Shorts (2009 film)

Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Rodriguez
Written byRobert Rodriguez
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Rodriguez
Edited by
Music by
  • George Oldziey
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Carl Thiel
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
(wide release)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Arab Emirates
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$29 million

Shorts (also known as Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock and released internationally as The Wishing Rock) is a 2009 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez[2] and starring Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, and introducing Jolie Vanier in her film debut with supporting roles done by Jake Short, Devon Gearhart, Leo Howard, Trevor Gagnon, and Rebel Rodriguez. It tells the story of a rainbow wishing rock that ends up in the possession of different people where the wishes have various results for those who make the wishes in a "series of shorts".

Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock made its world premiere screening on August 15, 2009, at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Shortly after that, the movie was theatrically released in the United States on August 21, 2009, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[3] The film grossed $29 million[4] on a $20 million budget.

It received mixed reviews from critics and received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film. Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24, 2009, by Warner Home Video.

  1. ^ "Shorts premiere". YouTube. February 3, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFIShorts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". afi.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Shorts (2009)". Box Office Mojo. December 17, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2011.