''Full of It'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Christian Charles and written by

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and Scott Moore. Starring

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and Teri Polo, the film follows a teenage boy whose outrageous lies magically come true. The film was given a limited release in the United States by

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on March 2, 2007. It aired on ABC Family as one of their Original Movies on September 16, 2007, under the title ''Big Liar on Campus''.

Plot

Sam Leonard is the new kid at Bridgeport High School, joining for the senior year. On his first day, he is humiliated by the school jock Kyle Plunkett, becomes friends with Annie Dray and falls in love with Kyle's girlfriend Vicki Sanders. When he goes to the guidance counselor, the counselor gives him the advice to lie to get the other kids to like him. Sam tells lies like "I drive a Porsche", "My dad's a rock star", " My dog ate my homework", "I never miss a shot" (at basketball) and that Vicki Sanders and his English teacher Mrs. Moran are pursuing him. That night, after an argument with his parents, he accidentally breaks the mirror behind his door. The next morning, Sam finds his dog actually eating his homework, he has a Porsche, he ''never'' misses a shot, and Mrs. Moran and Vicki Sanders ''are'' after him. Now he must find a way to fix what he's created.

Cast

as Sam "Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard *

as Annie Dray * Teri Polo as Mrs. Moran *

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as Mike Hanbo *

John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in '' Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom '' The Drew Carey ...

as Hank Leonard *

Cynthia Stevenson Cynthia Stevenson (born August 2, 1962) is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the syndicated parody comedy series ''My Talk Show'' (1990–91), before starring in a number of sitcoms, including '' Bob'' (CBS, 1992–93), '' ...

as Jill Leonard *

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as Vicki Sanders *

Derek McGrath Derek McGrath (born June 4, 1951) is a Canadian actor and writer. Life and career McGrath was born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. He is known for his roles in ''Cheers'' as Andy Schroed ...

as Principal Marcus Hayes * Josh Close as Kyle Plunkett *Matt Gordon as Coach Henderson *

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and Nick Ouellette as Kyle's sidekicks *

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as herself

Release

The film underwent four title changes from ''Nothing But the Truth'' to ''The Whole Truth'' to ''The Life and Lies of Sam Leonard'' back to ''The Whole Truth'' and finally settling on ''Full of It''. When it aired on ABC Family, it was titled ''Big Liar on Campus''. It was eventually released theatrically in the United States via a limited release on March 2, 2007.

Box office

The film's widest release was 15 theaters; thus, its final domestic box office gross was $14,273. Overseas, it earned $472,449, making a worldwide total of $486,722.

Reception

''Full of It'' received largely negative reviews from critics. On

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website

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, it has a 6% rating based on 18 reviews, with an average score of 3.1/10.

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reports a 33 out of 100 rating based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Peter Hartlaub of the ''

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'' wrote "It's still better than a lot of teen comedies with much bigger budgets". Kirk Honeycutt of ''

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'' said that "There is a glimmer of comedy, but it's quickly swamped in overextended gags and broad caricatures".

Home media

The film was released on

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on September 25, 2007.

References

External links

* * * {{ABC Family Original Movies 2007 films 2007 television films 2007 comedy-drama films 2000s high school films ABC Family original films American comedy-drama films American high school films Films scored by John Swihart Films shot in Winnipeg Films with screenplays by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore New Line Cinema films Relativity Media films American drama television films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films