Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)
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| Directed by | David Bowers |
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Nina Jacobson Brad Simpson |
| Screenplay by |
Wallace Wolodarsky Maya Forbes |
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Dog Days and The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney |
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| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Edited by | Troy Takaki |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $77.1 million |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a 2012 American comedy film directed by David Bowers from a screenplay by Wallace Wolodarsky and Maya Forbes. It stars Zachary Gordon and Steve Zahn. Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Peyton List, Grayson Russell, and Karan Brar also have prominent roles. It is the third installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, and is based on the third and fourth books in the series, The Last Straw and Dog Days.
The film was released on August 3, 2012. It is also Bowers' second live-action film. Although the film is based on the third and fourth Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, there is a scene based on the first book, where Greg's dad, Frank, is trying to unplug Greg's video game system, but does not know how to.
The Heffley family attends a pool party at the local pool, where the family meets a former trouble-making friend of Rodrick who is now a model student after attending a military school known as Spag Union, into which Greg's dad Frank (Steve Zahn) thinks about enrolling Greg.
Greg's summer starts off roughly, with his video games confiscated due to Frank's vision of Greg's laziness, and his mother Susan starting a book club. Frank is also getting jealous of the neighbor's athletic kids. Frank and Greg are forced to bond with each other; however, their bonding activities are causing one disaster after another. Greg's best friend, Rowley Jefferson (Robert Capron), takes Greg to the local country club, where Greg enjoys the lifestyle, and the fact that his crush, Holly Hills (Peyton List), teaches tennis there. When Greg returns home, he finds out that Frank had signed him up for an unpaid internship at Frank's job, without his consent; however, Greg evades it by lying about already having a job at the country club.
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