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Shorts

Year:

2009

Duration:

89 min

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

4.9

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-08-21

Filming Locations: Austin, Texas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,410,339 (USA) (23 August 2009)

Gross: $20,916,309 (USA) (13 December 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kat Dennings

Shorts

Jimmy Bennett

Shorts

Jake Short

Nose Noseworthy

Trevor Gagnon

Loogie

Devon Gearhart

Cole Black

Jolie Vanier

Helvetica Black

Rebel Rodriguez

Lug

Leo Howard

Laser

Leslie Mann

Mom Thompson

Jon Cryer

Dad Thompson

William H. Macy

Dr. Noseworthy

James Spader

Mr. Black

Angela Lanza

Teacher

Alejandro Rose-Garcia

John

Cambell Westmoreland

Blinker #1

Zoe Webb

Blinker #2

Chris Orf

Goofy Host

Tina Rodriguez

Female Employee

Jackson Hurst

Male Employee (as Jack Hurst)

Jonathan Breck

Security Guard

Racer Rodriguez

Bully #1

Rocket Rodriguez

Bully #2

Elizabeth Avellan

The Baby

Bianca Rodriguez

The Baby

Paul Archer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Armendáriz

Zorro / Black Box Employee (uncredited)

Jamie Batiste

Neighborhood Resident

Ro' Black

Party Guest /

Tony Bottorff

Cowboy (uncredited)

Michelle Brew

Neighborhood Resident

Kelsey Buchanan

Campus Student (uncredited)

JenelleRae Cardenas

Black Box Employee (uncredited)

Nickolas Carl

Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

John Chilleri

Hallway Kid

Josh Christman

Classroom Kid (uncredited)

Eric Vincent Davenport

Valet Driver (uncredited)

Joshua Drew

Classmate (uncredited)

Pablo D. Flores

Security Officer Grevera (uncredited)

Troy Harris

Black Box Boardmember (uncredited)

Samantha Inoue Harte

Party Guest (uncredited)

Zach Irsik

Schoolyard Kid

Jolyn Janis

Party Guest - Neighborhood Resident (uncredited)

Ryan Lee

Classmate / Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Christina Lehner

Classmate (uncredited)

James Leonardo Mayberry

Schoolyard Kid

Mitchell Parrack

Neighborhood Resident

Bella Perryman

Classmate (uncredited)

Micaela Phillips

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Carlos Pina

Security Officer (uncredited)

Wil Pollard

Security Officer Potter (uncredited)

Tori Ramert

Student (uncredited)

Lori Ramirez

Corporate Employee (uncredited)

Patricia A. Robinson

Black Box Employee (uncredited)

Isaac Rodriguez

Neighborhood Resident

Jaime De La Rosa

Black Box Enterprises Employee (uncredited)

Tommy Scott

Basketball Player / Neighbor Kid (uncredited)

Will Scoville

Partygoer (uncredited)

David Sharp

Sailor - Black Box Employee (uncredited)

Henry J. Smith III

Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Stayce Smith

Neighborhood Resident

Cameron Wofford

(uncredited)

Alexis Woods

Schoolyard Kid

Alison Young

Costume Party (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The blinkers blink when the aliens go across the school floor.

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Helvetica Black is also the name of a widely used font, her brother's name Cole Black is obviously a play on words (coal black).

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There is a scene where Helvetica proceeds to eat food and drink with her feet this is probably a reference to Quentin Tarantino (a long-time friend of Robert Rodriguez) who is known to have a foot 'fetish' and frequently uses close-ups of feet in his films.

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Goofs

Near the end of "The Miscommunicators" party, Helvetica says "I wish these casts were off" and the camera cuts (01:05:39) to Toe marveling that his arms no longer have casts, but at the right edge of the frame Helvetica's right arm is still shown in a cast and holding the wishing rock. At 01:05:41 she adds "Not his, just mine", at which point the camera cuts to a shot of Helvetica without casts while behind her Toe's arms are in casts again.

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During the initial classroom scene when the teacher is conducting an experiment with catalysts, the "blink contest" girl blinks in a brief moment wherein the aliens are circling the bottoms of the classroom desks, ruining her record.

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When Loogie wished to have the telephone gone, he was eating cereal and clearly wasn't holding the rock when he made the wish. The rock was on the table next to his bowl.

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Quotes

Laser: Hey she has a rock just like ours.

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Helvetica Black: Shall we do this?

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Cole Black: Hey metalmouth! Got another date with the trashcan.

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Faq

Is "Shorts" based on a book?

No. Shorts (aka Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock) is based on a screenplay by Mexican-American film-maker Robert Rodriguez, who also produced and directed the movie.

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