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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)

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“ It's not a diary, it's a movie. ”
— The film's tagline

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (also known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie) is an 2010 American live-action feature film, and the first installment of the film franchise, directed by Thor Freudenthal, based on the best-selling first book in the illustrated novel series Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, It was a huge success in the box office and most fans were satisfied. Although, it got mixed reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb. This movie is rated PG by the Motion Picture Assocation for some rude humor and language.

The film stars Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Connor and Owen Fielding, and Chloë Moretz.

It is considered a box office success, making $75.7 million on a $15 million budget and was second on the weekend box office, behind Alice in Wonderland (2010).

Plot

At the beginning of the movie, Rodrick Heffley plays a prank on his younger brother Gregory Heffley by pretending it's the first day of school and changed Greg's clock and waking him up to tell him he is already running late. Greg frantically gets dressed and shoves cereal and milk in his mouth in the kitchen. Greg's father, Frank Heffley, jumps out with a golf club and thought a burglar was in the kitchen. Greg realized it is actually 4 am and school does not even start for another 2 weeks. His parents would not believe him when he said Rodrick set him up as Rodrick appears fast asleep in his room. As their parents walk away telling Greg to go back to bed, Rodrick grins with satisfaction on his prank.

Greg is eager to begin middle school and believes he'll become the most popular student. Rodrick, through their mother's request, gives Greg advice on middle school to simply keep a low profile and do not do anything and go anywhere. Otherwise, Greg is concerned about how his quirky best friend, Rowley Jefferson, will fit in. Even though Rowley is supportive and helps Greg avoid his older brother, Rodrick, Greg frets that Rowley's childish attire and behavior will cause them both to feel really embarrassed.

One of the movie's many animation scenes.

One of the movie's many animation scenes.

On their first day, Greg is grossed out with seeing all his classmates and how fast plenty of them aged over the summer and experienced puberty. Greg and Rowley start off in gym class first with seeing their weird classmate Fregley, who shows off his "lucky freckle" on his chest. They meet their gym teacher, Coach Eduardo Malone. He starts the class off with a game of capture the flag with 2 teams, one with shirts and without shirts. Greg and Rowley, not liking the game, hides out under the bleachers where they meet Angie Steadman, a 7th grader who works for the school's paper. Throughout the school year, Angie tells Greg and Rowley why they shouldn't enjoy middle school. Her cynical outlook on school weirds out Greg and encourages Rowley that they keep their distance from her.

At the end of gym class, Greg and Rowley come across The Cheese laying on the blacktop and were about to touch it before being stopped by classmate Chirag Gupta. Chirag tells Greg and Rowley the story behind the cheese and about a kid named Darren Walsh touched it and got the Cheese Touch. Anyone who touches the cheese becomes infected with it until they can pass on the Cheese Touch by touching someone else. The last Cheese Touch victim was a German exchange student named Dieter Müller, who did not understand it due to language barrier and eventually moved back to Düsseldorf at the end of the year taking the Cheese touch away. Chirag completes the story by saying the cheese continues to sit there waiting for the next victim to touch it and start the frenzy over again. Greg's day at school continues to get rough as the boys have no place to sit in the cafeteria and are sitting on the floor by the trash where Fregley joins them, thinking it is where the cool people sit. They also discover the boy's bathroom have no stall doors.

Chirag Gupta explaining the horrors of the Cheese to Greg and Rowley.

Chirag Gupta explaining the horrors of the Cheese to Greg and Rowley.

At the end of the school day, Rowley embarrasses himself and Greg as he yells out to Greg inviting him over to come over to "play." The students laugh at them as kids their age do not say play but to "hang out." They walk to Greg's house from school, where Rodrick already knew their day was dreadful and mocks them for not following his advice earlier. Later, Greg and Rowley go into Rodrick's room while Rodrick was practicing with his band, Löded Diper. Despite Rowley's warning to Greg that Rodrick will kill him for being in his room, Greg wanted to find Rodrick's old yearbook to get ideas for popularity in school. Rodrick catched them, then chases Greg to "kill him". But Rowley leaves, and Greg makes it to his own room and locks himself in as Rodrick swears that he will wait for him to come out. Eventually Greg has to use the bathroom but Rodrick refuses to let him use the bathroom, so Greg continues to stay in his room. As time passes by, Greg tries his best to hold it but becomes more desperate. Eventually Greg cannot hold it anymore and out of desperation suits up in a football outfit to protect himself from Rodrick, only to find Rodrick just left his shoes on the floor to Greg's room to make Greg think he is still waiting. Greg finally runs to the bathroom to urinate getting his younger brother Manny off the toilet, but Rodrick surprises him from the shower, then gets urinated on. Greg is the one that gets in trouble for peeing on Rodrick, despite Rodrick being the one threatening Greg all afternoon, and was punished by scrubbing the bathroom floor.

