''Full of It'' is a 2007 American
comedy-drama
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film directed by Christian Charles and written by
Jon Lucas
Jonathan Lucas (born October 29, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborative work with Scott Moore, which includes ''The Hangover'', '' 21 & Over'' and ''Bad Moms''.
Life and career
He is a gradu ...
and
Scott Moore. Starring
Ryan Pinkston
Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor and model. He was a cast member on ''Punk'd'', he played Arnold in the ''Spy Kids'' films, and played Billy Hunkee in ''Soul Plane''.
Life and career
Pinkston was born in Silver Sp ...
,
Kate Mara
Kate Rooney Mara ( ; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama ''House of Cards'' (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in t ...
and
Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–201 ...
, the film follows a teenage boy whose outrageous lies magically come true.
The film was given a
limited release
__FORCETOC__
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in the United States by
New Line Cinema
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on March 2, 2007. It aired on
ABC Family
The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...
as one of their
Original Movies on September 16, 2007, under the title ''Big Liar on Campus''.
Plot
Sam Leonard is the new kid at Bridgeport High School, joining for the senior year. On his first day, he is humiliated by the school jock Kyle Plunkett, becomes friends with Annie Dray and falls in love with Kyle's girlfriend Vicki Sanders. When he goes to the guidance counselor, the counselor gives him the advice to lie to get the other kids to like him. Sam tells lies like "I drive a
Porsche
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", "My dad's a rock star", "
My dog ate my homework
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", "I never miss a shot" (at basketball) and that Vicki Sanders and his English teacher Mrs. Moran are pursuing him. That night, after an argument with his parents, he accidentally breaks the mirror behind his door. The next morning, Sam finds his dog actually eating his homework, he has a Porsche, he ''never'' misses a shot, and Mrs. Moran and Vicki Sanders ''are'' after him. Now he must find a way to fix what he's created.
Cast
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Ryan Pinkston
Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor and model. He was a cast member on ''Punk'd'', he played Arnold in the ''Spy Kids'' films, and played Billy Hunkee in ''Soul Plane''.
Life and career
Pinkston was born in Silver Sp ...
as Sam "Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard
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Kate Mara
Kate Rooney Mara ( ; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama ''House of Cards'' (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in t ...
as Annie Dray
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Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–201 ...
as Mrs. Moran
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Craig Kilborn
Craig Lawrence Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian, sports and political commentator, actor, and television host. Kilborn began a career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an anchoring position at ESPN's ''Spo ...
as Mike Hanbo
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John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in '' Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show ...
as Hank Leonard
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Cynthia Stevenson
Cynthia Stevenson (born August 2, 1962) is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the syndicated parody comedy series ''My Talk Show'' (1990–91), before starring in a number of sitcoms, including ''Bob'' (CBS, 1992–93), ''H ...
as Jill Leonard
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Amanda Walsh
Amanda Walsh (born October 3, 1981) is a Canadian actress, writer, and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic.
Early life
Walsh was born in Rigaud, Quebec. She went to Hudson High School, in Hudson, Quebec.
Career
Walsh star ...
as Vicki Sanders
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Derek McGrath
Derek McGrath (born June 4, 1951) is a Canadian actor and writer.
Life and career
McGrath was born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. He is known for his roles in '' Cheers'' as Andy Schroed ...
as Principal Marcus Hayes
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Josh Close as Kyle Plunkett
*Matt Gordon as Coach Henderson
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Alex House
Alexander Charles Albert House (born December 11, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his Gemini Award winning role in the television series ''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil''.
Early life
House was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canad ...
and Nick Ouellette as Kyle's sidekicks
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Carmen Electra
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as herself
Release
The film underwent four title changes from ''Nothing But the Truth'' to ''The Whole Truth'' to ''The Life and Lies of Sam Leonard'' back to ''The Whole Truth'' and finally settling on ''Full of It''. When it aired on
ABC Family
The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...
, it was titled ''Big Liar on Campus''.
It was eventually released theatrically in the United States via a
limited release
__FORCETOC__
Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few theaters across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the Unite ...
on March 2, 2007.
Box office
The film's widest release was 15 theaters; thus, its final domestic box office gross was $14,273. Overseas, it earned $472,449, making a worldwide total of $486,722.
Reception
''Full of It'' received largely negative reviews from critics. On
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, it has a 6% rating based on 18 reviews, with an average score of 3.1/10.
Metacritic
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reports a 33 out of 100 rating based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Peter Hartlaub of the ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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'' wrote "It's still better than a lot of teen comedies with much bigger budgets".
Kirk Honeycutt of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' said that "There is a glimmer of comedy, but it's quickly swamped in overextended gags and broad caricatures".
Home media
The film was released on
DVD
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on September 25, 2007.
References
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Films with screenplays by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
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American drama television films
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