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April 15, 2011

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's first book of the same name.[2][3][4] The film stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron. Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, and Chloë Moretz also have prominent roles. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.[5]

Plot

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11-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is anxious to start middle school, confident he will easily become the school's most popular kid. However, Greg worries about how his "childlike" best friend, Rowley Jefferson (Robert Capron), will fit in. While Rowley is a good friend who helps Greg escape his terrorizing older brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick), Greg worries that Rowley's "dorky" clothes and personality will embarrass both of them.
On their first day, Greg and Rowley meet Angie Steadman (Chloë Moretz), a seventh grader who works for the school's paper. Throughout the school year, Angie gives Greg and Rowley information about the workings of middle school, which she believes was created to store kids while they make the awkward transition between children to teenagers. Classmate Chirag Gupta (Karan Brar) tells Greg and Rowley the story behind the moldy slice of Swiss cheeselaying on the school's basketball court; upon touching the cheese, a kid named Darren Walsh (Harrison Houde) contracted the Cheese Touch; anyone who touches the cheese will create chaos as they pass on the Cheese Touch by touching someone else. The Cheese Touch eventually got taken away by a German exchange student named Dieter Müller, who moved back to Düsseldorf and took the Cheese Touch with him.
Greg is determined to be voted a "class favorite" and listed in the yearbook, but each of his attempts to do so backfire. His popularity quickly drops as he loses to Patty Farrell (Laine MacNeil) and Fregley (Grayson Russell), Greg's archenemy, the weirdest and 201st most popular (past the bottom) kid in school, in scholastic wrestling (taught by Coach Malone, portrayed by Andrew McNee); Greg angers teenagers on Halloween night by threatening to call the cops on them after they spray him and Rowley with a fire extinguisher, and then damages their eight-generation Ford F150 pickup truck with a weed whacker; Greg joins the geeky Safety Patrol with Rowley; and breaks Rowley's left hand during winter vacation during a game Greg invented with his Big Wheel. At school, everyone notices Rowley's broken hand and Rowley becomes very popular, much to Greg's dismay. Rowley's popularity increases when he beats Greg to become the school paper's cartoonist, despite Greg's dismissal of his ideas.
Greg and Rowley's friendship falls apart after Greg allows Rowley to take the blame for a mistake Greg made during Safety Patrol. After Greg tells Rowley the truth and tries to tell it as a joke, Rowley berates him for being a bad friend who cares about nothing but himself. When Mr. Winsky, the Safety Patrol teacher, heard what had actually happened, he told Greg that he was now relieved of his Safety Patrol duties "effective immediately", and promotes Rowley to a captain. Rowley then leaves Greg and befriends a kid named Collin Lee (Alex Ferris). Greg tries to move on by having a sleep over with Fregley, but Fregley's sugar-induced hyperactivity is too much for him to take. He then tries to pursue popularity without Rowley by auditioning for the school play ofThe Wizard of Oz, but ruins the performance by starting an apple-throwing fight with Patty in the middle of the performance.
At the school mother-son dance, Greg's mother (Rachael Harris) suggests Greg ask Rowley to go out for ice cream with them. However, Collin tells Greg that he and Rowley already have plans. Later, Greg is excited when Rowley comes up to him in school, but is disappointed when he learns Rowley only wants a game back. Greg refuses to return the game, causing them to get into an argument. Kids gather around them, wanting them to fight, but are quickly dispelled when the teenagers that Greg and Rowley had angered on Halloween drive up, looking for revenge. The kids find the Cheese and make Rowley eat it. They are about to force Greg to eat the cheese when Coach Malone arrives, leading the kids to run away.
The children return and find the partially eaten cheese. Patty begins to accuse Rowley, but Greg steps in and takes the blame. He picks up the cheese and makes a profound speech about the ridiculousness of the cheese and other middle school institutions, but it backfires when Patty just shouts out that Greg has the Cheese Touch, causing everyone to run away from Greg. Greg and Rowley make up, and Angie approaches them to compliment Greg for his bravery. Greg and Rowley make it into the class favorites list as "cutest friends". The film ends with Greg, Rowley, and Angie laughing after Patty hugged Rowley and contracted the Cheese Touch, and Greg narrating that he still has the summer and next year ahead of him.
At the very end of the movie, there is a blooper of Zachary and Robert looking at the camera and going "MMM!"

