It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
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63% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
66% of users liked it
(29,763 ratings)
Two kids with nothing in common are brought together in a very unexpected way in this comedy. Nell (Samaire Armstrong) is a pretty but hopelessly geeky teenage girl who loves Shakespeare and wants little more than to study literature at Yale when she graduates from high school in a few months Woody… More Two kids with nothing in common are brought together in a very unexpected way in this comedy. Nell (Samaire Armstrong) is a pretty but hopelessly geeky teenage girl who loves Shakespeare and wants little more than to study literature at Yale when she graduates from high school in a few months Woody (Kevin Zegers), who lives next door, is the quarterback on the school's football team, and seems like a sure bet to land a lucrative football scholarship despite the fact he isn't especially bright. Nell and Woody are not at all friendly and normally have nothing to say to one another, but one day during a class field trip to a historical museum, the two fall under the spell of an Incan icon and when they awake the next morning, Woody's mind is in Nell's body, and vice versa. Neither is comfortable with their sudden gender switch or having to assume the other's personalities, but they quickly realize that until they can find a way to reverse the spell, they have to work together if Nell is to go to Yale and Woody is to get his scholarship and move away from this loutish parents (Sharon Osborne and Maury Chaykin. Elton John was an executive producer on It's A Boy Girl Thing, and songs from his back catalog appear on the soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nick Hurran
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Dec 26, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Charlie Lyne, Ultra Culture
As predictable as it is blatantly enjoyable.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
All this movie needs is a choreographed dance number to complete the circle.
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Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com
There's little doubt that Boy Girl Thing was assembled by someone who was obviously blindfolded and possibly drugged.
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Strangely enough, it isn't the lack of originality in this body switch comedy that irritated me most, it is that I didn't believe any of it.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the film does possess enough heart and laughs to warrant a mild recommendation.
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Cast
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Kevin Zegers
as Woody Deane
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Samaire Armstrong
as Neil Bedworth
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Mpho Koaho
as Horse
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Sharon Osbourne
as Della Deane
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Brooke D'Orsay
as Breanna
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Emily Hampshire
as Chanel
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Robert Joy
as Ted Bedworth
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Sherry Miller
as Katherine Bedworth
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Genelle Williams
as Tiffany
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Kathryn Haggis
as Miss Bidermeyer
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Maury Chaykin
as Stan Deane
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Dan Warry-Smith
as Team Guy 1
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Balazs Koos
as Glixen
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Alex Nussbaum
as Mr. Zbornak
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Jack Duffy
as Old Man
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John Bregar
as Richard
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David Ndaba
as Team Guy 2
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Robert James Ramsey
as Team Guy 3
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Michael Lazarovitch
as Gay Boy
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Roman Podhora
as Coach Leary
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Brandon Carrera
as Nicky
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Adrian Roberto
as Nice Penis Guy
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Justin Tensen
as Smug Student
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Shane Daly
as Talent Scout
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Jennifer Markowitz
as Band Singer
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Snow Ellen-Ray
as Principal
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Richard Fitzpatrick
as Professor



