Fourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd has a reputation for stretching the truth. So, when big-time Hollywood producer Marty Wolf steals his class paper and turns it into a smash hit movie, no one... Read allFourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd has a reputation for stretching the truth. So, when big-time Hollywood producer Marty Wolf steals his class paper and turns it into a smash hit movie, no one believes Jason's latest tall tale.Fourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd has a reputation for stretching the truth. So, when big-time Hollywood producer Marty Wolf steals his class paper and turns it into a smash hit movie, no one believes Jason's latest tall tale.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Featured reviews
Actually Very funny
A Harmless Fun Little Movie
What's with the low scores!
Better than Expected
Surprisingly enjoyable to an old dude.
It's your basic "kid is wronged, kid gets even (and then some), and everyone enjoys themselves in the process". No heavy thinking, no great analysis needed. Just a good fun way to pass the time.
3.5 out of 5.
Did you know
- TriviaThis is Amanda Bynes' film debut.
- GoofsJason liberally applies a super glue-type product to the earpiece of Marty's cell phone hands-free set. Any type of super glue product should dry pretty quickly after it's applied. MArty finished swimming and took a shower as well as freaked out when he saw himself. By the time he stuck the ear piece into his ear, the glue should have at least been tacky if not dry. It would have been "easily" removable.
- Quotes
Frank Jackson: [Frank has busted Kaylee and Jason] I got some R-rated dialogue, but I'm gonna keep it PG. I'm gonna keep it PG!
- Crazy creditsThe film ends with Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) as a clown
- Alternate versionsThe DVD contains a few deleted and extended scenes, including an extended scene of when they are filming the chicken movie, an extended scene at Marty's party, a deleted scene at the end were a big crate falls on Marty's car, and an additional scene that is part of the takedown sequence where the gatekeeper won't let Marty into the studio.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Hour: Episode #7.58 (2010)
- SoundtracksCome On Come On
Written by Greg Camp, Steve Harwell (as Steven Harwell)
Performed by Smash Mouth
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Also known as
- Gordo mentiroso
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,360,547
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,554,015
- Feb 10, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $52,970,014
- Runtime
- 1h 28m(88 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1








