Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Synopsis:
Meet the kid who made "wimpy" cool, in a family comedy motion picture based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 28 million books. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID chronicles the adventures of wisecracking pre-teen Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life....middle school.
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he's getting it all down on paper, via a diary - "it's NOT a diary, it's a journal!" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. "One day when I'm famous," writes Greg, "I'll have better things to do than answer peoples' stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary.
Director:
Thor Freudenthal
Starring:
Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Chloe Grace Moretz
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Year:
2010
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Runtime:
1 hr 55 mins
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Genre:
Childrens
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Theatrical Release:
Mar 19, 2010 Wide
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Box Office:
$21,800,000
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Perhaps director Thor Freudenthal might have made a somewhat more satisfying film if he'd assumed the viewers were grown up as well. While Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) hasn’t had the growth spurt that youngsters normally get when they reach about 12 or 13, it’s not his stunted size that makes him wimpy. Greg is now keenly aware that behavior that was acceptable in elementary school is currently forbidden. Sadly, Greg’s moral and intellectual development hasn’t caught up with his age, either.