Drillbit Taylor

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Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they're pumped -- until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, ... they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response -- and the cheapest -- comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless -- he likes to say "home-free" -- existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.
  • Starring: Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile
  • Directed by: Steven Brill
  • Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
  • Release year: 2008
  • Studio: Paramount
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Synopsis: Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they're pumped -- until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response -- and the cheapest -- comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless -- he likes to say "home-free" -- existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.
Starring: Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile
Supporting actors: Ian Roberts, Owen Wilson, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma, Lisa Ann Walter, Beth Littleford, David Koechner, Matt Walsh, Janet Varney, Lisa Lampanelli, Billy O'Neill, Shaun Weiss, Jordan Valacich, Valerie Tian, David Dorfman, Alex Frost, Josh Peck, Dana Nicole Silver, Leslie Mann, Andrew Caldwell
Directed by: Steven Brill
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity
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Drillbit Taylor DVD ~ Owen Wilson

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  • US Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 2008
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Apatow Productions
  • Also Known As: Drillbit Taylor: Budget Bodyguard
  • Filming Locations: 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California, USA | Los Angeles, California, USA | University High School - 11800 Texas Avenue, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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4.0 out of 5 stars Drillbit Taylor, April 4, 2008
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Michael Zuffa (Racine, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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Wade (Hartley), Ryan (Gentile), and Emmitt (Dorfman) are three nerdy kids in need of protection. School bully Filkins (Frost) has decided to make their lives a living hell. After about a week of dealing with this, they decide to hire a bodyguard. Constrained by money, they opt for Drillbit Taylor (Wilson), an ex-military man who is currently homeless and trying to make enough money to get to Canada. Drillbit is less than impressive though, and has to come up with a plan quickly if he wants to help the kids and himself as well.

"Drillbit Taylor" fits the mold of the Judd Apatow-produced films, albeit in PG-13 form. Think of it as Judd Apatow-light, and that is fine because he knows what makes good movies. Sweetness, likeable characters, and raunchy comedy make up the mix, and for "Drillbit Taylor", the raunchiness is toned back to give it a PG-13 rating. Wilson is very good as Drillbit, a con-man of sorts that really isn't that good at things. "Drillbit Taylor" is an amusing addition to the Apatow family of films.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie for tween boys!, September 22, 2010
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Kathleen Keenan (Philadelphia, PA.) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this movie for my grandson, who is a "tween", and he loved it! It is funny, and yet, it shows a side of bullying that needs to be brought out into our times. I think boys and girls would like it alot!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny Movie, September 24, 2009
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Khaled Altaher "Khaled" (Riyadh, NA Saudi Arabia) - See all my reviews
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Three geeky freshmen students face lots of troubles from 2 high school bullies. They are placed in the lockers, beaten up, humiliated, and laughed at all the time. In order to survive high school and save all this humiliation, they decide to hire a body guard. They met many candidates (one of the candidates is Chuck Liddell by the way), however they decide eventually to hire Drillbit Taylor. Now Drillbit Taylor told them he is an ex-miliatry fighter, but in reality he is only a street begger looking to make some extra money.

Nice movie with some funny scenes. The funniest scenes are the ones where the students were bullied around. The craziest things were done to them.

This movie kinda reminded me of the high school I went to. We didn't have nasty bullies like the ones in this movie, however we had some bullies that needed some butt wooping in order to behave well. I believe that if you stand up for yourself in High School and manage to earn others' respect, you will be able to do the same thing in the rest of your life.
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