Summaries

A high school senior branded uncool in the ninth grade gets himself expelled so he changes his image to cool kid at the town's other high school.

Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the techniques of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into "Gil Harris." past to uncover any beef on him to ruin his entire life and turn it upside down.—Matthew Patay

Details

Keywords
  • teenage girl
  • teenage boy
  • three word title
  • attempted escape
  • bass guitar
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date May 9, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations San Marcos, Texas, USA
Production companies Revolution Studios Frontier Pictures Bedlam Pictures

Box office

Budget $13000000
Gross US & Canada $29760152
Opening weekend US & Canada $9007833
Gross worldwide $31167388

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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