Shorts Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids'

Nov. 26, 2009

Shorts

Release Date: Friday, August 21, 2009 Nationwide

James Spader, Kat Dennings, Jon Cryer, Rebel Rodriguez, Leslie Mann, Robert Rodriguez, William H. Macy, Dan Lin, Leo Howard, Jimmy Bennett, Elizabeth Avellan, Hunt Lowry, Devon Gearhart, Jolie Vanier, Trevor Gagnon, Stacy Cohen

PG Adventure 1 hr, 29 m

3.9

86% WILL SEE

14% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

From filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, creator of the "Spy Kids" trilogy and "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D," comes the family action-adventure "Shorts."

Eleven-year-old Toe Thompson is the designated punching bag for the bullies of the suburban community of Black Falls, where his and everyone else's parents work for Black Box Industries, makers of the do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. But during a freak storm, a mysterious Rainbow Rock, which grants wishes to anyone who finds it, falls from the sky. Suddenly, the neighborhood that Toe already thinks is weird is about to get a lot weirder. As the Rainbow Rock ricochets around the town--from kid to kid and parent to parent--wishes-come-true quickly turn the neighborhood upside down in a wild rampage of everything from tiny aliens to giant boogers.

The magical fantasy adventure "Shorts" is told through a series of interwoven not-so-tall tales that each brings to life the sometimes wonderful, often terrible, and totally out-of-control wishes that become far more than Toe and his neighbors ever imagined.

Adventure Comedy Family

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Shorts.

J
Jon Cryer
Stay Cool, Weather Girl
William H. Macy
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Ricky Stanicky
Leslie Mann
Rio, THIS IS 40
J
James Spader
The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Lincoln
J
Jimmy Bennett
Hotel for Dogs, Poseidon
K
Kat Dennings
Thor, Thor: The Dark World
T
Trevor Gagnon
L
Leo Howard
The Lockdown, Conan The Barbarian
D
Devon Gearhart
Funny Games
R
Rebel Rodriguez
J
Jolie Vanier

Crew Behind the Film

The Shorts behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Robert Rodriguez last directed Spy Kids: Armageddon and Hypnotic. The film's writer Robert Rodriguez last wrote Hypnotic and We Can Be Heroes.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez
Producers: Elizabeth Avellan
Robert Rodriguez

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Lin Pictures; Media Rights Capital; Troublemaker Studios

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for mild action and some rude humor
Runtime: 1 hr, 29 m
Tagline: Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids'
Also known as: Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Shorts movie trailers and clips.

Adventure

Shorts Theatrical Trailer #2

Adventure

Shorts Theatrical Trailer #1

Production Details

What we know about the Shorts movie production.

Production Updates

Aug 2009

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Shorts was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 21, 2009. in around 3,105 theaters There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Inglourious Basterds, Post Grad and X Games 3D: The Movie.

Movie Theaters

2009-08-21 Nationwide

United States

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