Greg is determined to be voted a "class favorite" and listed in the yearbook, but each of his attempts to do so backfires. His popularity quickly drops as he loses to Fregley and Patty Farrell, Greg's archenemy, in wrestling (taught by Coach Malone). He gets humiliated when attempting to voted "best dressed" as Rowley matched him on the same outfit. On Halloween, Greg and Rowley go trick-or-treating on the north side of their neighborhood as it is the rich people neighborhood who have name brands and larger sized candies to give out. Rodrick torments the boys with the story of the devil worshipper woods in the area and the haunting of their ghosts. While out trick-or-treating, they angered some teenagers by threatening to call the police on them after they spray him and Rowley with the fire extinguisher. They chase after them, having Greg run to his grandmother's house while she is out for bingo night. The teens mock them for hiding in their mommy's house, but Rowley tells them it is Greg's grandmother's house and is not even home, prompting the teens to never leave. The boys then try to scare off the teens but instead damaged their Ford F-150 with a weed whacker, further angering them. The boys lost the teens by running into the devil worshipper woods where the teens refuse to go, knowing the legend, telling the boys "this is not over."

The next day, Greg joins the Safety Patrol alongside Rowley. While walking some kindergartners home as part of their job, they come across the teens from Halloween and hide. Later that year, while playing a game Greg invented, riding a Big Wheel and Greg temp to knock it down. One day, however, he breaks Rowley's arm during wintertime while playing the game, so Rowley has to wear a cast. In school, everyone and the girls notice 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 hating on his comic.

Greg's safety patrol fantasy.

Greg's safety patrol fantasy.

One day, Greg has to take the kindergartners home on his own as it is a rainy day and Rowley cannot get his cast wet. Greg forgot his raincoat and Rowley loans Greg his coat. While walking the kids, Greg's mistake was thinking he saw the teens and pushed the kids into a muddy hole to hide. However, he was seen by an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Irvine, who thinks it is Rowley since he was wearing Rowley's coat. To avoid getting in troulbe, Greg runs away abandoning the kids. The next day, the Safety Patrol supervisor, Mr. Winsky accuses Rowley for the act as Mrs. Irvine told him about the incident. Greg allows Rowley to take the blame, making Rowley suspended from the safety patrol.

Greg and Rowley's friendship falls apart as Greg tells Rowley the truth and tries to make light of the situation. Rowley angrily describes him for being a bad friend who cares about nothing but himself. Rowley then walks away from him and tells him to never call him or come over again as he makes up the consequences that they're done. Throughout, some time, Greg tries to get Rowley to notice him but Rowley refuses. A kindergartner eventually came forward and exonerated Rowley and said it was Greg that terrorized the kids, kicking Greg off the safety patrol and giving Rowley his job back. Furthermore, Mr. Winsky apologizes to Rowley and to reward him for showing humility despite being wrongfully accused, he promotes Rowley to captain. Rowley then befriends a kid named Collin Lee (Alex Ferris), already wearing a matching best friend shirt and a sleepover together. Greg tries to move on by having a sleepover with Fregley, who is already the weirdest and the least popular (past the bottom) kid in school. Fregley's sugar-induced hyperactivity is too much for him to take and he chases Greg around the house with his booger. He then tries to pursue popularity without Rowley by auditioning for the school play of The Wizard of Oz. He has a great singing voice and was being offered the role of Dorothy, much to his dismay. Mrs. Norton could not give him a male role as he has too high of a singing voice but offers him a role of one of the singing trees. He ruins the performance night by initially refusing to sing as Rodrick is recording him, then starting an apple throwing fight with Patty Farrell when she makes him mad by accusing of trying to ruin the performance like everything else.

