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[[Jeff Kinney]] {{sp}}
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[[Zachary Gordon]]<br />
 
[[Robert Capron]]<br />
[[Rachael Harris]]<br />
[[Steve Zahn]]<br />
[[Devon Bostick]]<br />
[[Connor and Owen Fielding|Connor &amp; Owen Fielding]]<br />
[[Chloë Moretz]]<br />
[[Karan Brar]]<br />
[[Grayson Russell]]
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'''''Diary of a Wimpy Kid '''''(also known as '''''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie''''') is a 2010 American live-action/animated feature film directed by [[Thor Freudenthal]] and based on the best-selling first book in the illustrated novel series [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'']] by [[Jeff Kinney]]. After [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] it was a success.
The film stars [[Zachary Gordon]], [[Robert Capron]], [[Rachael Harris]], [[Steve Zahn]], [[Devon Bostick]], [[Connor and Owen Fielding]], and [[Chloë Moretz]].
A [[Chirag's trail of tears|promotional video]] was released before the release of the movie.
==Plot==
The film starts with [[Rodrick Heffley]] ([[Devon Bostick]]), who wakes up [[Greg Heffley]] as a prank to make him think it's time for school. Greg is anxious to start middle school, confident he will easily become the school's most popular kid. However, Greg worries about how his unusual best friend, [[Rowley Jefferson]] ([[Robert Capron]]), will fit in. While Rowley is a good friend who helps Greg escape his older brother, Rodrick, Greg worries that Rowley's clothes and personality will embarrass the both of them.
[[File:Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_-_Animation_Scene.jpg|250px|left|thumb|One of the movie's many animation scenes.]]
On their first day, Greg and Rowley meet [[Angie Steadman]] ([[Chloë Grace Moretz]]), a seventh grader who works for the school’s paper. Throughout the school year, [[Angie]] tell Greg and Rowley why they should not enjoy middle school. Classmate [[Chirag Gupta]] ([[Karan Brar]]) tells Greg and Rowley the story behind the moldy slice of Swiss cheese laying on the blacktop; upon touching the cheese, a kid named [[Darren Walsh]] ([[Harrison Houde]]) initiated the [[Cheese Touch]]; anyone who touches the cheese becomes an outcast until they pass on the cheese touch by touching someone else. The last Cheese Touch was taken away by a German exchange student named [[Dieter Müller]].
[[File:Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_-_Greg,_Rowley,_Chirag,_and_the_Cheese.jpg|250px|thumb|Chirag Gupta explaining the horrors of the Cheese to Greg and Rowley.]]
Greg is determined to be voted a "class favorite" and listed in the yearbook, but each of his attempts to do so backfire. His popularity quickly drops as he loses to [[Patty Farrell]] ([[Laine MacNeil]]), Greg’s arch-enemy, in Scholastic wrestling (taught by [[Eduardo Malone|Coach Malone]] ([[Andrew McNee]]). While Greg and Rowley go trick-or-treating they anger teenagers by threatening to call the police on them after they spray him and Rowley with the fire extinguisher and then damages their Ford F-150 with a weed whacker. Greg joins the [[Safety Patrol]] alongside Rowley. While playing a game Greg invented; he breaks Rowley's arm during winter time. In school, everyone notices Rowley's broken arm and Rowley becomes very popular, much to Greg’s dismay. Rowley's popularity increases when he beats Greg to become the school paper's cartoonist, despite Greg's dismissal of his farts.
[[File:Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_-_Safety_Patrol.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Greg's safety patrol fantasy.]]
Greg and Rowley’s friendship falls apart after Greg allows Rowley to unwittingly take the blame for a mistake that Greg made during Safety Patrol. After Greg tells Rowley the truth and tries to make light of the situation, Rowley berates him for being a bad friend who cares about nothing but himself. Rowley then leaves him and befriends a kid named [[Collin Lee ]] ([[Alex Ferris]]). Greg tries to move on by having a sleepover with [[Fregley]] ([[Grayson Russell]]), the weirdest and 201st most popular (past the bottom) kid in school, but Fregley's sugar-induced hyperactivity is too much for him to take. He then tries to pursue popularity without Rowley by auditioning for the school play of [[The Wizard of Oz]], but ruins the performance by starting an apple throwing fight with Patty when she makes him mad by accusing of trying to ruin the performance.