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack is supposedly to be released by La La Land Records with special thanks to the labels for the artists; Universal Motown Records (Forever the Sickest Kids), Capitol Records (Beastie Boys), B-Unique Records (Kaiser Chiefs), Columbia Records (Bonnie Tylor, Teddybears), XL Recordings (Electric Six), Rough Trade (1990s), Beautiful Bomb Records (Smash Mouth), Chrysalis Records (Bonnie Tyler), Stick Music (Bonnie Tyler) and Gordy Records (Rick James).[citation needed]
  • "Ride" by The Vines plays when Greg first steps foot in middle school.
  • "Never Miss a Beat" by Kaiser Chiefs. This song is heard when the boys are playing a game of gladiator in gym class.
  • "The Four Seasons(Vivaldi)" is played when Greg fantasises about himself being older and rich.
  • "More Than I can Do" (instrumental version) by Scott Kinney (brother of Jeff Kinney) is played when Löded Diper arrives at Greg's home.
  • "Super Freak" by Rick James. It was heard when Fregley is wrestling Greg.
  • "When They Fight, They Fight" by The Generationals is played when Greg finds out he's in the school paper for being beaten by Patty in wrestling.
  • "Hot" by Smash Mouth is heard when Greg is walking down the hallway wearing a shirt and tie
  • "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six is heard when Greg and Rowley attempt to escape the teenagers on Halloween.
  • "Cobrastyle" by Teddybears. Played when Greg dreams of auditioning for safety patrols.
  • "O.K. Mr Hillbilly" written by Ron Henley is played when Greg thinks the teenagers from Halloween are passing by, when it is just a man in a truck
  • "You're Supposed to Be My Friend" by 1990s. This song is played when Rowley stops being Greg's buddy.
  • "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler is the song that is sung to when the kids audition for The Wizard of Oz.
  • "We Three Trees" performed by Greg and the other two trees in the School Play.
  • "Time To Die" written by Ali Dee Theodore and Joey Katsaros which was performed by Löded Diper when Greg's mother was about to tell Rodrick off.
  • "Le Freak" by Chic. This song can be heard playing in the background at the Mother/Son Sweetheart Dance when Greg and his mom enter.
  • "The Popular Thing" by Jukebox The Ghost. This song is played when Greg attempts to make up with Rowley by inviting him to join him for an icecream after the dance.
Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys. This song is played at the Mother/Son Sweetheart Dance when Rowley and his mom dance.
  • "What Do You Want From Me (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Mix)" by Forever the Sickest Kids. This is heard in the end credits.
  • "Tear It Up" by White Demons
  • "Up Rock" (slow version) by Ali Dee Theodore and The Deekompressors
  • "Live to Rock" by Brian Tichy

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Production

Filming of Diary of a Wimpy Kid wrapped up on October 16, 2009. A few months later, on March 19, 2010, the film was released. It combines live action with animation[4] and is directed by Thor Freudenthal,[3] with Zachary Gordon starring as Greg.[2]
The official trailer for Wimpy Kid was released virally on January 21, 2010 and was shown in theaters with Tooth Fairy and Alice in Wonderland.[7] A poster for the film was released shortly after. Another trailer was shown with Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.[8]
The official Facebook account for Wimpy Kid had uploaded three clips from the film, as of March 1, 2010.[9] In the United Kingdom and Ireland the film was released in cinemas on August 25, 2010.
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.[10]

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Reception

[edit]Critical reception

Reviews of Diary of a Wimpy Kid have been mixed. It holds a "rotten" rating of 53% on the film review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 101 reviews. The consensus given is "Unlike its bestselling source material, Diary of a Wimpy Kid fails to place a likable protagonist at the center of its middle-school humor – and its underlying message is drowned out as a result." [11] It also holds a "mixed or average" rating of 56 at Metacritic, based on 26 reviews.[12]. Roger Ebert gave the film a three and a half out of four stars rating: "It's nimble, bright and funny. It doesn't dumb down. It doesn't patronize. It knows something about human nature."[13] Glenn Whipp of the Associated Press was less positive, saying, "In transferring the clean, precise humor of Kinney's illustrations and prose to the big-screen, the material loses just a bit of its charm."[14] At the Movies host David Stratton gave the film one star while co-host Margaret Pomeranz gave it half a star. Stratton called the film "tiresome" and said there was "nothing remotely interesting in Thor Freudenthal's direction or the screenplay." Pomeranz disliked the character of Greg Heffley, saying "I really thought he was unpleasant. I did not want to spend time with him. I could not wait for the end of this film."[15]

[edit]Box office

The film opened in second place at the weekend box office grossing $22.1 million, behind Alice in Wonderland.[16]
Despite a lack of distinctive marketing, Diary of a Wimpy Kid drew a decent crowd, opening to $22.1 million on approximately 3,400 screens at 3,077 sites, notably beating out the heavily hyped Jenifer Aniston film The Bounty Hunter. It was the biggest start ever for a non-animated, non-fantasy children's book adaptation. Diary of a Wimpy Kid grossed more in its first three days than similar films likeHow to Eat Fried Worms and Hoot grossed in their entire runs.[16] The film grossed $63,003,625 in North America and $11,695,602 in other territories for a worldwide total of $75,699,227.[17]

[edit]Home video release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010. The Blu-ray Version features six pages from Rowley's diary, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid.

