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A young boy living in a cookie-cutter suburb gets hit on the head with a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it in this family-oriented fantasy comedy from Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez. All the houses in Black Falls look exactly the same, and everyone who lives in this suburban Shangri-la works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated. A highly profitable company thanks to their latest invention, Mr. Black's Black Box -- an all-in-one communication device that's revolutionized the technological landscape -- Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated also employs the parents of 11-year-old Toe Thompson. But Toe isn't entirely sold on the concept of this corporate conglomerate; all he wants is to make some new friends, and that wish comes true after Toe is struck in the head by a mysterious rainbow-colored rock that falls right out of the clear blue sky. A magical stone that puts Mr. Black's Black Box to shame, Toe's rock possesses the power to grant wishes. Now, as the rock begins to change hands, Black Falls is overrun by miniature spaceships, crocodile armies, boogers the size of boulders, and whatever other oddities the imaginative local kids happen to dream up. Who would have thought that the real trouble would start once the grown-ups in town get their hands on the mysterious rock? With the situation quickly spiraling out of control, it's up to Toe and his friends to save the townspeople from themselves by proving to them that the things you wish for may not actually be the best things for you. Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, and James Spader co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

  • Release date:August 21, 2009

Cast

Jimmy Bennett
as Toe Thompson
Jake Short
as Nose Noseworthy
Kat Dennings
as Stacey Thompson
Trevor Gagnon
as Loogie
Devon Gearhart
as Cole Black
Jolie Vanier
as Helvetica Black
Rebel Rodriguez
as Lug
Leo Howard
as Laser
Leslie Mann
as Mom Thompson
Jon Cryer
as Dad Thompson
William H. Macy
as Dr. Noseworthy
James Spader
as Mr. Black
Angela Lanza
as Teacher
Alejandro Rose-Garcia
as John/Boyfriend
Zoe Webb
as Blinker #2
Chris Orf
as Goofy Host
Tina Rodriguez
as Female Employee
Jack Hurst
as Male Employee
Jonathan Breck
as Security Guard
Racer Rodriguez
as Bully #1
Rocket Rodriguez
as Bully #2
Elizabeth Avellan
as The Baby

Crew

Robert Rodriguez
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
Elizabeth Avellan
Producer
Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez
Cinematographer
Robert Rodriguez
Composer (Music Score)
George Oldziey
Composer (Music Score)
Ethan Maniquis
Editor
Robert Rodriguez
Editor
Caylah Eddleblute
Art Director
Mohammed Khalaf
Executive Producer
Dan Lin
Executive Producer
Hunt Lowry
Executive Producer
Stacy Cohen
Executive Producer
Edward Borgerding
Executive Producer
Nina Proctor
Costume Designer
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Gregory Nicotero
Makeup Special Effects
Amber Kirsch
Visual Effects Producer
Howard Berger
Makeup Special Effects
Bill Scott
Line Producer
Bill Scott
Unit Production Manager
Robert Rodriguez
Visual Effects Supervisor
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