Fired Up! (2009)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Will Gluck

Writer (WGA):

Freedom Jones (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math.

Plot:

The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory. |

Plot Keywords:

Football | High School | Adolescent Romance | Apology | Illinois

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Shawn Colfax
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Nick Brady
Sarah Roemer	...	Carly
Molly Sims	...	Diora
Danneel Harris	...	Bianca
David Walton	...	Dr. Rick
Adhir Kalyan	...	Brewster
AnnaLynne McCord	...	Gwyneth
Juliette Goglia	...	Poppy
Philip Baker Hall	...	Coach Byrnes
John Michael Higgins	...	Coach Keith
Smith Cho	...	Beth
Margo Harshman	...	Sylvia
Hayley Marie Norman	...	Angela
Jake Sandvig	...	Downey

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, partial nudity, language and some teen partying.

Runtime:

90 min | 91 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44274) | Australia:M | UK:12A | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Gross Entertainment

Trivia:

The two scenes during the camp's movie night were from the movie 'Bring It On' (2000)_ and were video cameos of 'Kirsten Dunst' (qy) and Eliza Dushku.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the bus ride to cheer camp, most of the background cheerleaders mouths do not match with the cheers that are being said.

Quotes:

Nick Brady: Hi Carly.
Carly: [sarcastically] I know, it's the most beautiful name you've ever heard, my eyes look like forever, and you love every bone in my body, especially yours!
Nick Brady: No, but that's a good one, do you mind if I use it?

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Tubthumping

It's Not Rudy...But It's Not Rocky V either...

I've come to the conclusion that cheerleading is a sport, so yeah, Fired Up is a sports movie. Get over it. I'm not saying it's among the likes of Rudy and Hoosiers as far as other sports movies go, but it's fun and enjoyable.

What makes the film enjoyable is it's simple plot: Two football heroes (Nick D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen), tired of the game and their constantly swearing coach (Phil Baker Hall, in an underrated role), ditch football to attend a cheerleading camp, where they're surrounded by nothing but girls, including their pretty captain (hello, Sarah Roemer). Sounds perfect, right? When you add an enthusiastic cheer coach (John Michael Higgins, who deserves a heck of a lot more attention than he gets) and the actual cheerleading, heaven takes a turn for the worse. Basically, these guys live out a nearly perfect male fantasy, and it gets some funny results.

The film isn't perfect, though. At 90 minutes, it feels a little short. Also, some the actors seem a bit old for the roles they were playing (Olsen is 31). And finally, some of the unfunny gags in the movie are replayed over and over, much to my annoyance.

But, the point is, Fired Up is a fun, silly sports movie. Don't like it? Go watch Friday Night Lights again then.