At the school mother-son dance, [[Susan Heffley|Greg's mother]] ([[Rachael Harris]]) suggests Greg ask Rowley to go out for ice cream with them. However, Rowley tells Greg that he's already going out for ice cream with [[Collin Lee|Collin]]. Later, Greg is excited when Rowley comes up to him in school, but is disappointed when he learns Rowley only wants a game back. Greg refuses to return the game, causing them to get into a argument. Kids gather around them, wanting them to fight, but are quickly dispelled when the teenagers that Greg and Rowley had angered on Halloween, were looking for revenge. The teenagers force Rowley to eat the Cheese. They are about to force Greg to eat the remainder when [[Coach Malone]], arrives and chases the teenagers away & recognizes one named [[Pete Hosey]].
The kids return and find the partially eaten [[Cheese Touch|The Cheese]]. [[Patty Farrell|Patty]] begins to accuse Rowley, but Greg steps in and takes the blame. He picks up the Cheese and makes a profound speech about the ridiculousness of the Cheese and other middle school institutions, but Patty ruins it when she shouts that Greg has the [[Cheese Touch]] causing everyone to run away from him. Greg and Rowley make up, and [[Angie Steadman|Angie]] approaches them to compliment Greg for his bravery. Greg and Rowley make it into the class favorites list as "cutest friends", Greg becomes popular on the popularity rank to 202 and Patty gets the Cheese Touch without her knowing when she hugged Rowley (who still actually had the Cheese Touch) while handing out yearbooks, and the film ends with Greg, Rowley, and Angie laughing and Greg narrating that he still has the summer and next year ahead of him.
== Sequel ==
''Main article: [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)]]''
The sequel, based on the second book in the Wimpy Kid series, [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules|Rodrick Rules]], was released on March 25, 2011. The film was directed by [[David Bowers]], and it has [[Holly Hills]] making her debut in the film series, replacing [[Angie]].
==Cast==
*[[Zachary Gordon]], [[Nathaniel Marten]], and [[Dylan Bell]] as [[Greg Heffley]], who is the main protagonist of the film, as well as the narrator. He thinks that middle school is the worst idea ever invented, and apparently other kids agree with him, one girl saying that middle school is an "intellectual waste-land".
*[[Robert Capron]] as [[Rowley Jefferson]], the deuteragonist of the film. He is not as socially awkward as he is the books, but he does cause some embarrassing moments, such as telling [[Bryce Anderson]] that he has a "cute butt".
*[[Rachael Harris]] as [[Susan Heffley]], [[Greg]]’s mother. Like in the books, she sometimes makes [[Greg]] look like a wimp.
*[[Steve Zahn]] as [[Frank Heffley]], [[Greg]]’s father.
*[[Devon Bostick]] as [[Rodrick Heffley]], [[Greg]]’s older brother. Like his character in the books, his advice is often unhelpful, such as telling [[Greg]] not to talk to anyone or sit down next to anyone if he ([[Greg]]) is going to be able to survive middle school. He also calls [[Rowley]] on one occasion a "baby hippo".
*[[Connor and Owen Fielding]] as [[Manny Heffley]], [[Greg]]’s annoying little brother. Many fans feared that [[Manny]] was not going to appear in the film, but with twins [[Connor and Owen Fielding]] trying out for the role at the last minute, these fears were canceled out.
*[[Chloë Moretz]] as [[Angie Steadman]], [[Greg]]’s friend. She is a seventh grader who works for the school paper and guides [[Greg]] and [[Rowley]] through Middle School during the film.
*[[Karan Brar]] as [[Chirag Gupta]], [[Greg]]’s friend. He saves [[Greg]] from getting the [[Cheese Touch]] on one occasion.
*[[Grayson Russell]] as [[Fregley]], [[Greg]]’s odd classmate.
*[[Alex Ferris]] as [[Collin Lee]] [[Greg]]’s backup friend. Later, temporarily becomes [[Rowley]]’s "best friend".
*[[Jake D. Smith]] as [[Archie Kelly]], One of [[Greg]]’s partners in the school play.
*[[Rob LaBelle]] as [[Mr. Winsky]], the head of [[Safety Patrol]].
*[[Jennifer Clement]] as Mrs. Flint, [[Greg]]’s teacher.
*[[Laine MacNeil]] and [[Madison Bell]] as [[Patty Farrell]] a nerdy looking, selfish brat classmate of [[Greg]]’s and also arch enemy.
*[[Harrison Houde]] as [[Darren Walsh]], [[Greg]]’s classmate who is infamous for starting the [[Cheese touch]]
*[[Severin Korfer]] as [[Dieter Muller]], A German exchange student who took the [[Cheese Touch]] with him back to his homeland.
*[[Aidan Gebert]], [[Cameron Krpan]], and [[Paolo Tolfo]] as [[Löded Diper]] Bandmates, [[Rodrick]]’s friends.
*[[Raugi Yu]] as [[Vice Principal Roy]], the Vice Principal who appears on tv giving news.
