Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules |
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| Directed by | David Bowers |
| Produced by | Nina Jacobson Brad Simpson |
| Screenplay by | Jeff Judah Gabe Sachs |
| Starring | Zachary Gordon Devon Bostick Rachael Harris Robert Capron Steve Zahn |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Jack N. Green |
| Editing by | Troy Takaki |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 2011 (Singapore) March 25, 2011 (United States) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $21 million |
| Money made | $72.4 million |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a funny movie from 2011. It was directed by David Bowers. The film is based on Jeff Kinney's popular book of the same name.
The movie stars Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Devon Bostick as his older brother, Rodrick. Other main actors include Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List.
Rodrick Rules was released on March 25, 2011, by 20th Century Fox. It made $72.4 million around the world, costing $21 million to make. This film is the second movie in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie series. It came after the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie from 2010. A third movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, followed in 2012.
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What's the Story About?
Greg and Rodrick's Rivalry
The movie starts with the Heffley family at a roller rink party. Greg is now in seventh grade. He meets a new girl named Holly Hills and immediately likes her. His older brother, Rodrick, tries to mess things up for Greg. Rodrick even tricks their parents into embarrassing Greg over the rink's PA system.
Greg tries to get back at Rodrick but ends up falling into Taylor Pringle's birthday cake. Taylor and her friends get mad and beat him up. The next day, a school talent show called "Plainview's Most Talented" is announced. Rowley wants to do magic, and Rodrick sees it as a chance for his band to become famous.
Trouble at Home
Rodrick gives Greg and Rowley a drum lesson. Later, Greg gets annoyed with his little brother, Manny, for putting a cookie in his Xbox. He complains that both Rodrick and Manny make his life hard. The next day, Greg films Rowley lip-syncing to a song.
At church, Greg and Rodrick get into a fight. Their parents, Susan and Frank, ground them. This means they can't go to a water park with Rowley's family. While their parents are away, Rodrick throws a big party. He locks Greg in the basement to keep him from ruining it. The next morning, their parents come home early. The brothers have to quickly clean up the house.
More Mischief and Consequences
Later, Rowley stays at Greg's house. They watch a scary movie called "The Foot." Manny comes in looking for candy, and Greg and Rowley think he's the hopping foot from the movie. At school, Greg and Rowley joke about Chirag Gupta being "invisible."
Greg turns in Rodrick's history assignment, which gets an "F." Greg also tries to pass a note to Holly but it goes to Patty Farrell instead. Later, Rodrick takes Greg to a gas station. They eat snacks and play pranks by putting fake vomit on cars.
When they get home, Frank finds photos of Rodrick's party on the camera. This makes the Heffley family look bad again. Greg gets grounded for two weeks without video games. Rodrick is not allowed to drive anywhere except school for a month. He also can't perform in the talent show, which makes him very upset.
The Talent Show
Rodrick begs for a different punishment, but his parents say no. He angrily tells Greg that he will never see him as a friend. As more punishment, they have to stay at their grandpa's retirement home. There, Greg finds out Holly is visiting her grandmother.
To embarrass Greg, Rodrick steals his journal, which has notes about his crush on Holly. Greg, in his underwear, chases Rodrick to get it back. He accidentally hides in the women's restroom. Rodrick records the whole thing on a security camera.
A few nights later, at the talent show, Rodrick finds out his band has replaced him. Rowley's magic partner, Scotty Douglas, gets stage fright. Greg decides to help Rowley with his magic act. This makes Susan let Rodrick perform with his band.
The magic act is a hit with Holly and the crowd. Rodrick's band isn't doing well until Susan starts dancing wildly on stage. Then, the crowd joins in! Frank records Susan's dancing, promising Greg to keep it a secret. Rodrick kicks the new guitarist out of his band. He gives Greg the tape from the retirement home as a thank you for helping him perform.
Who's Who in the Movie?
- Zachary Gordon as Gregory "Greg" Heffley: The middle child who often gets into trouble.
- Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley: Greg's older brother, a drummer, and a bit of a bully.
- Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley: Greg and Rodrick's younger brother who rarely gets in trouble.
- Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson: Greg's best friend, who is very innocent and childish.
- Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley: Rodrick, Greg, and Manny's mother.
- Peyton List as Holly Hills: A new girl Greg has a crush on.
- Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley: Rodrick, Greg, and Manny's father.
- Fran Kranz as Bill Walter: A guitarist who briefly joins Rodrick's band.
- Grayson Russell as Fregley: Greg's weird classmate.
- Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell: Greg's enemy since kindergarten.
- John Shaw as Mr. Draybick: Greg's history teacher.
- Bryce Hodgson as Ben: One of Rodrick's friends.
- Terence Kelly as Grandpa Heffley: Frank's father and the boys' grandfather.
- Belita Moreno as Mrs. Norton: A music teacher at Greg's school.
- Andrew McNee as Coach Malone: Greg's gym teacher.
- Alf Humphreys as Mr. Jefferson: Rowley's father.
- Jakob Davies as Scotty Douglas: Rowley's magic assistant.
- Dalila Bela as Taylor Pringle: The girl whose birthday cake Greg ruins.
- Jeff Kinney, the author of the books, has a small role as Jonathan Hills, Holly's father.
The first preview, or trailer, for Rodrick Rules was shown with the movie Gulliver's Travels on December 25, 2010. It then became available online on January 3, 2011. A movie poster was released on January 14, 2011.
In February 2011, a special online-only trailer was put on the "Wimpy Kid Movie" YouTube channel. Because the first movie was so popular in Singapore, Rodrick Rules was released there eight days earlier than in the United States, on March 17, 2011. The film was released in Brazil on September 16, 2011. A short TV advertisement for the movie came out in March 2011.
