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    Shorts


    Year: 2009


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    A young boy living in a cookie-cutter suburb gets hit on the head with a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it in this family-oriented fantasy comedy from Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez. All the houses in Black Falls look exactly the same, and everyone who lives in this ...more

    • Shorts - Poster Art
    • Shorts - (L-R) William H. Macy as Dr. Noseworthy, Leslie Mann as Mom Thompson and Jon Cryer as Dad Thompson in "Shorts."
    • Shorts - (L-R) Jolie Venier as Helvetica Black and Jimmy Bennett as Toe Thompson in "Shorts."
    • Shorts - Jimmy Bennett as Toe Thompson in "Shorts."
    • Shorts - (L-R) Jolie Venier as Helvetica Black and Jimmy Bennett as Toe Thompson in "Shorts."

    Wishing for a innovative and imaginative family film? Look no further than Robert Rodriguez's Shorts. The visionary director has crafted a 21st century fairy tale that's cool enough for the kids and smart enough for the adults. The cool factor comes from Rodriguez's fast-forward and rewind narrative structure that nods to Pulp Fiction with a big grin. Shorts is basically a cinematic playground for Rodriguez and the child stars, and that's why it's so fun. This is a fairy tale for the ...more

    Box Office Info

    • Date
    • Rank
    • Weekend
      Gross
    • %Change
    • Theater
      Count
    • Total
      Gross
    • Week#
    • Aug 30
    • 6
    • $6,600,000
    • -
    • 3105
    • $6,600,000
    • 1
    • Sep 06
    • 8
    • $4,870,000
    • -24%
    • 3105
    • $13,565,000
    • 2
    • Sep 13
    • 8
    • $4,870,000
    • -24%
    • 3105
    • $13,565,000
    • 2


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