Later, Rodrick finds a flyer from Greg's school in the trash of the mother-son sweetheart dance. Greg did not want their mom to see it as he is embarrassed and does not want to go. However, upon seeing the flyer and with Frank's encouragement, Susan wants her and Greg to go. Greg gets very angry about his bad school year and his family not caring about him, he plans to get back at Rodrick for it. He does so by putting a Tootsie Roll with Rodrick's obscene woman magazine in Rodrick's backpack in front of Manny and tells him that the candy is for Rodrick and to not touch. However, as Greg planned, Manny goes for the candy and gets seen by their mother reading the magazine. When Manny was asked by Susan where he found it, Manny points to Rodrick's backpack. Susan confronts Rodrick in front of his band about the offensive magazine and proceeds to ground him for 2 weeks. However, when Rodrick talks back to her and disrespectfully addresses her by her first name, she extended it for 4 weeks and takes away his van. Greg jumps with joy for getting back at Rodrick then attempts to call Rowley but realizes the circumstance and quickly hangs up before saying a word when Rowley answered.

At the school mother-son dance, Greg's mother suggests Greg to make up with Rowley by inviting him to go out for ice cream with them after the dance; however, when attempting to ask Rowley, Collin already shows up with ice cream for him and Rowley, telling Greg that they already have plans together. Greg tells Collin and Rowley that his mom wanted him to ask but didn't he even wanna go, so Greg disappointingly walks back to the table with his mother while Collin and Rowley eat their ice cream together, Greg's mom asks what happened and Greg shakes his head saying Rowley doesn't wanna join them, so his mother sadly apologizes to him for that, then the DJ plays a really great dancing song for Rowley getting inspired to dance to, then he brings up his dance partner while the whole audience watch them dance. The next day, it's recess, Greg sits on the bench looking busy just writing in his diary, up until Greg is excited when Rowley walks over to him at school and thought that he wanted to be friends again. However, he becomes disappointed as Rowley only wants his video game back due to Collin sleeping over at his house. Greg refuses to return the video game, causing Rowley to become angry over the way Greg is fussing with him. This causes them to get into an argument, with Patty overhearing it and yelling out fight. Kids gather around them, wanting to witness a brawl between Greg and Rowley. However, the kids quickly run away as the teenagers that Greg and Rowley encountered on Halloween arrive, seeking revenge. The teenagers prevent Greg and Rowley from escaping, but then start to wonder what they will do to the two. When the teenagers notice the Cheese, they force Rowley to eat it and are about to do the same thing to Greg when Coach Malone arrives, forcing the teenagers flee. Coach Malone recognizes one of the teens to be Pete Hosey.

The kids return and find the partially eaten cheese. Patty begins to accuse Rowley, but Greg steps in to take the fall. He said he picked up the Cheese and ate it and then makes a profound speech about the ridiculousness of the Cheese and other middle school institutions, but Patty ruins it when she shouts "Greg has the Cheese Touch!" causing everyone to run away from him. Rowley becomes moved by Greg actually covering for him which he truly appreciates, and Angie Steadman who witnessed everything, commended Greg for sticking up for Rowley. Greg asks Rowley if he wanted to come over to Greg's house after school and "play" and Rowley immediately accepts the invite. Greg and Rowley officially become friends again. Greg and Rowley make it into the class favorites list as "Cutest Friends" in the yearbook. Greg becomes popular on the popularity rank to 202; 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. This is the mark of the end of the film and Rowley to pop out and yell "Zoo Wee Mama."

In the start of the credits, there are various animated scenes in the credits. As shown, Greg makes Rowley distracted while working out, Greg and Rowley makes a large snowball, but the snowball starts moving, Patty tackles Greg while Angie takes pictures, Greg and Rowley goes to a Halloween party, only to be scared by an unidentified character, and then being chased by the Chainsaw Alley Guy before he gets scolded by Susan, Rodrick performs while Susan dances, Greg and Rowley walking while losing candy only for it to be eaten by Fregley, and Patty tapping on the stage, only to be knocked by an apple thrown by Greg.

Then the at the end of the credits at the end where right after ownership of this motion picture is protected by copyright and other applicable laws, right below that the Greg and Rowley drawing stand next to the title of the movie and then they wave at the viewers which then Rowley waves and jumps around and frustrates Greg who puts his hand on his head while Rowley keeps bouncing around.

