Drillbit Taylor

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Drillbit Taylor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Brill
Produced by	Judd Apatow Susan Arnold
Written by	Screenplay: Kristofor Brown Seth Rogen Story: Kristofor Brown John Hughes Seth Rogen
Starring	Owen Wilson Troy Gentile Nate Hartley David Dorfman Alex Frost Josh Peck Leslie Mann
Music by	Christophe Beck
Cinematography	Fred Murphy
Studio	Apatow Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	February 8, 2008 (see release history)
Running time	Theatrical cut 102 min. Extended cut 109 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40,000,000
Gross revenue	$49,690,625

Drillbit Taylor (aka Drillbit Taylor: Budget Bodyguard) is a 2008 comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the title character and based on an original idea by John Hughes. The screenplay was written by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen. Paramount Pictures released the film on March 21, 2008.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Marketing 4 Reception 5 Release history 5.1 Box office performance 6 DVD release 6.1 Theatrical edition 6.2 Extended Unrated Survival Edition 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Plot

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Ryan (Troy Gentile) and Wade (Nate Hartley) are two boys starting high school. Ryan decides that he will enter high school with a nickname (T-Dog), and Wade decides that he'll find a girlfriend. Wade meets Brooke (Valerie Tian) and develops a crush for her. Two bullies, Filkins (Alex Frost) and Ronnie (Josh Peck) attack a geek, Emmit Oosterhaus (David Dorfman) by shoving him into his locker. Wade intervenes. Filkins and Ronnie begin targeting Ryan and Wade.

The next day Ryan and Wade meet Emmit, who follows them around. Ryan thinks having Emmit around will get them bullied. He is right. Filkins and Ronnie humiliate them at any given moment.

The boys complain to the principal (Stephen Root) but Filkins plays innocent. After school, a furious Filkins chases them with his car. Wade suggests hiring a bodyguard. They place an ad on the Internet, and end up selecting Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson). Taylor pretends to be a martial arts expert and mercenary, but is really a homeless beggar who showers at a public beach and eats out of a dumpster. His real intention of becoming their bodyguard is to rob them. He intends to use the money to buy a ticket to Canada.

Drillbit tells the boys to find some common interests and become friends with Filkins and Ronnie. They find out that Filkins likes rapping. Ryan challenges Filkins to a rap battle but gets carried away by humiliating him. Ryan realizes what has happened and flees. An angry Filkins finds Wade and punches him out.

The boys are furious with Drillbit's teachings but Drillbit defends himself. The boys decide to bring him to school as a substitute teacher. Drillbit meets a fellow teacher, Ms. Zachey (Leslie Mann), and they start an affair. As a sub, Drillbit tortures Filkins and Ronnie with endless chores and exercises.

One morning as Ronnie's mother (Lisa Lampanelli) drives him to school, he sees Taylor taking a shower at the beach; his mother reveals that he is a homeless man. Ronnie tells Filkins. Filkins finds Drillbit and punches him in the face. Drillbit explains to the boys that he cannot hit a minor. The boys begin to doubt Drillbit's abilities as a bodyguard.

Later on at Wade's house, they catch Drillbit's homeless friends stealing everything in sight. Taylor confesses that his real name is Bob and he went A.W.O.L. from the U.S. Army. The boys fire Drillbit. The parents take things up with the principal, who contacts the police. Filkins plays innocent and charms all the adults. Wade and his friends cannot believe what is happening.

The next day, Wade finally builds up enough courage to ask Brooke out, but is interrupted by Filkins and Ronnie. Wade stands up for Brooke but gets brutally ridiculed. Gathering up his courage, Wade challenges Filkins to a fight. Wade asks his friends to help, but Emmit refuses to get involved. The boys arrive at the Filkin's party and confront him. After one successful bout, Filkins goes on a rampage and chases Wade and Ryan with a floor lamp. Emmit suddenly shows up and grabs Filkins' leg. While this seems to be a useless gesture, his persistence eventually trips Filkins, and he traps him in a devious leg-lock until Ronnie arrives and knocks out Emmit. Ryan grabs Ronnie and puts him in a bear hug. The boys are putting up a decent fight, with Ryan using his muscle and Wade taking advantage of his long reach until Filkins and Ronnie subdue them through a mixture of deception--when Ronnie punches out Ryan after promising to give up in the midst of the bear hug--and cheating--because Ronnie then grabs Wade to double-team him.

