17 Again

Year:

2009

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Burr Steers

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-04-17

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Opening Weekend: $23,722,310 (USA) (19 April 2009)

Gross: $64,167,069 (USA) (6 August 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Tiya Sircar

17 Again

Josie Loren

17 Again

Erica LaRose

Zac Efron

Mike O'Donnell

Leslie Mann

Scarlet

Thomas Lennon

Ned Gold

Matthew Perry

Mike O'Donnell (Adult)

Tyler Steelman

Ned Gold (Teen)

Allison Miller

Scarlet (Teen)

Sterling Knight

Alex

Michelle Trachtenberg

Maggie

Adam Gregory

Dom

Hunter Parrish

Stan

Mario Cassem

Samir

Kat Graham

Jamie (as Katerina Graham)

Melissa Ordway

Lauren

Melora Hardin

Principal Jane Masterson

Brian Doyle-Murray

Janitor

Jim Gaffigan

Coach Murphy

Randy Gordon

Photographer

Collette Wolfe

Wendy

Tommy Dewey

Roger

Linda Miller

Female Janitor

Lorna Scott

Secretary

Kodi Kitchen

Hostess

Ellis Williams

Bailiff

Diana Maria Riva

Judge

Jeff Snyder

Waiter

Antonio Lewis Todd

Referee (1989)

Angee Hughes

Waitress

Ed Ackerman

School Cop

Will Schaub

Referee

Loren Lester

Mike's Lawyer

Alexander George

Kid in Hallway (as Alexander Goschin)

Nicole Sullivan

Naomi

Margaret Cho

Mrs. Dell

Larry Poindexter

Dean

Bubba Lewis

Dorky Kid (Ned's Party)

Chris Valenti

Syracuse Scout (1989)

G. Lane Hillman

Kevin (1989)

Hope Riley

Girl (Wyatt)

Jeanine Jackson

Scarlet's Lawyer

Gregory Sporleder

Ohio Scout

Keith Oney

Guy in Crowd

Leonard Wu

Kid (Office)

Liana Blackburn

Cheerleader (1989)

Lindsay Taylor

Cheerleader (1989)

Danielle E. Hawkins

Cheerleader (1989)

Shelby Rabara

Cheerleader (1989)

Katrina Norman

Cheerleader (1989)

Tiana Brown

Cheerleader (1989)

Rhapsody

Cheerleader (1989)

Taisha Monique Clark

Cheerleader (1989)

Vanessa Lee Chester

Cheerleader

Amber Estrada

Cheerleader

Chanel Malvar

Cheerleader

Galen Hooks

Cheerleader

Tyne Stecklein

Cheerleader

Kiara Nicole Ely

Cheerleader

Mihran Kirakosian

Cheerleader

Dres Reid

Cheerleader

Terrance Harrison

Mascot

Rachele Brooke Smith

Hammer Dancer

Christopher Scott

Hammer Dancer

Eric McCoy

Hammer Dancer

Raymond Chacon

Jazz

Megan Galiber

Girl #2

Renee Krieg

ROTC Leader

Jordan Schatz

Mr. Adams

Jaclyn Matfus

Party Girl

Justin C. Todd

Football Player

Daniel Bateman

Dancer (uncredited)

Laura Linda Bradley

Cheerleader

Michael Bretten

Partying Student in Pool

Joshua Carver

Hayden Basketball Player #3 (uncredited)

Jason Castle

Party Guy (uncredited)

David Cohen

Parent of Basket Player (uncredited)

Alex Michael Coury

Party Guy (uncredited)

Hugh Douglas

Angry Kid at Party (uncredited)

Albert Blake Fernandez

Dancer (uncredited)

Jesse Heiman

Mascot (uncredited)

Brandon G. Holley

Party Guy (uncredited)

Benjamin David Howard

Basketball Player #42 (uncredited)

Micah J. Jones

Basketball Teammate (1989) (uncredited)

Rashaud Love

Hammer Dancer (uncredited)

Darin Maddox

Stan's Posse (uncredited)

Paul McGee

Basketball Teammate '85 Team (uncredited)

Leo Montiel

Football Jock (uncredited)

Lucas Mroczkowski

Bowling Alley Party Guy (uncredited)

Alan Mueting

School Administrator (uncredited)

Jonathan W.D. Newkerk

Student Making Fun of Mike (uncredited)

Ladell Parks

Student (uncredited)

Martin Pierron

Punk Student (uncredited)

Kate Ociepka Rappoport

Student in Classroom (uncredited)

Leonard Jonathan Ruebe

High School Student

Sagine

Party Girl (uncredited)

Justin Sandler

Goth Bully (uncredited)

Jacob Saylor

Basketball Player (uncredited)

Laura Siegel

High School Student

Daniel Smith Coleman

Student (uncredited)

David M. Tran

Party Guy (uncredited)

Jobeth Wagner

Punk Student (uncredited)

Maria Zambrana

Basketball Game Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In one scene, Mike wakes up and begins describing his "dream" of being in high school again only to find his daughter, Maggie, caring for him. This is an homage to the counterpart scene in Back to the Future (1985) in which Marty McFly wakes up and finds his teen-aged mother caring for him.

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Michelle Trachtenberg, who plays Maggie, is two years older than Zac Efron.

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Toward the end of filming Zac Efron had appendicitis. It started out as a stomach ache but he had it checked out that night after filming and he had surgery that same night.

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Goofs

When back in 1989, Ned runs in late for the team picture wearing wizard robes and referencing a hippogriff, it may appear to be nod to Harry Potter (which was not published until 1997, and 1998 in America). However, the myth of hippogriffs is not a Harry Potter original, having been around for hundreds of years. Ned also makes reference to being "Dungeon Master", making it obvious he was playing Dungeons and Dragons, which has been around since the 1970s (hippogriffs included).

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When Mike/Mark is shooting free-throws before the second big game there are seven balls on the rack including one on the top tier, after he talks to the coach there are only five with none on the rack and there hasn't been time or the sound of another shot.

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In 1989, a shot of the crowd shows a student in the front row wearing a pink and purple band t-shirt by the 21st-century band Paramore.

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Quotes

Maggie O'Donnell: Oh I get it. You want to play games. Okay, I'll be the hungry lioness and you can be the baby gazelle!

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Ned Gold: I can't act normal.

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Stan: [after Mike's speech about abstinence and making love, the girls put the free condoms back in the basket] I don't need this.

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Faq

Q

What is this movie about?

A

As the title suggests, 17Again is a film about 37-year old Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) who, dissatisfied with his life to date, suddenly finds himself 17 again with a chance to relive the life he lost by marrying his pregnant high school sweetheart Scarlet (Allison Miller). Mike, now going by the name Mark (Zac Efron), goes back to his old high school where he encounters his own daughter Maggie (Michelle Trachtenberg) and son Alex (Sterling Knight) and comes to know his 37-year old wife Scarlett (Leslie Mann) in a renewed light.

Q

Is "17 Again" based on a book?

A

No. 17 Again is based on a screenplay by American screenwriter Jason Filardi.

Q

Is this a remake of "Seventeen Again"?

A

No. The titles are similar, 17 Again and Seventeen Again (2000), but the story lines are not the same.

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