*[[Andrew McNee]] as [[Coach Malone]], the PE teacher.
*[[Belita Moreno]] as [[Mrs. Norton]], the drama teacher.
*[[Nicholas Carey]] as [[Pete Hosey]], the antagonist of the film and one of the teenagers who bullied [[Greg]] and [[Rowley]] on Halloween and in May.
*[[Samuel Patrick Chu]] as [[Wade]], one of the teenagers who bullied [[Greg]] and [[Rowley]] on Halloween and in May.
*[[Donnie McNeil]] as [[Carter]], one of the teenagers who bullied [[Greg]] and [[Rowley]] on Halloween and in May.
*[[Samantha Page]] as [[Shelly]], one of [[Greg]]’s classmates.
*[[Ava Hughes]] as [[Marley]], one of [[Greg]]’s classmates.
*[[Owen Best]] as [[Bryce Anderson]], one of [[Greg]]’s classmates who was said to have a “cute butt”.
*[[Cainan Wiebe]] and [[Peter New]] as [[Quentin]], a jerk who teased about what [[Rowley]] said to [[Greg]].
*[[Cole Heppell]] as the side-kick of [[Quentin]]
*[[Karin Konoval]] as [[Mrs. Irvine]], the woman who thought [[Rowley]] terrorized the kindergartners.
*[[Kaye Capron]] as [[Mrs. Jefferson]], [[Rowley]] mother.
*[[Alf Humphreys]] as [[Robert Jefferson]], [[Rowley]] father.
*[[Talon Dunbar]] as Arthur, one of [[Greg]]’s partners in the school play.
*[[Naomi Dane]] as [[Cheese Touch]] Victim 1, a girl who got the [[Cheese Touch]]. 
*[[Willem Jacobson]] as [[Cheese Touch]] Victim 2, a boy who got the [[Cheese Touch]].
*[[Sean Bygrave]] as Coach Brewer, a coach who demonstrates with [[Coach Malone]] on wrestling.
*[[Maxine Miller]] as elderly women, a women who got wet by [[Greg]] dad.
*[[Taya Clyne]] as granddaughter, a girl who got wet by [[Greg]]’s dad.
*[[Nikki Frazer]] as Girl at lunch.
*[[Greta Makena Gibson]] as Girl at lunch.
*[[Nathan Smith]], [[Kinua McWatt]], and 5 Unknowns as Kindergartners.
*[[Adom Osei]] as [[Marty Porter]], the school treasurer.
*[[Rylee Stiles]] as [[Preston Mudd]], the athlete of the month.
*[[Ryan Grantham]] as [[Rodney James]], Kid who played the Shrub in the school play.
*[[Brent Chapman]] as Mr Parnell, teacher who showed the I video.
*[[Ethan Shankaruk]] as Snot Kid. One of [[Greg]]’s classmates.
*[[Jesse Wheeler]] as Unpopular 80s Boy. Kid who appears in the It's Great to be Me video.
*[[Paul Hubbard]] as Brock Branigan P.I.
*[[Brett Dier]] as 80s Breakdancer
*[[Brandon Barton]] as 80s Jock Boy.
*[[Cindy Busby]] as 80s Popular Girl.
*[[Alicia Takase Lui]], [[Jay Sidhu]], [[Tori Christianson]], [[Emerald Schreier]], [[Benjamin D. Mitchell]], [[Haris Cash]], and [[Maria Crudo]] as Audition Kids.
*[[Michael Fredrick Arnold]] as [[Janitor]] (Uncredited).
*[[Shane Briscoe]] as Funny Dad
*Unknown as [[Benny Wells]]
*[[Bryce Hurless]] as Extra (Uncredited)
*Joshua Rush as Extra (Uncredited)
==Voices==
*[[Alistair Abell]] as [[Male Reporter]]
*[[L.J Benet]] as Voice (Uncredited)
*Cooper Cowgill as ADR Voice
*Makenna Cowgill as ADR Voice
*Jack Cygan as ADR Voice
*Rylee Fansler as ADR Voice
*Johnny Gillcomb as ADR Voice
*Alexander Haney as ADR Voice
*Angela Hanee as ADR Voice
==Production==
The filming of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' wrapped up on October 16, 2009, and the film was released in the United States on March 19, 2010. It combines live action with animation and is directed by Thor Freudenthal, with [[Zachary Gordon]] starring as [[Greg Heffley]].
The official trailer for ''Wimpy Kid'' was released on the Internet on January 21, 2010 and was shown in theaters with Tooth Fairy. A poster for the film was released shortly after, and the second trailer was shown with ''[http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lightning_Thief_%28film%29 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]''.