Deleted Diary Pages

Fregley's Scavenger Hunt: Fregley hunts for some odd things.

Chirag's Trail of Tears: Chirag teaches you what to do when bullied in middle school.

Fregley's Shuffle: Fregley teaches you the most important thing about dancing: you gotta have a beat!

Mom Drops Greg off at School: Susan drops Greg off at school, only to humiliate him by calling him "sweetie pie". (This scene is seen in the trailer.)

Greg and Rowley Jump Over the Wall: To avoid the 3 teenagers on Halloween night, Greg and Rowley climb over a wall, losing some of their Nutter Butters.

Mr. Winsky's Safety Patrol Assignment: Mr Winsky informs Greg and Rowley that they'll drop the Kindergarteners at their daycare every day after school, only for one of the Kindergarteners to ask Winsky why Greg looks so grumpy.

Mom Suggests Friendship Card: While shopping for groceries, Susan suggests Greg gets Rowley a "friendship card" to make up.

Greg Meets Fregley's Mom: After Greg enters Fregley's house, he meets Fregley's mom making clothes and she offers to sew Greg some pants

The Cheese Touch: Greg talks about how having the Cheese Touch is good, due to privacy and personal space.

In rough cuts of the film, there’s a lot of cut scenes from the final cut. In a scene where Greg talks about his journal, the background is in white to blend the layers of the background in the final product. There is also a scene where Susan goes to a discount store and compares the price of two books, one red book with the word “Diary” on it which is $5.75 and one black book which is $5.99.

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary mentions a scene that did not appear in the final version of the script where Rodrick lies to Greg about Mom and Dad buying an ice cream cake to apologize for being so hard on Greg about him waking up at 4AM. Greg runs down the stairs in his underwear and nothing else, only to find all the couples in the neighbourhood having a cocktail party.

These scenes can all be found on the 2010 DVD.



Sequel

Main article: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011 film)

The sequel, based on the second book in the Wimpy Kid series, Rodrick Rules, was released on March 25, 2011. The film was directed by David Bowers, replacing Thor Freudenthal, and it has Holly Hills making her debut in the film series, replacing Angie Steadman.

Cast

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 Diary of a 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 (which was then replaced by the one we know now) and the second trailer was shown with Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Timeline

Here is a timeline of events that happened after producing the movie from Jeff Kinney's perspective.

“ March 4th: We kicked off the tour in New York City with a special screening for 600 kids in New York. We got interviewed by new Children's Literature Ambassador Katherine Paterson, who wrote classics like Bridge to Terabithia. We got to walk the read carpet and meet fans of the books. It was a blast!

March 5th: We had our big television debut in Boston. We appeared on a few different stations and got to experience the excitement of live television. Then we headed back to the hotel where we sat down for a round of newspaper interviews. Then we visited a school, where the mayor declared it "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Day" in Boston. We started spotting movie posters on billboards and buses, which was really exciting. We started a contest to see who could spot the most ads. As of right now, Zach is winning with nine.

March 6th: We had a day off, which we spent together in my home town. All of our families had a lot of fun over a spaghetti dinner. It was awesome seeing my own kids interacting with these future movie stars. For the record, my four-year-old beat Zach in a game of Super Mario Kart.

March 7th: Back on the road, this time for a Philadelphia Flyers game. They showed the movie trailer on the JumboTron, and we got interviewed as well. Then we signed posters in the lobby. The highlight of the night was when two of the hockey players got in a fight, and one of them seemed more interested in fixing his hair than actually fighting. Zach has been mimicking the guy ever since.

March 8th: We had a round of television and print interviews in our hotel. It was very cool.... they set up a t.v. studio in a ballroom at the hotel, and that's where we did our interviews. Robert told us that he got interested in acting after he memorized lines from Thomas the Tank Engine. Afterwards, we went to the Philadelphia Free Library and met a few hundred enthusiastic fans. We had a great time there.

March 9th: Off to Atlanta. We had a big event at Kid Empowerment Day and played a giant game of Wimpy Kid Says. I have to admit I got tricked and dropped out of the game early. Zach and Robert made it to the bitter end.

