It's a Boy Girl Thing

It's a Boy Girl Thing
It's a Boy Girl Thing
Directed by	Nick Hurran
Written by	Geoff Deane
Produced by	Steve Hamilton Shaw; David Furnish; Martin F. Katz
Starring	Samaire Armstrong; Kevin Zegers; Sherry Miller; Robert Joy; Sharon Osbourne; Maury Chaykin; Brooke D'Orsay; Emily Hampshire; Genelle Williams; Mpho Koaho
Distributed by	Icon Entertainment
Release dates	United Kingdom; December 26, 2006; (Theatrical Premiere); May 21, 2007; (DVD Premiere); Australia; April 9, 2008; (DVD Premiere); United States; June 17, 2008; (DVD Premiere)
Running time	93 min
Countries	UK; Canada
Language	English
Box office	$7,385,434

It's A Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers, set in the USA but produced in the UK. The film is directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane (Kinky Boots). The producers of the film are David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw of Rocket Pictures and Martin F. Katz of Prospero Pictures. Elton John serves as one of the executive producers. It has similarities with the 1996 Australian film Dating the Enemy, starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan.

It's A Boy Girl Thing was released on 26 December 2006 in the UK and has since then been released in some countries in cinemas, in others directly to DVD, and in others as a TV film. Most of the interior school scenes were shot at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The movie's soundtrack features a range of music. Tracks include a cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now" by Girls Aloud, "Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas, "Be Strong" by Fefe Dobson, "High" by James Blunt and "Push the Button" and "Red Dress" by the Sugababes, as well as other songs by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Orson, Marz and many more.

Synopsis

The story starts with Woody listening to loud rap music and next door, Nell is getting increasingly frustrated as Woody's music is stopping her from studying. However, Woody refuses to turn off the rap music, angering Nell. He then says that he will turn the music off if she shows him her breasts. Nell refuses, and Woody says he has seen them before. Annoyed, Nell slams down her bedroom window, but it catches on her top and as she moves away from the window, it tears it off. Nell is shocked, and Woody turns round to sees her half-naked and is delighted to have been "flashed".

The next morning, Nell wakes up and goes downstairs for breakfast whilst Woody stays upstairs and masturbates. The following day, Woody and his best friend Horse drive through a large puddle on the side of the road, splashing water all over Nell, who is on the sidewalk. Woody and Nell are set to go on a school trip to a museum, and are forced to work together in the museum. Because of their dislike for one another, they begin arguing in front of a statue of the ancient Aztec god Tezcatlipoca. As they argue, the statue appears to cast a spell upon them—causing them to wake up in each other's bodies the next morning.

When they arrive at school, they immediately blame each other for the body swap but agree to pretend to be the other person. At first, they seem to succeed but Nell (now in Woody's body) is offended when Woody (now in Nell's body) says his (her) own opinions in a speech given to him (her) for homework. Also, Nell (in Woody's body) is told by Horse that she (he) must attend football practice that same day. Nell (in Woody's body) does indeed show up for football practice but fails miserably at practicing which angers the coach.

The following day, Nell (in Woody's body) arrives at school making Woody's appearance look "dorky" which frustrates Woody (in Nell's body) and he is even more frustrated after he hears about how Nell (in Woody's body) failed Woody's football practice the previous day. As payback, Woody (in Nell's body) dresses in a very inappropriate manner the following day. After school, Nell (in Woody's body), in retaliation, breaks up with Breanna, much to the disappointment of Woody (in Nell's body). The humiliation competition continues when Woody (in Nell's body) drives off with a biker boy, Nicky, and makes Nell (in Woody's body) think she is going to lose her virginity. However, Woody (in Nell's body) leaves Nicky just as he is getting ready to have sex with her.

The following day, rumours are being spread around school by Nicky about his "wild night" with Nell. When Nell (in Woody's body) finds out, she gets very upset. When Woody (in Nell's body) finds Nell (in Woody's body), he admits that he didn't actually lose Nell's virginity and that everyone was simply spreading Nicky's lies. However, Nell (in Woody's body) is still let down and so Woody (in Nell's body) decides to sort out Nicky. It turns out that Woody (in Nell's body) can't fight him, and Nell (in Woody's body) runs up and sorts him out by punching him in the face. After this, Nell (in Woody's body) and Woody (in Nell's body) reach a truce and realize the statue of Tezcatlipoca at the museum had something to do with their body swap. They head down to the museum and even after confronting the statue, they fail to return to their original bodies. They realize they are going to have to help each other in two important upcoming events. Nell (in Woody's body) must learn how to play football for Woody's homecoming game and Woody (in Nell's body) must learn about poetry and literature for Nell's Yale interview.

After spending so much time together, Nell (in Woody's body) and Woody (in Nell's body) become very fond of each other and start to understand each other better. The night before the interview and the game, they agree to go to the Homecoming dance together, as "not a date."

The day of the interview and match, Woody went to Yale for the interview and at first, pretty messed up things and was going to be thrown out when he started to talk about poetry in rap which impressed and astonished the interviewer. After that, he went to the match and watch Nell do something incredible which permitted their team to win. After the match, they were talking to each other, Woody congratulating Nell about her performance and tell her about the interview. Nell on the other hand told Woody he has got a place in a university which was Woody's problem (not to go to university and finish like his father). At the end of the talk they said to each other that if they had to live in another people's body it would be them and, that is where the magic happened: they returned to their own body. The scene finished with Woody being kissed by Breanna and Nell going home very upset about the kiss.

The following day, Woody tries to get round to talking to Nell but is stopped by her mother, who sees Woody's family as losers and "low class." Nell receives a letter from Yale informing her that she has been accepted to Yale, meaning that her interview (done by Woody in her body) was successful! However, she is still upset with Woody and has decided not to go to the Homecoming dance after all. Woody and Breanna are appointed Homecoming King and Queen at the Homecoming dance that evening. Meanwhile, Nell's father has a talk with her on the porch about Woody, during which she confesses she truly likes him, and her father surprises her with a dress and shoes for the dance. At the dance, Woody and Breanna are just beginning their dance as Nell appears in the entrance. Woody sees her, and, really happy that she's there (since he does truly love her), walks away from Breanna to go kiss Nell, throwing his crown into the crowd as he passes through the crowd. Woody and Nell leave the school and kiss in front of their houses, while being watched by their fathers, who show their respect for each other (as it was revealed earlier in the film that they had been friends, but their friendship was thwarted by Nell's mother).

The following day, Nell tells her mother that she is taking a year's sabbatical from Yale, and when her mother protests, she replies: "I know mom, but what the heck", to which then her mother [shortly] faints. After she and her father exchange a smile for her confidence and defiance (not to mention the fact that her father knows she (Nell) truly loves Woody), she leaves the house and hops into Woody's car. The film ends with the happy couple driving off down the road.

Characters

Samaire Armstrong as Nell Bedworth
Kevin Zegers as Woody Deane
Sherry Miller as Katherine Bedworth
Robert Joy as Ted Bedworth
Sharon Osbourne as Della Deane
Maury Chaykin as Stan Deane

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