Drillbit suddenly shows up and tries to talk Filkins down and disperse the crowd. Filkins punches Drillbit, who continues to take punches without a fight. When Drillbit discovers that Filkins is not a minor, he beats Filkins up within seconds with a mixture of throws, kicks, and punches. Impressed, the boys praise him, though he tries to pass off the display as a protective instinct--like a mother lifting a car off her child--he believes that it was due to adrenaline. Within minutes, the police show up and Drillbit flees for fear of prosecution. Filkins wakes up and throws a samurai sword at the boys, but Drillbit reappears and catches it. He saves them but ends up losing his pinky.

After the fight Brooke kisses Wade, Ryan accepts Emmit and it is revealed nobody ever liked Filkins including Ronnie.

Filkins is arrested and is shipped off to Hong Kong where his parents are.

[edit] Cast

• Owen Wilson as Bob "Drillbit" Taylor
• Nate Hartley as Wade Drennan
• Troy Gentile as Ryan Anderson
• David Dorfman as Emmit Oosterhaus
• Alex Frost as Terry Filkins
• Josh Peck as Ronnie Lampanelli
• Leslie Mann as Lisa Zachey
• Danny R. McBride as Don Armstrong
• Stephen Root as Principal Neville Doppler
• Ian Roberts as Jim, Wade's stepdad
• Lisa Lampanelli as Mrs. Lampanelli
• Lisa Ann Walter as Delores Anderson (Ryans Momma)
• Hynden Walch as Mrs. Oosterhaus, Emmit's mom
• Valerie Tian as Brooke Nguyen
• Beth Littleford as Barbara Drennan
• Steve Bannos as Coffee Computer Guy
• Chuck Liddell as Himself
• Robert Allen Mukes as Bonecrusher
• Adam Baldwin as Ricky Linderman
• Cedric Yarbrough as Bernie Hodge
• Tichina Arnold as Photography teacher
• Kevin Hart as Pawn Shop Guy 1
• Matt Besser as Pawn Shop Guy 2
• David Koechner as Frightened Dad (unrated version)

[edit] Marketing

Marketing for the film included television promos and coming attractions previews, but actor Owen Wilson did not conduct any interviews to promote the film. Instead, Paramount had Wilson record introductions for Fox's Sunday night primetime shows such as The Simpsons, American Dad, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Unhitched. Wilson's publicist said his availability was limited due to filming Marley & Me. John Horn and Gina Piccalo of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the studio was worried interviewers would bring up Wilson's hospitalization in the summer of 2007.^[1]

[edit] Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Based on 100 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 24 percent. By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 41. However, IMDb users gave it a 6.1 out of 10.

[edit] Release history

Country	Date	Notes
Ireland	February 8, 2008[2]	Re-issue
Italy	February 16, 2008
France	March 20, 2008[3]
Germany		Re-issue
United States	March 21, 2008
Canada	April 8, 2008[4]	Re-issue
Brazil	April 11, 2008
United Kingdom	May 6, 2008
South Africa	May 19, 2008
Japan
New Zealand	May 27, 2008
Germany	May 29, 2008
Cuba
Jamaica	May 5, 2008[5]	Re-issue
Australia	June 17, 2008
Netherlands	June 19, 2008
Argentina	June 26, 2008
Cuba
Mexico	June 27, 2008[6]	Re-issue
North Korea	June 30, 2008
South Korea

[edit] Box office performance

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $10.2 million in 3,056 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #4 at the box office.^[7] As of June 11, 2008, the film has grossed $32,862,104 in the United States and $16,824,159 in foreign countries adding to a total worldwide gross of $49,686,263.

[edit] DVD release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 1, 2008. About 620,927 untis have been sold, bringing in $11,669,617 in revenue.^[8]

[edit] Theatrical edition

• Original 102 min. version
• Line-o-Rama
• 9 deleted/extended scenes
• Gag reel
• Featurettes:
  • Directing Kids
  • The Real Don: Danny McBride

[edit] Extended Unrated Survival Edition

• Extended 109 min. version
• Commentary By: Steven Brill, Kristofor Brown, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, and David Dorfman
• The Writers Get A Chance To Talk: Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen
• LINE-O-RAMA
• 13 Deleted & Extended Scenes
• Gag Reel
• Featurettes:
  • Rap Off
  • Bully
  • Sprinkler Day
  • Directing Kids
  • The Real Don: Danny McBride

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Drillbit Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
• Drillbit Taylor at Allmovie
• Drillbit Taylor at Box Office Mojo
• Drillbit Taylor at Rotten Tomatoes
• Drillbit Taylor at Metacritic

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