Film

Shorts

2009 · 1h 29m · Family · Fantasy · Comedy

NOT SO TALL tales from the director of Spy Kids.

IMDb

4.7

Rotten Tomatoes

47%

Metacritic

53

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Jimmy Bennett

Toby Thompson

Jake Short

Nose Noseworthy

Kat Dennings

Stacy Thompson

Trevor Gagnon

Loogie Short

Devon Gearhart

Cole Black

Jolie Vanier

Helvetica Black

Rebel Rodriguez

Lug Short

Leo Howard

Laser Short

Leslie Mann

Mom Thompson

Jon Cryer

Dad Thompson

William H. Macy

Dr. Noseworthy

James Spader

Carbon Black

Angela Lanza

Teacher

Alejandro Rose-Garcia

John / Boyfriend

Cambell Westmoreland

Blinker #1

Zoe Webb

Blinker #2

• Robert RodriguezDirector · Writer · Editor · Producer · Original Music Composer · Director of Photography
• Álvaro RodríguezWriter
• Elizabeth AvellanProducer
• Mohamed Khalaf Al-MazroueiExecutive Producer
• Dan LinExecutive Producer
• Hunt LowryExecutive Producer
• Ed BorgerdingExecutive Producer
• Carl ThielOriginal Music Composer
• George OldzieyOriginal Music Composer
• Ethan ManiquisEditor

Official Trailer 2Official Trailer 1

Release date

August 21, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$29,000,000

Genres

Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction

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