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Directed by | Steven Brill |
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Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
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Music by | Christophe Beck |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million |
Box office | $49.7 million |
Drillbit Taylor is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Steven Brill, produced by Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth with screenplay by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen based on an original story by John Hughes (his final film work before his death in 2009). In the film, three high school pupils decide to hire an adult bodyguard to protect them from some bullies who endlessly harasses and abuses them.
The film stars Owen Wilson as the eponymous role, alongside Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile, David Dorfman (his final film role before his retirement), Alex Frost, Josh Peck and Leslie Mann in supporting roles.
Drillbit Taylor was released by Paramount Pictures on March 21, 2008. Upon release, the film received negative reviews, with criticism directed mainly toward the screenwriting, the direction and the mean-spirited nature, but praised the humor, Wilson's performance and the chemistry between the cast.