Drillbit Taylor 2008  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Danny McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Stephen Root, Rance Howard, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma, Jareb Dauplaise, Ian Roberts, Lisa Ann Walter
High-school freshmen Emmit (David Dorfman), Ryan (Troy Gentile), and Wade (Nate Hartley) are picked on by a bully, Filkins (Alex Frost). To solve their problem, they hire a bodyguard, AWOL homeless soldier Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), who–unknown to Emmit, Ryan, and Wade–is a scam artist planning to steal from the kids' parents. But, as Drillbit gets to know them, he begins to like the boys. He also meets English teacher Lisa (Leslie Mann) who he really likes. Now, Drillbit is learning that it isn't the money; instead, it is friendships that really matter in life.
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Meet the Spartans 2008  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Diedrich Bader, Method Man, Jareb Dauplaise, Travis Van Winkle, Phil Morris, Jim Piddock, Nicole Parker, Ike Barinholtz, Hunter Clary
In this satire on "300," our hero Leonidas (Sean Maguire), clad in a cape and leather panties, and his brave band of 13 skip along singing songs and having a real "gay" march on the dastardly Persian King Xerxes (Ken Davitian). But it won't be an easy task to save his beloved Sparta from destruction as they must deal with a myriad of celebrity look-alikes such as Britney Spears, Nicole Parker, Tom Cruise, Simon Cowell, etc. Meanwhile, Leonidas' Queen, Margot (Carmen Electra), stays behind to entertain the elders with her scant clothing and perform other acts between massages. Get the picture?
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My Life in Ruins 2009   PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall, Ian Ogilvy, Sophie Stuckey, Mario Botto, Maria Adanez, Brian Palermo, Jareb Dauplaise, Simon Gleeson, Natalie O'Donnell
Georgia (Nia Vardalos) works as a tour guide on the Acropolis Temple of Apollo circuit in Greece. Because she is boring, the more interesting tourists are assigned to Georgia's colleague Nico (Alistair McGowan). Fortunately for Georgia, she is able to form a connection with one of her tourists, wisecracking Irv (Richard Dreyfuss), and Georgia begins to see the world in a whole new light.
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| 1. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
2. Meet the Spartans (2008)
3. My Life in Ruins (2009)
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