==Movie tie-in book==
[[Amulet Books]] (an imprint of [[Abram Books|ABRAMS]]) acquired the rights to publish [[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary|''The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary'']], a book which was completed by #1 bestselling author [[Jeff Kinney]] that was released in a one-day national laydown on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. It gives how [[Jeff Kinney]]'s bestselling book in cartoons became to be a 20th Century Fox film-adaptation. It also includes some all-new illustrations and full-color never-before-seen movie stills, storyboards, preliminary concept drawings, and also behind the scenes to humorously chronicle the making of the movie.
== Reception ==
Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 101 reviews, gives the film an approval rating of 53%. The consensus given is: "Unlike its bestselling source material, ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' fails to place a likable protagonist at the center of its middle-school humor – and its underlying message is drowned out as a result."<sup>[13]</sup> It also holds a "mixed or average" rating of 56 at Metacritic, based on 26 reviews.<sup>[14]</sup> Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, writing "It's nimble, bright and funny. It doesn't dumb down. It doesn't patronize. It knows something about human nature."<sup>[15]</sup> Glenn Whipp of the ''Associated Press'' was less positive, saying, "In transferring the clean, precise humor of Kinney's illustrations and prose to the big-screen, the material loses just a bit of its charm."<sup>[16]</sup> ''At the Movies'' host David Stratton gave the film one star while co-host Margaret Pomeranz gave it half a star. Stratton called the film "tiresome" and said there was "nothing remotely interesting in Thor Freudenthal's direction or the screenplay." Pomeranz disliked the character of Greg Heffley, saying "I really thought he was unpleasant. I did not want to spend time with him. I could not wait for the end of this film."<sup>[17]</sup>
==Differences from movie and book==
===Movie===
*The humor is now slapstick rather than satire
*There is a new character named Angie.
*Greg eats lunch on the cafeteria floor.
*At the part where Rowley is forced to eat the cheese [[Greg]] picks it up and says he ate it but in the book he does not pick it up.
*[[Patty Farrell]] is considered a bully toward Greg, but in the book she has a minor role.
*During the end of the movie Patty hugs Rowley and tells him "Stay, cute". Similar to how in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw]], [[Holly Hills]] puts the same thing in Rowley's year book.
==References==
*[http://www.diaryofawimpykidmovie.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196141/ ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''] at the [http://www.imdb.com/ Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.allmovie.com/work/486674 ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''] at [http://www.allmovie.com/ Allmovie]
*[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=diaryofawimpykid.htm ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''] at [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/ Box Office Mojo]
*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diary_of_a_wimpy_kid/ ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''] at [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]
*''[http://popwatch.ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]'': [http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/30/first-look-diary-wimpy-kid/ First look: 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid']
*''[http://www.usatoday.com/ USA Today]'': [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-09-28-first-look-wimpy-kid_N.htm First Look: 'Wimpy Kid' actor embraces being 'a likable jerk']
*[http://www.erickwithnok.com/post/346774694/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-trailer-meh ''Wimpy Kid Trailer'']
*''[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]'': [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Wimpy-Kid-Movie/261188703422?ref=mf# The Offical Wimpy Kid Movie Facebook]
==Trivia==
*[[Rowley]] mentions the fact that he went to Guatemala, despite the fact that Guatemala is in Central America, not South America.
*This is the first film in the film series.
*Some things like [[Greg]]’s fish that appear in later books appear in the movie.
*Despite the movie recieving mixed reviews from critics, it recieved positive reviews from fans of the book series. However, some fans consider the book to be better than the movie.
*Things [[Rodrick]] does that torment [[Greg]] include: Trick [[Greg]] into thinking it is a school day when it is actually 4:00 in the morning, Chase [[Greg]] around the house and then lock him in his room.
*The Scene when [[Greg]] is playing Twisted Wizards with [[Rowley]] at the Jefferson house you can see that [[Greg]] and [[Rowley]] are playing a Nintendo Wii.
*This and [[Rodrick Rules the movie]] open with [[Greg]] narrating the opening.
*[[Rodrick]]’s band is named "Loded Diaper" with the "a" removed.
*Near the beginning, you can see the movie Ice Age in the background briefly, Ice Age is also a film produced by 20th Century Fox Studios.
*The Wilhelm scream sound effect is used while [[Greg]] and [[Rowley's Diary|Rowley]] were playing the Twisted Wizard game.
*The piece of cheese on the blacktop is digital.
*This movie was nominated at the 2011 Kid's Choice Awards.
==Trailer==
[[File:Diary_Of_A_Wimpy_Kid_(2010)_-_Open-ended_Trailer_for_this_pre-teen_comedy|500px|left]]
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