March 10th: From Atlanta, we went to Chicago, the Windy City. We did a book signing for about 600 kids in a giant Borders store. It was great to share the signing table with Zach and Robert, who have become pros. The fans were great and we had an awesome time!

March 11th: We did press interviews in our hotel in Chicago, and then I headed back home to Boston. The boys stayed behind for some schooling (ha!). We're all excited to get back together in New York and do this for one more week! March 13th: Robert Capron's family and mine joined forces and invited some family and friends to a special screening of the movie in New England. We had a great time, and it was great to see Robert get the praise he deserves for his portrayal of Rowley.

March 14th: Another special screening, this time for my family and friends in Virginia, near the area where I grew up. This was a special event for me, because my brother, Scott, has a song in the movie, and it was a lot of fun to be there for his song's big debut.

March 15th: Back on the road for the last week of our media tour! We started off the week in New York, where we did a "press junket." For the press junket, we sat down in front of the t.v. cameras and took interview after interview. Every five minutes or so, a new interviewer would walk in the room, sit down, and start asking questions. This went on for about six hours. It was fun, but exhausting. I don't know how movie stars do it! Zach and Robert handled their interviews like pros.

March 16th: We started our day bright and early on the Today Show. It was a blast. Al Roker immediately asked Zach about a scene in the movie where he pees on Rodrick. It was hysterical. After that, we did a few more t.v. and radio interviews. We were horsing around a lot when the cameras were on and got a talking-to from Zach's mom about "professionalism." We ended our night at a New York Rangers hockey game.

March 17th: We traveled to Stamford, Connecticut, to officially launch the Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, the book I wrote about the movie-making process. Thor Freudenthal, the talented director of the movie, came out to join us on stage and to sign posters afterwards.

March 18th: Just one day until the movie's release! We spent Thursday at Riverside Elementary in Fairfax, Viriginia. Riverside Elementary won the School Library Journal's contest and got to have a special premiere of the movie in their gym. It was a very cool Hollywood-type event, with a red carpet and everything. The school's safety patrols handled security, which I thought was genius.

March 19th: The end of the road. We all headed back home. I rode back on the plane and sat next to Robert. I knew it was the last day Zach and Robert would be anonymous. After the movie came out, they'd be stars. It was great sharing this experience with them. I'll never forget it!

March 20th: Success! The movie did really well at the box office over the weekend. Everyone is hoping this means we'll get to make a sequel. Thanks, everyone, for coming out to see the movie!

”
 

Movie tie-in book

Main article: The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams Books) acquired the rights to publish The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, a book that was completed by Jeff Kinney. It was released in a one-day national laydown on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. It explains 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

The reception of Diary of a Wimpy Kid was generally positive, particularly among its target audience of children and pre-teens. Directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's popular book series, the film aimed to capture the humor and essence of the source material. One of the strengths of the movie was its faithful adaptation of the beloved book. Fans appreciated seeing the characters they had grown to love come to life on the big screen, with Zachary Gordon portraying the main character, Greg Heffley, in a manner that resonated with audiences. The film managed to capture the awkwardness, humor, and relatable experiences of middle school life, which were central themes in Kinney's books. Critics acknowledged the film's ability to appeal to its target demographic, praising its humor and the cast's performances. The movie's blend of live-action and animation, mirroring the style of the book's illustrations, was also well-received for its creative and visually engaging approach. While Diary of a Wimpy Kid primarily targeted a younger audience, many parents and adults found the film enjoyable as well. The humor was often clever and layered, allowing for a family-friendly viewing experience. The film's success was further evidenced by its box office performance, demonstrating that it not only pleased fans but also drew a wide audience.

Book Parallels

  • Rodrick pranking Greg about being late for school is adapted. In the film, Rodrick does this 2 weeks before Greg starts school, while in the book, he does it a few days into the summer.
  • Rowley eating the Cheese is adapted. In the film, Greg claims to have eaten it instead, while in the book, he claims to have thrown it away.
    • In addition, the teenagers leave after Greg lies about having a dairy allergy, while in the movie, they leave after Coach Malone arrives.
  • At the end of the movie, Patty hugs Rowley and tells him "Stay cute". This adapts a similar page from Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, where Holly Hills puts the same thing in Rowley's yearbook. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012 film) this is what Holly Hills ALSO puts in Rowley's book.
  • Rowley creating Zoo-Wee-Mama is adapted, where in the book, Greg creates it instead.
  • Greg and Rowley going down Snake Road is adapted. In the film, it was changed into the Devil Worshipper Woods.
  • Rowley becoming friends with Collin is adapted from the book. In the book, Collin was Greg's backup friend.
  • Greg wanting to be a tree for the play came from watching the movie in the book, while in the film, Chirag told Greg about what the trees did.

