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Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

Actor(s): Patrick Fugit, Cheryl Hines, Olivia Wilde, Clark Gregg, Matthew Lillard
Director(s): Scott Lew
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 08/21/2007
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
Studio: Universal Studios
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie

DVD Synopsis

Reclusive college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Patrick Fugit) is a virtual fountain of cool ideas, and he records every single one of them in his prized, steel-bound notebook. When the notebook is stolen by hedonistic sorority girl Sarah (Olivia Wilde) during a toga party and subsequently comes into the possession of schizophrenic campus eccentric Spaceman (Matthew Lillard), the desperate Bickford embarks on a frantic quest to recover his most prized possession and prevent his life's work from being credited to someone else. John Cho and Fran Krantz star in a cinematic labor of love from writer/director Scott Lew - an ambitious first-time feature filmmaker who worked for eight years to bring his creative vision to the big screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Patrick Fugit - Bickford Schmeckler
Cheryl Hines
Olivia Wilde
Clark Gregg
Matthew Lillard
Fran Kranz - Ralph
John Cho

Member Movie Reviews

Bill H. from SPOKANE VLY, WA wrote on 8/26/2009...

I love quirky characters, and some "teen comedies" are actually quite entertaining. I found this movie to be silly and simple, yet entertaining and funny. I have always like Matthew Lillard's over the top performances, Olivia Wilde's smart sexiness and no-nonsense attitude, much like her performance on House as 13. This is not fine cinema, not even high-quality comedy, but it is off-beat enough to turn that into an asset rather than a liability. It far out-ranks dumb movies like Dorm Daze, even though it appears to have been aiming for the same level. I think what sets this movie apart is that several of the actors took their parts seriously, such as Wilde and Patrick Fugit, and there are some nicely-dealt-with dilemmas which all teens face when dropped into a new setting far from home. I did really enjoy this movie, unapologetically. I think it is a bit uneven, as it seems to be reaching for screwball comedy of errors and pathos-laden seeking for identity and love simultaneously. If you've ever felt like a bit of an outcast, or spent much of your life misunderstood, or even way too much up-in-your-head worrying, then this movie may even ease that and help you take it all a bit more lightly. That's what a good comedy can do, not just a series of meaningless yuks. I'll be keeping this one. Of course, here's the disclaimer: I also liked Super Troopers and Eurotrip. Enjoy!