The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island that's halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family breaks apart in front of all their friends on live national television, while the island itself is only a short distance away from Sacramento!
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
Margo Harshman
Tawny Dean
Dave Coulier
Lance LeBow
Keone Young
Chief Tuka
Lauren Frost
Ruby Mendel
Walker Howard
Laylo / Patrick Green (as Howard Walker)
Josh Keaton
Mootai / Jason Holdstead
George Anthony Bell
Principal Conrad Wexler
Fred Meyers
Thomas Randall "Tom" Gribalski
Jim Wise
Coach Tugnut
Kenya Williams
Monique Taylor
Tom Dugan
Keith
Matthew Yang King
Scott
Kyle Gibson
Gil
Daniele O'Loughlin
Brooke
Ty Hodges
Larry Beale
Jody Howard
Cynthia Mills
Michael D. Nye
Gotcha! Writer
Tom Fahn
Gotcha! Father
George Anthony Bell
Principal Wexler
Sally Berman
Mrs. Van Gundy
Gary LeRoi Gray
Nelson Minkler
George A. Miki
Native Islander
Maggie-Jo Turner
Dancer
Keaton Tyndall
Gotcha Family Daughter
Dave Nelson
Puppeteer
Mecki Heussen
Puppeteer
Norman Tempia
Puppeteer
Director
Sean McNamara
Characters
Matt Dearborn
Writer
Dennis Rinsler
Writer
Marc Warren
October 3, 2020
5
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.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00