Product Description

THREE KIDS HIRE A LOW-BUDGET BODYGUARD TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE PLAYGROUND BULLY.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23148 in DVD
• Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2008-07-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.25 pounds
• Running time: 110 minutes

Amazon.com
Like Owen Wilson himself, Drillbit Taylor has a loose, shaggy-dog appeal. Wilson plays a homeless ex-soldier who wants to emigrate illegally to Canada--and when three misfit high-school students hire him to protect them from bullies, he sets out to fleece them for the money he needs to get away. Naturally, this being a formulaic crowd-pleaser, he bonds with the kids and discovers that maybe his life isn't so worthless after all. Fortunately for moviegoers, the creators of Drillbit Taylor (including co-writer Seth Rogen, star of Knocked Up) have the wit to tweak the formula and give what could have been prefabricated and bland some grit, surprises, and genuine laughs (as well as an allusion to this movie's obvious inspiration, the 1980 teen-movie classic My Bodyguard). While nowhere near as funny (or as rude) as Rogen's previous co-writing effort, the dorkily sublime Superbad, Drillbit Taylor benefits from a similar grasp of the genuine cravings and frustrations of adolescence. Still, it's Wilson's movie, and his slacker-romantic rhythm gives the hmor its swing. Also featuring Leslie Mann (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), who is woefully underutilized as Wilson's love interest. One sneaky bit of casting: The main bully is played by Alex Frost, who played an unhappy teen driven to shoot up his school in director Gus Van Sant's Elephant. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Mediocre
I was really looking forward to this movie as I'm usually a fan of Owen Wilson, but I have to say this one was a bit dull. If I had to guess, I'd say the potential humor was toned back to get a PG-13 rating.

On the plus side there are some funny parts such as the body guard interviews, the training sequences, and Owen Wilson as a gym teacher. There was a lot of room to expand these parts and make the movie funnier.

On the negative I think the whole robbery aspect detracted from the film. It didn't add much to your opinion of Owen's character, and the scenes with the other homeless guys were rather pointless.

All in all I think there are much better Owen Wilson movies (Wedding Crashers, anything with Ben Stiller) and better high school movies, this one didn't stand out.

Drillbit Taylor
Wade (Hartley), Ryan (Gentile), and Emmitt (Dorfman) are three nerdy kids in need of protection. School bully Filkins (Frost) has decided to make their lives a living hell. After about a week of dealing with this, they decide to hire a bodyguard. Constrained by money, they opt for Drillbit Taylor (Wilson), an ex-military man who is currently homeless and trying to make enough money to get to Canada. Drillbit is less than impressive though, and has to come up with a plan quickly if he wants to help the kids and himself as well.

"Drillbit Taylor" fits the mold of the Judd Apatow-produced films, albeit in PG-13 form. Think of it as Judd Apatow-light, and that is fine because he knows what makes good movies. Sweetness, likeable characters, and raunchy comedy make up the mix, and for "Drillbit Taylor", the raunchiness is toned back to give it a PG-13 rating. Wilson is very good as Drillbit, a con-man of sorts that really isn't that good at things. "Drillbit Taylor" is an amusing addition to the Apatow family of films.

Drillbit Taylor - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:50:09
Movie size: 31,81 GB
Disc size: 45,09 GB
Total bit rate: 38.51 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 29.95 Mbps
Number of chapters: 15

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 3353 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3353kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Portuguese / Spanish

#Audio Commentary
#Production Featurettes (HD - 14 minutes)
#Still Montage: "The Writers Get to Talk: Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen" (HD - 14 minutes)
#19 Deleted Scenes (HD, 24 minutes)
#Gag Reel (HD - 4 minutes)
#Line-O-Rama (HD - 4 minutes)
#Additional Montages (HD - 6 minutes)
#Theatrical Trailers (HD)