| | | Freshman Year is No Fairy Tale.
Features: DVD
America's sweetheart Amanda Bynes stars in the fun comedy Sydney White! When tomboy Sydney (Bynes) is banished from the most popular sorority on campus, she is taken in by seven socially challenged but endearing guys. With the help of her new friends, Sydney stands up for outcasts everywhere and takes on the reigning campus queen in a popularity showdown! But can she succeed and also win the heart of gorgeous frat guy Tyler Prince? You'll love this hilarious and sweet age-old story with a charming modern-day twist!
"I like Amanda Bynes movies...and I'm a dork!" Adam Schubak, TV Guide
"...a charmer that boldly marches where lesser movies - at least since the heyday of John Hughes - fear to tread." Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun
Editor's Note
This likable film from director Joe Nussbaum (SLEEPOVER, AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE NAKED MILE) revives the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) has dreamed of following in her mother's footsteps and being a Kappa Phi Nu sister since she was a little girl. Now a freshman at Southern Atlantic University, this pledge isn't your typical sorority girl. Raised by her widower father (John Schneider) since she was nine, Sydney is more comfortable wielding a power drill than she is power shopping. Unfortunately, this doesn't sit well with the sorority and student body president, Rachel Witchburn (Sara Paxton)--especially when campus stud Tyler Prince (Matt Long) appears smitten with Sydney. Soon, Sydney finds herself living in the "Vortex," a makeshift haven on Greek Row for seven misfit male students. A "dork" at heart herself, Sydney decides to empower her housemates and all the disenfranchised students at the university and take the school back from the fraternities and sororities.Each of Sydney's housemates exhibits a trait of the seven dwarves (Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Dopey) and is dorky yet endearing in his own way. Used to being outsiders, Sydney's housemates are invigorated by their new cool, cute friend who genuinely likes them. The ultimate message is that everybody houses an inner dork, and deep down, everyone just wants to feel accepted and appreciated. Bynes's feisty Sydney is refreshing in a world of cookie-cutter girl characters, Paxton is spot-on as witchy campus queen Rachel, and Long is appealing as the campus dreamboat.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French | | Featurettes: Welcome To The Vortex, The Skooze, Sydney White & Her Prince, Kappa's Forever, The Original Dork - Rubix Cube, & Meet The 7 Dorks | | Gag Reel | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Sydney White - DVD Review By: Ed Perkis - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 1/21/2008 10:16 PM | | It was discouraging to see what could have been a clever parody or updating of the well known Snow Whitestory turn into another movie about accepting people who are different. A poli-sci teacher inspires Sydney to "think outside that box" when planning the campaign against Rachel, but writer Chad Gomez Creasey puts everything squarely inside the box that contains his obviously well worn Revenge of the Nerds DVD. Bynes tries her best but she can't do much but make earnest comments about how everyone is special in their own way and get flustered whenever she sees Long without his shirt on. ...read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/6/2008 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 61102739 | | UPC: 00025195021395 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Amanda Bynes | | Jack Carpenter | | Matt Long | | Sara Paxton | | Andrew White - Art Director | | Chad Gomez Creasey - Writer | | Danny Saphire - Editor | | David C. Robinson - Producer | | Deborah Lurie - Original Music By | | Joe Nussbaum - Director | | Mark Garner - Production Designer | | Mark Irwin - Cinematographer | | Wayne Morris - Executive Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Reel.com 8 of 10
It is too bad that Universal decided to jettison this sunny film's original title, Sydney White and the Seven Dorks. It is certainly more resonant than the plain Sydney White and it does reflect truth in advertising for this campus comedy where Revenge of the Nerds meets Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Completely undemanding and entirely predictable, this Amanda Bynes vehicle, nevertheless, offers plenty of charm, a lot of laughs, and that rarest of commodities, a smart, independent, can-do heroine...In the story's basic machinations, Sydney White offers absolutely nothing new, the outline recognizable from Revenge of the Nerds, Animal House, and countless other college comedies. But screenwriter Chad Gomez Creasey's superimposition of Snow White over the tale is clever and engagingly executed as he finds a way to work in all of the familiar elements of the fairytale: the magic mirror, the poisoned apple, and even the phrase "hi ho"...Absolutely nothing surprising happens in Sydney White. This is the movie version of comfort food, formulaic and familiar. But it offers a positive message to its young target audience and it is diverting enough to entertain any jaded adults that happen to wander into the theater. Sometimes that is enough. - Pam Grady
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