Opposite Day (film)
Opposite Day is an American comedy film released in October 2009 starring Billy Unger, Ariel Winter, and Dylan Cash, written by Max Botkin. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
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| Directed by | R. Michael Givens |
| Produced by | Jamee Natella Steven Paul |
| Written by | Max Botkin |
| Starring | Billy Unger Ariel Winter Dylan Cash Pauly Shore Colleen Crabtree Bradley Steven Perry Will Shadley George Wendt Renée Taylor |
| Music by | Misha Segal |
| Cinematography | R. Michael Givens |
| Edited by | Jonathan Cates |
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| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment TVA Films |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Plot
When young Samuel Benson (Billy Unger) is told by his grandmother (Renée Taylor) before sleep that he can wish to a wishing star, he wishes one wish: "I wish that kids rule the world." But when Sammy and his sister find a surprising secret, the whole world has changed. All adults act like young children, and children become the important people of the world.
Businesses, restaurants, gardens and all other jobs are run by kids. So now it's up to Samuel and his sister Carla to figure out how to change the world.
Characters
- Billy Unger as Samuel "Sammy" Benson, a nine year old boy with a crazy wish that can change the world forever. Ignoring his sister's advice, he makes his wish come true.
- Ariel Winter as Carla Benson, Sammy's eight year old sister. She is always looking up to her brother Sammy. Even though Sammy always gets her into trouble, Carla loves him.
- Dylan Cash as Chaz Larrabee, Sammy's best friend and the son of Dr. Godfrey Larrabee who wants kids to rule the world forever but is stopped by Carla. He is the main antagonist of the film.
- Pauly Shore as Robert Benson, Sammy and Carla's dad
- Bradley Steven Perry as Security Guard
- Bridger Palmer as Security Guard
- George Wendt as Corporate Executive
- Rico Rodriguez as Janitor
- Atticus Shaffer as Detective
- Renée Taylor as Martha Benson
- Dick Van Patten as Jack Benson
- French Stewart as the seemingly mad scientist, Dr. Godfrey Larrabee
Release
Opposite Day was released in November 2009, and was directed by R. Michael Givens and written by Max Botkin. Its estimated budget is $1USD million.