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Kickin' It Old Skool

Play trailer Poster for Kickin' It Old Skool PG-13,  2007,  1h 48m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 2% 43 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 100,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
2% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
At a talent show in 1986, young Justin Schumacher suffers a head injury and slips into a coma. Twenty years later, Justin (Jamie Kennedy) awakes with the mindset and experience of a 12-year-old. He decides to reunite the members of his former dance team and revive their short-lived careers.
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Critics Consensus

Kickin' It Old Skool is one big unfunny pop culture reference that doesn't feature many laughs.

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Dec 3, 2007
C-
Were the filmmakers really so wedded to every scene they couldn't find 15 minutes to cut? Besides, shouldn't we as a culture being moving on to depleting the comic potential of '90s nostalgia by now? Go to Full Review
Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine May 9, 2007
2/5
The funniest thing about Kickin' It Old Skool, yet another in a long line of not particularly funny Kennedy movies, is how little we actually have advanced since the '80s. Go to Full Review
Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle May 7, 2007
0/5
The writers make sure to fill their script with only the most obvious jokes and cultural references so that their star's particular comedic talents will shine brightest and he can work his magic without the risk of causing any audience members to think. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 13, 2020
.5/4.0
Reading the list of actors was more entertaining than 95% of the film. Go to Full Review
Tom Meek Boston Phoenix Apr 23, 2009
1/4
The reunion of the multi-ethnic Funky Fresh Boys triggers a fusillade of un-PC misfires as the not-so-fab four try to alleviate their personal woes by entering an American Idol-esque dance-troupe contest. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Nov 1, 2007
2/5
Kennedy's lowbrow comedy best for '80s veterans. Go to Full Review
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Harvey Glazer

Director

Jamie Kennedy

Justin

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Darnelll Jackson

Maria Menounos

Jennifer Stone

Michael Rosenbaum

Kip Unger

Bobby Lee

Aki Terasaki

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Synopsis At a talent show in 1986, young Justin Schumacher suffers a head injury and slips into a coma. Twenty years later, Justin (Jamie Kennedy) awakes with the mindset and experience of a 12-year-old. He decides to reunite the members of his former dance team and revive their short-lived careers.
Director
Harvey Glazer
Producer
Jamie Kennedy, Bob Yari, Phillip Glasser, John J. Hermansen
Screenwriter
Trace Slobotkin, Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan
Distributor
Yari Film Group
Production Co
Bob Yari Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.5M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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