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Apr 15, 2009 · Mike O'Donnell's wife wants a divorce, his kids are remote, he didn't get the job promotion he expected, and everything else in his life has gone wrong since that magic year when he was 17, a basketball star, in love, and looked like Zac Efron instead of Matthew Perry.
Apr 17, 2009 · Though it uses a well-worn formula, 17 Again has just enough Zac Efron charm to result in a harmless, pleasurable teen comedy. Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) was a high-school basketball star...
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User Reviews. In 1989, the teenager Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron) is the star of the Hayden High-School. On the day of the final basketball game, Mike will be observed and may win a scholarship in college. However, his girlfriend Scarlett (Allison Miller) tells him that she is pregnant and Mike does not play the game.
So-so comedy will amuse young Efron fans more than parents. Read Common Sense Media's 17 Again review, age rating, and parents guide.
17 Again Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast. A surprisingly enjoyable body swap comedy. Efron is winsome...
17 Again: Directed by Burr Steers. With Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry. Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.
Apr 17, 2009 · Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on the high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlet and the baby he just learned they are expecting.
Apr 9, 2009 · Zac Efron ‘s squeaky-clean tweener-bait profile is unlikely to be threatened by “17 Again,” an energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from ...
The film follows a 37-year-old man named Mike (Perry) who becomes his 17-year-old self (Efron) after a chance accident. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in the United States on April 17, 2009, to mixed reviews from critics and grossed $139.5 million.
As a remake of "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Back to the Future," the movies it borrows from most heavily, the relive-your-senior-year comedy 17 Again falls a little short of the mark. But as a funny, sweet and smart star vehicle tailored for Zac "High School Musical" Efron, it's right on the money.
