
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
17 Again is probably the best family film you can possibly ask for. The swear words are usually mild so kids, teens and adults can enjoy it as a family.
I was laughing several times throughout the movie. Of course the storyline is completely fictional because it's impossible for one person to actually turn back time and be 17 years old all over again, but for storyline reasons, it's a good one.
The storyline flows flawlessly, so there's never any confusion over what's going on.
The story is about a married man on the verge of a divorce who reflects back to his teenage years and when he was a star player on his high school basketball team.
He believes he regrets getting his high school sweetheart pregnant, and believes he should have aimed for that basketball scholarship instead.
While he reflects back to his teenage years, an old man appears (dressed as a janitor, but secretly holds the key to the fountain of youth). Eventually the man actually transforms back to his teenage years, and this is when the story picks up BIG time.
As a 17-year old teenager, he actually goes back to high school where he sees his son being picked on by bullies, and his daughter having creepy losers for boyfriends. When he steps in and tries to defend his son and daughter against the bullies and losers, well, his son and daughter don't realize their classmate is actually their father, and that's what makes the film so hilarious.
An even bigger part of the storyline is how he tries hitting on his wife as a 17-year old teen. The wife of course, thinks there's a startling resemblance between the teen and her ex-husband, but for most of the film, she doesn't think there's anything more to it than just that- an amazing coincidence.
Anyway, I laughed several times while watching this movie, and I recommend it to just about anybody who enjoys solid comedy and great storytelling.
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