Movie Only Differences

  • The humor is now slapstick rather than satire.
  • Angie Steadman and Coach Malone are the only characters in the film that didn't appear in any of the books. The reason is stated in the Movie Diary.
  • Patty Farrell has a larger role, is portrayed as a bully to Greg, and gets more screen time in the movies compared to the books.
  • Greg drops the kindergarteners into a construction pit instead of chasing them with a worm when taking Rowley's place during safety patrol.
  • Greg won the cartoonist contest first in the book, but quit the job early because Mr. Ira completely changed the stories for his Creighton the Cretin comics. In the movie, Rowley wins the contest instead of Greg.
  • Patty Farrell had glasses in the book, but in the movie, she doesn't have glasses.
  • In the movie, there was a scene where (by Susan's request) Greg goes to a Mother and Son dance to help reconcile with Rowley. but this never happens in the book. The reason is stated in the Movie Diary.
  • Patty never wrestled Greg in the book.
  • The song for The Wizard of Oz auditions in the book is My Country 'Tis of Thee, while in the film, the song is Total Eclipse of the Heart. In addition, in the book, Greg gives an intentionally terrible performance since he was forced to join the play but tries his best at singing in the movie.
  • In the book, a few boys watched Greg and Rowley attempting to fight, while in the film, all of the students watched Greg and Rowley attempting to fight.
    • Also, in the book, the scene of the cheese and the scene of Greg standing up for Rowley is set on two different days. In the film, it's the same day.
    • The cheese disappeared in the book, but in the film, the cheese was half-eaten.
  • The wrestling unit is portrayed differently in the movie. In the book, the wrestling unit was part of the school's PE program, but in the movie, it is a club that Greg and Rowley take part in.
  • The Wizard of Oz play ends differently than in the movie. In the book, the play ends because of one of the apples that are thrown hits Patty's glasses and breaks them. In the movie, the play ends abruptly because of the rampage going on with the apples.
  • The scene of Manny reading Rodrick's heavy metal magazine is changed. In the book, Manny brings it to a show and tell and Susan is told from a call. In the movie, Greg tricks Manny to read the magazine by putting a treat meant for Rodrick inside the bag containing the magazine so that Greg can get Rodrick in trouble.
  • Greg owns a Big Wheel much earlier in the movie compared to the book, where he got the Big Wheel as a Christmas present from Rowley.

References

Trivia

  • This film was the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie made.
  • Some things like Greg's fish that appear in later books appear in the movie.
  • In the scene where Greg is playing Twisted Wizard with Rowley at the Jefferson house, Greg and Rowley are playing on a Nintendo Wii.
  • Both this film and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules open with Greg narrating the opening.
  • During the rehearsal of The Wizard of Oz, a kid can be seen playing Mario Kart DS on a black Nintendo DSi. The racecourse seen is Waluigi Pinball.
  • Near the beginning, the movie Ice Age is seen 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 were playing the Twisted Wizard game.
  • The Cheese on the court is digital. A silicone piece was used for adding the effects of the cheese aging over the months.
  • This movie was nominated at the 2011 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards.
  • There was also a book about the first three (formerly the first movie and later first two) Wimpy Kid movies called: The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary.
  • There's an extra scene where Greg talks about how he used the Cheese Touch to his advantage during the last few weeks of school. The scene was likely cut due to time constraints and because it seemed irreverent. The scene is available on the DVD and Blu-Ray release of the film as an extra.
  • Each film centered on Greg's conflicting relationship with someone close to him. This one centers on his conflict and resolution with Rowley, focusing on their friendship being questioned.
  • In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown, Greg states that in the events of this movie (the 6th grade year), Rowley won Class Clown.
  • Mr. Winsky says "With great power comes great responsibility" which is a reference to the Marvel superhero Spider-Man.
  • This is the only movie where Rowley Jefferson's father Robert Jefferson appears only in a flashback due to him being absent in the present-day events of the movie.
  • There is a short book-animated segment in the movie where an illustration of Fregley burps. It is superimposed next to the 24th page of the actual Diary of a Wimpy Kid book (so if the scene was in the book, it would be on page 25)
  • Lucas Cruikshank, known for playing Fred Figglehorn on Youtube, auditioned for the part of Greg Heffley in the film but didn't get it because he was too old.[1]

