Eleven-year-old Toe Thompson is the designated punching bag for the bullies of the
suburban community of Black Falls, where his and everyone else's parents work for
Black Box Industries, makers of the do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. But
during a freak storm, a mysterious Rainbow Rock, which grants wishes to anyone who
finds it, falls from the sky. Suddenly, the neighbourhood that Toe already thinks is
weird is about to get a lot weirder. As the Rainbow Rock ricochets around the town,
from kid to kid and parent to parent, wishes come true quickly and turn the
neighbourhood upside down in a wild rampage of everything from tiny aliens to giant
boogers.
The magical fantasy adventure "Shorts" is told through a series of interwoven not-so-
tall tales that each brings to life the sometimes wonderful, often terrible, and
totally out-of-control wishes that become far more than Toe and his neighbours ever
imagined.
From Director Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids Trilogy, The Adventures of Shark Boy and
Lavagirl), Shorts stars Jon Cryer (TV’s Two and a Half Men), William H. Macy (TV’s ER,
Seabiscuit), Leslie Mann (17 Again, Funny People), James Spader (TV’s Boston Legal)
and Jimmy Bennett (Orphan, Star Trek).
DVD Special Features:
• Ten Minute Film School: Shorts Shorts – Learn all about the making of the movie in a
relatively Shorts time
• Ten Minute Cooking School: Chocolate Chip Volcano Cookies – The Rodriguez family
teaches kids how to bake cookies
Blu-ray Special Features:
• The Magic of Shorts: See how the movie's incredible creations - Crocodile Soldiers, a
Giant Dung Beetle, a Big Bad Booger and a huge, rampaging Black Box - are brought to
life on screen.
• Shorts: Show and Tell: Hang out on the Set with the Film's Young Stars and uncover
moviemaking secrets only insiders know.
• Ten Minute Film School: Short Shorts: Learn all about the Making of the Movie in a
relatively Shorts time.
• Ten Minute Cooking School: Chocolate Chip Volcano Cookies: Learn to bake with
filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and his kids.
Shorts will be available on DVD for $39.95 and on Blu-ray for $49.95.
Shorts will also be available to buy on 31 March 2010 as a Digital Download from
digital movie retailers. It will also be available to rent ON DEMAND through internet
movie retailers and a games console.
On 14 April 2010, Shorts will be available to rent on a pay per view and ON DEMAND
basis through Digital Cable and Satellite TV.
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