Shorts Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

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

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Shorts.

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  Jon Cryer

  Ass Backwards, Hit By Lightning

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  William H. Macy

  Bobby, Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride

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  Leslie Mann

  Rio, ParaNorman

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  James Spader

  The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Lincoln

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  Jimmy Bennett

  Poseidon, Star Trek

• K
  Kat Dennings

  Thor: The Dark World, The House Bunny

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  Trevor Gagnon

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  Leo Howard

  Conan The Barbarian, The Lockdown

• 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

Production Details

What we know about the Shorts movie production.

Production Updates for Shorts

Aug 2009

Completed

Changed Shorts movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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