Good Boys

Name: Good Boys
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2019-08-14
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis

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Good Boys (2019)

Timing: 1:30 (90 min)

6.835/10
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All about film

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Actors and characters

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Release date

2019-08-14

Country

United States

Production

Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$111 173 598

Website

https://www.goodboysmovie.com/

Director

Gene Stupnitsky

Actors

Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis, Izaac Wang, Millie Davis, Josh Caras, Will Forte, Mariessa Portelance
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

Producer

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Lee Eisenberg, James Weaver, Jonah Hill, Nathan Kahane, John Powers Middleton, Brady Fujikawa, Josh Fagen

Operator

Jonathan Furmanski

Composer

Lyle Workman

Artist

Jeremy Stanbridge, Tara Arnett

Audition

Editing

Daniel Gabbe
All team (155)

Short description

A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.

What's left behind the scenes

The three child actors (Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, and Brady Noon) were often given lines to say without being told the context or situation. Director Jean Stupnicki and screenwriter and producer Lee Eisenberg never answered the children's questions about what it all meant, and sent them to their mothers for explanations.
Around 300 child actors auditioned for the role of Thor, but it went to Brady Noon, primarily because of how he delivered the line, “Four miles? How the hell are we gonna walk four miles!?” at the audition.
According to Jacob Tremblay, his age prevented him from being admitted to cinemas to watch the film. He showed cinema staff his image on promotional posters, but that didn't help. So Jacob and his friends had to find someone over 18 to sneak them into the auditorium.
Initially, the film contained a scene that was later removed, in which the kids first come to the store. The saleswoman tells them that yes, the drone was advertised for $550, but with taxes it costs $598, and then kicks them out of the store when they admit they don't have enough money. She throws them out and tells them to come back with the full amount. When the heroes return with all the money, she tells them that the drone has already been sold, and Max (played by Jacob Tremblay) loses it. Only the second visit to the store by the kids made it into the film, and even that episode was reshot, leaving only Max's reaction.
Three of the child actors playing the lead roles had to deliver lines whose meaning they did not understand. Director Gene Stupnitsky and screenwriter/producer Lee Eisenberg never answered the children's questions about what the lines meant, instead directing them to their parents for explanations.
According to Jacob Tremblay, he was barred from theaters for screenings of this film due to his age. He showed theater employees his own image on the posters, but it didn't help. Consequently, Jacob and his friends had to find someone over 18 to escort them into the auditorium.
There was a scene in the film, later deleted, in which the kids visit the store for the first time. The saleswoman tells them that the drone was advertised at $550, but with taxes, it costs $598, and then kicks them out of the store when they admit they don't have enough money. She puts them out the door and tells them to return with the full amount. When the characters return with all the money, she informs them that the drone has already been sold, causing Max (Jacob Tremblay) to snap. Only the kids' second visit to the store made it into the film, and this episode was reshot, leaving only Max's reaction.