Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)
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| Directed by | Thor Freudenthal |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney |
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| Narrated by | Zachary Gordon |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Jack N. Green |
| Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $75.7 million |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Chloë Grace Moretz also have prominent roles. It is the first film in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series followed by 2011's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, 2012's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days and the upcoming Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. The film earned $75.7 million on a $15 million budget. It is the only film in the series to be directed by Freudenthal, who was replaced by David Bowers for the rest of the installments. The film was theatrically released on March 19, 2010 in the United States by 20th Century Fox.
As a prank, Rodrick (Devon Bostick) wakes up Greg (Zachary Gordon) claiming that it was time for school. It is found that Rodrick tricked Greg and the title sequence begins.The first day of Greg Heffley's middle school ends negatively; in the gym, he plays Gladiator with other wimps, he learns about the Cheese Touch which is a rotten piece of cheese on the basketball court that one day Darren Walsh touched and the Cheese Touch begins. It all ends when Dieter Muller takes the Cheese Touch with him, discovers the ups and downs to the school, such as no stall doors in the boys' bathroom, and Greg and his best friend Rowley Jefferson (Robert Capron) eat on the floor. This is also when Greg meets Angie (Chloe Grace Moretz), a girl who isolates herself from the other girls to survive. At the end of the day, Rowley unintentionally embarrasses both boys by asking Greg if he wants to come over and "play". Greg looks through Rodrick's yearbook at home and Rodrick catches them, intending to "kill" Greg. The next day, Greg signs up for wrestling to become extremely popular, which results in two humiliating defeats joining the wrestling team by a weird, low popular kid named Fregley (Grayson Russell) and his arch-enemy Patty Farrell (Laine MacNeil). On Halloween, the two boys encounter teenagers while trick or treating, and they are drenched with water. Rowley's shield (part of his Halloween costume) blocks assumed 95% of the water. Nevertheless, Greg says he will call the cops. This causes the teenagers to chase them to his Grandma's house. The teens further chase them to the Devil Worshipper Woods, which Rodrick warned them about before the duo left to trick or treat. Some time later on, Greg makes it an effort to make Rowley popular by changing his style of clothing and looks, and how he wears a backpack.
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