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Drillbit Taylor

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For three misfit freshmen, the first day of high school becomes a living hell when Filkins (Alex Frost), the school bully, zeroes in on them. Chubby Ryan (Troy Gentile), diminutive Emmit (David Dorfman) and skinny Wade (Nate Hartley) all feel the wrath of Filkins. Realizing that their own chance for survival is to hire a bodyguard, the pals place an ad in the newspaper. Answering the call is Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) ; armed, dangerous and completely fake.
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Critics Consensus

Owen Wilson's charms can't save Drillbit Taylor, an unfunny, overly familiar bullied-teen comedy.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader 12/09/2008
The action sags in the middle, but director Steven Brill gets mileage out of some funny cameos and good one-liners. Go to Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/28/2008
It's hard to imagine a bigger disappointment, or a more casual squandering of audience good will, than Drillbit Taylor. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 03/28/2008
3/5
An engaging enough picture, if a lesser work, from the talented Apatow stable. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 04/27/2022
3/5
with a positive message about growing up, its a sunny, silly film thats as diverse, confused and sporadically amusing as the films hero. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/28/2020
7/10
Consistently funny and pleasantly original. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/06/2020
1.5/4.0
It's mean-spirited and largely unnecessary. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Melissa L @Agent99 Jul 13 I honestly don't know why this movie is getting low ratings. I personally love Owen Wilson, and this movie didn't disappoint. It was funny, but, then again, I had been bullied myself as a child. It was a great movie. I also thought it had a great ending. See more Briana I. @Anaire May 28 Really good funny movie..I'm not sure why Owen Wilson is so underrated as an actor but I love every film he's in. Kids were adorable and hilarious as well. See more Ed R @JustcallmeER Apr 27 Owen Wilson's charms can't save Drillbit Taylor, an unfunny, overly familiar bullied-teen comedy. See more Carlos M @CarlosMZ Apr 1 No entiendo las malas reseñas esta pelicula es super graciosa y deja una gran enseñanza de vida sinceramente siento que la gente de norteamerica la gran mayoria no les gusta sus peliculas de comedia casi ninguna See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Feb 19 One of the best Owen Wilson movies ever! See more alan g @agenser 06/01/2025 Horrible movie. Owen Shitbot is his usual horrible self. What charms? He has none. He treats all these roles as if it doesn't matter. No talent asshole. See more Read all reviews
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Steven Brill

Director

Owen Wilson

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Troy Gentile

Ryan

David Dorfman

Emmit

Nate Hartley

Wade

Alex Frost

Filkins

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Synopsis For three misfit freshmen, the first day of high school becomes a living hell when Filkins (Alex Frost), the school bully, zeroes in on them. Chubby Ryan (Troy Gentile), diminutive Emmit (David Dorfman) and skinny Wade (Nate Hartley) all feel the wrath of Filkins. Realizing that their own chance for survival is to hire a bodyguard, the pals place an ad in the newspaper. Answering the call is Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) ; armed, dangerous and completely fake.
Director
Steven Brill
Producer
Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth
Screenwriter
Seth Rogen, Kristofor Brown
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Apatow Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Drug References|Crude Sexual References|Language|Partial Nudity|Strong Bullying)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.9M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)