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Book

Main article: The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
A tie-in book, written by Kinney, called The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary was published on March 16, 2010, by Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams Books). It includes film stills, storyboards, preliminary concept drawings, and also behind the scenes information to humorously chronicle the making of the film. It also includes some new illustrations.[18][19]

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Awards and nominations

  • 2011 Kids choice awards
    • Favorite movie (nominated) lost to the The Karate Kid(I'm sure they won!) 
  • 32nd Young artist awards
    • Best actor in a feature film (Zach Gordon) (nomination) lost to Jaden Smith
    • Best supporting actor in a feature film (Robert Capron) (nomination) lost to Billy Unger
    • Best supporting actor in a feature film (Alex Ferris) (nomination) Lost to Billy Unger.
    • Best asemmblence in a feature film (Zach Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Chole Moretz, Laine Mcneil, Greyson Russel, Karen Braar, and Alex Ferris) (Won)
    • Best supporting actress (Laine Mcneil) (nomination) lost to Diandra Newlin and Stefanie Scott

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Sequel

Main article: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)
A sequel to the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid was titled as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and it is based on the book of the same name. Filming is complete and the movie was released on March 25, 2011.



Season 2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 comedy film based on the book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick.Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton R. List also have prominent roles. It is the sequel to 2010's Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Plot

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The film opens with Greg (Zachary Gordon) having a family trip to a skating rink as a homecoming for the new school year when he first meets Holly Hills (Peyton R. List), his love interest. Greg tries to skate with Holly but his brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) ruins it. As weeks go by, Greg's mom (Rachael Harris) notices that the boys do not get along, and calls for a family meeting. She tells them that earning "Mom Bucks" by doing favors for each other can trade in for real dollars. The boys compete to see who can earn the most mom bucks.
Greg invites Rowley (Robert Capron) over to his house and they and Rodrick all discover that there will be a talent show soon. Rowley suggests him and Greg do magic tricks, while Rodrick sees this as his band's big break. Greg and Rowley go upstairs to make a "viral video", which is Rowley lip-singing "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha. The video is a success, but only for two days. Greg and his family go to Church on a Sunday. As Greg steps out of the car, he notices a chocolate stain on the back of his pants from sitting on a melted 3 Musketeers bar. Greg's mother uses her blouse to cover up Greg's. So they go inside and then it was there turn to take communion, as they are walking down the church aisle, Rodrick steps on the sleeve revealing the stain. A little girl screams "Poop!He Pooped His Pants!" and Greg is embarrassed in front of the whole church crowd. Greg tries to convince them that its not what it is by going to eat it then he dawns that Rodrick did it and so he lunges at him, causing a scene, and they abruptly leave the ceremony. They were supposed to go to a water park but since the incident they cant go . Greg's parents go on a weekend vacation and leave Rodrick in charge so that the boys can learn to bond. Rodrick takes advantage of the opportunity and hosts a wild house party. Rodrick then tricks Greg into going into the basement for chairs for "Musical Chairs' Then he locks him in the closet so he calls Rowley to save him but that doesn't go well; then their mom calls and so Rodrick reluctantly lets Greg out of the closet. The party backfires and the house is a mess. Greg and Rodrick team up to clean the house and have to put in a new bathroom door that has no lock. Mom notices there is no lock after a while and interrogates Rodrick and Greg. Greg rats on Rodrick, but gets him out scott free by saying it was just a band rehearsal, with no punishment. Rodrick, thinking Greg denied everything, tells Greg he's not as half as lame as he thought, and actaully starts spending time with Greg by giving him advice and stuff. Rodrick and Greg have become friends for the first time. Rodrick takes Greg out to have fun, by putting fake vomit on people's cars. After a couple good pranks, Greg asks Rodrick for advice with Holly Hills. Rodrick tells him not to worry about it and gives him advice. The boys look over to see who they pranked, and it turns out to be Coach Malone. He chases the boys up until they put their jackets on mannequins at the mall. Coach Malone tackles the mannequins thinking they're the boys and the brothers escape.
They come back home and get busted with the party, when their dad inadvertently comes across pictures of the party on TV. Greg's mom told him that he told her it was just a band rehearsal. Rodrick then sees that Greg did not deny and went back to hating Greg. The boys are punished with two weeks of grounding for Greg with no video games, and Rodrick is grounded for a month and cannot compete in the talent show. They are then dropped off at their Grandpa's. After getting tortured by his brother, Greg finds Holly Hills, who is visiting her grandmother, and the two talk. It turns out that the two have identical families, but with Holly having all sisters. The next morning, Greg hears Rodrick talking, and finds out he's reading his diary. He chases him when he says he's going to show Holly Hills what Greg wrote. Once he gets to the lobby, Greg realizes he is in his underwear, and carries a plant in front of him and grabs the diary. Once he's out of sight, Rodrick goes upstairs and records everything Greg is doing on the security cameras. Greg accidentally goes into the ladies room to hide, only to be caught by the elderly women and almost getting attacked by them. He escapes, goes back to his Grandpa's room, and Rodrick is holding the tape he just recorded to show Greg.
The next couple days, the family goes to the talent show. Rowley's partner has stage fright and decides not to assist Rowley. Greg's mom suggests Greg could fill in but Greg says no because he doesn't want Holly Hills to think less of him. His mom then asks Greg who Holly Hills is, and Greg says that she's just a friend who he doesn't want to be embarrassed in front of. The talent show starts and Greg notices that Rodrick is about to cry because his band won't get their big break. Pretty soon, Rodrick sees his bandmate Bill Walter (Fran Kranz) back stage. Rodrick goes and Greg follows. Greg watches as Bill Walter kicks him out of his own band. Rodrick argues as he started this band, but he's kicked out anyway. As Greg walks back, he finds his mom, who has been looking for him. Greg begs his mom to let Rodrick play tonight because his band kicked him out. His mom says that she is going to stick to her punishment no matter what. Greg then says that if she lets Rodrick play, then he will assist Rowley with his magic tricks so his mom then says okay. Greg and Rowley appear on stage wearing ridiculous outfits. The boys perform their show and it turns out better than they expected. These two did some funny things and that's how they got big laughs. Backstage, Holly Hills comes to Greg while all the other girls are getting Rowley's autograph, and says she loved the show. Holly Hills becomes friends with Rowley and Greg. Greg then sees Rodrick getting the okay from his mom to play in the band. Rodrick then looks at Greg, knowing what he did, and nods his head. Rodrick and his band perform, and they sing their song called Exploded Diper, but the crowd is pretty quiet up until everyone saw Greg's mom dancing, where they are starting cheering and going near the stage. Rodrick and his band think that the cheering is for them, which makes them happy. While they are playing, Rodrick then tells Bill that after this performance, he (Bill) is out of the band. Greg asks his dad if they should tell Rodrick that the cheering was really for his mom, but his dad tells him to keep it a secret since Rodrick and his mom are both happy.
The film ends with Rodrick driving Greg to school. Rodrick tells Greg that it was cool of him to let him play last night. The boys forgive each other, then Rodrick gives Greg the tape back, telling him not to make a big deal about it or he'll put it on YouTube. As Greg arrives at school, Rodrick playfully then calls Greg "doofus" and they both smile at each other. Then Greg says "Later Buttbrain" and the two boys create a new friendship by realizing it's fun to have a brother.
During the credits, Greg and Rowley post the video of Susan dancing on YouTube, and they get over a million hits. The video leads to Rodrick yelling, "Greg, you are so dead!".

