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Prone to mocking and humiliating "aggressively unattractive" classmates, Kyle zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school's extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is -- a task he considers impossible. Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle's callous father banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper and blind tutor. As Kyle ponders how to overcome the curse and get his old life back, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Lindy, if she will consent to live in Kyle's Brooklyn home.

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Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Alex Pettyfer, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Mary-Kate Olsen, Erik Knudsen, Peter Krause, Vanessa Hudgens, Dakota Johnson, Karl Graboshas, Jonathan Dubsky
Director: Daniel Barnz
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: 4 March 2011 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Writer: Daniel Barnz, Alex Flinn

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