The Even Stevens Movie

"Dream vacation? Dream on."

2003 1h 34m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 146

TV MovieComedyFamily

Synopsis

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The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family crumbles, unaware that their family vacation is in fact a hidden camera reality show!

“Dream vacation? Dream on.”

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Cast

Shia LaBeouf
Louis Stevens
Christy Carlson Romano
Ren Stevens
Donna Pescow
Eileen Stevens
Tom Virtue
Steve Stevens
Nick Spano
Donnie Stevens
Tim Meadows
Miles McDermott
Steven Anthony Lawrence
Bernard "Beans" Aranguren
A.J. Trauth
Alan Twitty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Dennis Rinsler, Marc Warren
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean McNamara, shot by Christian Sebaldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruce Young Berman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregory Hobson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shia LaBeouf and Christy Carlson Romano and Donna Pescow carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Dream vacation? Dream on.".

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IMDB entry: tt0327698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sean McNamara directs. Christian Sebaldt behind the camera. Bruce Young Berman scores. Gregory Hobson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by Sean McNamara, shot by Christian Sebaldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bruce Young Berman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Gregory Hobson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shia LaBeouf and Christy Carlson Romano and Donna Pescow carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Dream vacation? Dream on.".
7IMDB entry: tt0327698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christian Sebaldt
Original score: Bruce Young Berman
Editing: Gregory Hobson
Costume design: Miye 'Mimi' Matsumoto
Makeup / hair: Theraesa Rivers
VFX supervisor: Dan Schmit
Stunt coordinator: Christopher Doyle
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Even Stevens Movie (2003)

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Kamurai2020-10-03
★ 5/10
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend except for hardcore "Even Stevens" fans. I specifically binged "Evens Stevens" for this, and the show, even dated, is much better than the movie. This is clearly designed to be an extended episode of the show, but dramatically fails in the pacing that the show was so good at. While I'm a big fan of Christy Carlson Romano, Shia LaBeouf is only a little less crazy than his adult self, and it is the introduction of Tim Meadows that is the big difference in the plot. A mix of "Stuck on an island", "Secret Reality Show", and "Disfunctional Family" tropes, it really is just a lot of "let's mess with this family" for most of the movie. They stray away from the traditional use of family values to exploit the infighting to a point where they act like they're thinking about eating one another. It's fun, but I can't imagine anyone who doesn't have history with this family are going to enjoy the movie.

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