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Production

Talks of a sequel were announced after the release of the first, but wasn't officially announced until May 12, 2010, announcing that it would be released March 25, 2011.[2]
Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia and New Westminster, British Columbia from August to October 2010. Director Thor Freudenthal was replaced by director David Bowers (Flushed Awayand Astro Boy).

Promotion

The film's trailer was shown with Gulliver's Travels on December 25, 2010. It was later released online on January 3, 2011. A poster was released thereafter on January 14, 2011. In February 2011, an exclusive online-only trailer was released on the "Wimpy Kid Movie" YouTube channel, officialwimpmovie. Due to the success of the first film in Singapore, the film was released there eight days before the US release on March 17, 2011.[3] The TV spot was released in March 2011 on The Hub.

[edit]Sequel

In an interview, Bostick said that a third film could be in the works and is "90% sure it will happen" depending on the success of Rodrick Rules.[4]

[edit]Reception

The film has received mixed reviews; it currently holds a 40% 'Rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]; also holds a "53" on Metacritic, triggering "Mixed or average reviews."
Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review saying "Director David Bowers keeps things peppy and brightly lighted, but the movie's swiftest pleasures come from moment-seizing cast members." Pete Hammond of Boxoffice magazine gave it a mixed review stating "Even better than the first edition, in its own sitcom-ish ways."
However, Michael O'Sullivan of the Washington Post gave it a negative review (38 on Metacritic) stating "You can't fault the filmmakers for reshaping a diary into a cohesive film. You can however, fault them for taking one of the great antiheroes in preteen literature and turning him into, well, an even wimpier kid."

[edit]Box office

The film made $7,300,000 on its opening day, ranking #2 behind Sucker Punch. The film managed to rank #1 in the weekend box office.[6] As the film already surpassed its budget, it is already a box office success.
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