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Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

Comedy · 2008

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Movie details

Drillbit Taylor

“You get what you pay for.”

2008 Comedy 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.7 / 10

63.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

26 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

41 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steven Brill

Written by

John Hughes · Kristofor Brown · Seth Rogen

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Drillbit Taylor

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Lisa

Nate Hartley

Nate Hartley

Wade

Troy Gentile

Troy Gentile

Ryan

David Dorfman

David Dorfman

Emmit

Alex Frost

Alex Frost

Filkins

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Ronnie

Court is in session

Put Drillbit Taylor on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.