Goofs/Errors

  • Rowley mentions the fact that he went to Guatemala, even though Guatemala is in Central America, not South America.
  • When Rowley hands Greg the Zoo Wee Mama comic he says, "I put you in the comic this week." It's just the one with the acid puddle and squirrel with no change from the original drawing he made at Greg's house.
  • Greg takes Manny off the toilet, who leaves on the right. Susan is carrying Manny, but she comes from the left.
  • In the scene right before Rowley asks Greg if he "Wants to come over and play", Greg walks out, and a girl is seen walking down the stairs behind him. When they show Rowley, the girl is again seen coming out of the school.
  • When Greg first enters class on the first day of school, Greg Heffley is written on the blackboard. In the next shot, it is gone. In the shot after that, he writes his name on the board.
  • After their first meeting with Angie under the bleachers, Greg makes an excuse about hearing the whistle signaling the end of P.E. class before dragging away Rowley by grabbing his right wrist/hand. But in the next shot, as they retreat, Greg is shown leading Rowley by the left wrist, not the right.
  • In the scene where Greg and Rowley are walking the kindergartners, Pete Hosey and his friend drive by, slowly looking at them all standing in a line. In the next scene when Greg and Rowley are laughing about not getting caught, the kindergartners are in a different order.
  • Some of the foam from the fire extinguisher is sprayed onto Greg. Two shots later, Greg is clean.
  • When Greg is confessing to Rowley about scaring the smaller children, the hallway is busy with a woman in red quickly approaching them. A second later, the hall is empty and the woman has vanished. Then she reappears and brushes past Rowley.
  • A witch decoration by the stairs in the Heffley house is moving around. In another shot, the witch is still. When Greg and Rowley are outside, the witch is moving again.
  • When Rodrick pulls in with the Loded Diper van, he hits a trash can, and it goes rolling up the road. When it shows Rodrick getting out, and he closes his door, the trash can is then sitting by his front bumper.
  • When Patty pins Greg, and Angie takes the picture, her hair is down, but in the newspaper, her hair is curved up.
  • In the scene when Greg runs out of Fregley's house, he leaves the door open. In the next shot, when he is hugging his dad, the door is closed.
  • As Greg and Rowley are forced to eat on the floor, a milk carton lands on Greg's tray when two guys empty their trash. When Fregley comes to sit with them, the milk carton is gone.
  • When Greg opens the school door at the start of the movie, a trash can is knocked over and is completely full. Over the summer, the trash cans would have been emptied, and it was the beginning of the first day back and so would've been almost empty.
  • Greg's popularity drops from 19th to 72nd place, causing the 20th spot to move up and take over 19th place. Rowley later fills the 19th spot, pushing the previous 19th place back to 20th. Greg's popularity continues to decline, dropping from 72nd to 202nd place. The 72nd spot remains vacant, as Greg is now in 202nd place, which exceeds the total number of available spots.

Apparences in other media

  • In the Cartoon Network adaptation of the magazine, MAD, there was a 3-minute animated skit serving as a parody to the film, called “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus”. Most of the characters were animated in Flash with the help of Bunko Studios during the making of the Cartoon Network show.

Alternate Versions

Whenever this movie is shown on Cartoon Network, the part where Greg urinates on Rodrick was cut, and the bathroom scene was cut shorter.

The word "crappy" in Rodrick's sentence is changed to "queasy" when aired on Disney Channel, due to Disney being a kid friendly company, yet the word was kept when the movie was released on Disney+. This was likely caused due to not having the alternate version, with the original version being used a substitute.

Gallery

See Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)/Gallery

Home media

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Official Trailer

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Trailer

Here is the official trailer for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/JU7jgF_dktI?si=D-xBO0R2xgIBsm89&t=574
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