Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Acting
Owen Wilson's surfer-drifter energy carries the whole thing.
Writing
Seth Rogen's early draft fingerprints are everywhere.
Director
Steven Brill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seth Rogen co-wrote the script fresh off Superbad, and it shows in the improvised insults.
This was part of a brief 2007-2009 wave of 'bully revenge' comedies that aged... questionably.
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