Product Details

• Actors: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett
• Directors: Robert Rodriguez
• Format: Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0021L8URQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,809 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shorts [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A fantastical story, relayed in the form of short vignettes by director Robert Rodriguez, Shorts is the story of a magic wishing rock and kids' imaginations gone wild. The film plays a lot like the The Little Rascals (Our Gang) films from the 1920's-1940's: it's made up of short, comical episodes that focus on kids adventures and how imagination drives their play. When a magical rainbow rock falls from the sky and lands in the middle of tech-town Black Falls, a young boy Toe (Jimmy Bennett) discovers that the rock has the power to grant his every wish. The victim of constant bullying, Toe wishes for friends as unusual as himself and ends up with a posse of aliens who protect him while seriously complicating his life. As narrator, Toby quickly stops the film, explaining that his experience is really the middle of the story, and then rewinds repeatedly to relate various encounters between neighborhood kids and the magic rock. Each short is its own journey into a kid's imagination where wishes for everything from a treasure hunt, to a fortress guarded by crocodiles, a super smart baby with telepathic powers, and a booger monster grown from one boy's booger are immediately granted. These fantastical wishes wreak havoc on the entire Black Falls community: the children, the technology obsessed, disconnected Black Box employees, and the tyrannical Black Box boss Mr. Black (James Spader). In the end, the magic rock is a catalyst for change, encouraging kids and adults to work together and inspiring serious reflection regarding one's wishes, dreams, and goals. Rodriguez does a great job of portraying the wildness of kids' imaginations and viewers that delight in over-the-top ridiculousness and the overtly gross will laugh hysterically throughout the film. Unfortunately, those who demand restraint may find it overdone. (Ages 10 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/24/2009 Run time: 120 minutes Rating: Pg

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Family Fun!!!, September 16, 2009

By	Pumpkin Man - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shorts (DVD)

I thought this was a really good and very funny movie that the whole family will love! It has an awesome plot, funny situations, and lovable characters. The movie is told out of order in a series of 'short' episodes! In the town of Black Falls, all the adults work for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated. Toby Thompson is a lonely kid who gets picked on gets picked on by Mr. Black's kids, until Toby finds a Rainbow colored wishing rock that will grant his every wish. Toby is just one of the many kids who have found the rock, like Nose Noseworthy, Loogie, Cole, and Helvetica Black. When Mr. Black gets ahold of the rock, he uses it for world domination. Can the kids of Black Falls stop him before he becomes mad with power? I highly recommend SHORTS!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Kids Movie, March 4, 2010

By	D. Spicer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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My 8-year-old and 9-year-old LOVE this movie. I can't count how many times they've watched it. All the gross kid stuff is extremely funny to them. Like many kids, they've experienced or witnessed bullying, and I think the lead character is easy for viewers to sympathize with. It's also nice how viewers get an idea of what causes the bullies to act as they do. Of course, kids love the idea of having "special powers" to get what they want, and I think it's helpful for them to see how having such powers can get out of hand. The messages in the movie are good points of discussion to have in the family. I also like that I don't have to mute out profanity, or explain more mature situations - I don't remember hearing/seeing them in this movie! That makes it truly a kids movie.

We got the Blu-ray that also came with a digital copy. So, we got two discs: one for the Blu-ray player, and one regular DVD that works in the portable DVD player. This made everyone VERY happy! We could take it in the car, but still have the really sharp Blu-ray version when we watched on the home system.

I recommend it for the kids' video library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids loved it, February 6, 2010

By	Patricia Buchanan (Texas USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Shorts (DVD)

My middle daughter had a small role in this movie and worked as a stand in for Helvetica. We really enjoyed the movie. Funny and great for kids. Robert Rodriguez is awesome when it comes to directing kids movies.