Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Dvd

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a 2016 American live-action/animated family comedy film directed by Steve Carr and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Kara Holden, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts.

The film stars Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Isabela Moner, Retta, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, and Adam Pally. It follows Rafael “Rafe” Katchadorian, a middle school student played by Gluck, who sets out to break every one of the many rules made by his domineering principal.

Lionsgate released the film on October 7, 2016. It received mixed reviews and grossed over $23 million. A sequel is in development, however production is currently unknown.

Plot

A transfer student named Rafe Khatchadorian (Griffin Gluck), who has an overactive imagination and is very passionate about his artistic talent, lives in a middle-class home with his mother Jules (Lauren Graham), his rebellious younger sister Georgia (Alexa Nisenson), and Jules’s lazy, child-hating boyfriend (later fiancé) Bear (Rob Riggle). Rafe cannot wait to start his first day at Hills Village Middle School, but it is not as exciting as he believes when he finds out that Principal Dwight (Andy Daly), and most of the teachers at the school, are very cruel and much worse than the bullies. Rafe and his friends come up with an idea to start a massive “insurrection” to go up against Principal Dwight. They unleash several pranks on Principal Dwight and the rest of the school staff, including turning the school’s trophy case into a fish tank, dyeing Principal Dwight’s hair pink, and filling Gus the janitor’s closet with plastic balls. In the end, Principal Dwight is fired from his job, Jules breaks up with Bear, and Rafe develops a relationship with fellow student Jeanne Galletta (Isabela Moner).

Cast

Griffin Gluck as Rafael “Rafe” Khatchadorian, an 11 year old rule-breaking but well-meaning middle schooler and aspiring cartoonist who attends the 6th grade at Hills Village Middle School.
Lauren Graham as Julie “Jules” Khatchadorian, Rafe’s mother
Rob Riggle as Carl “Bear”, Jules’ immature and child-hating boyfriend/fiancé who tries to send Rafe to military school, but ends up getting dumped by Jules when she sees his true self
Thomas Barbusca as Leonardo “Leo” Khatchadorian, Rafe’s imaginary 10-year-old best friend and late real younger brother who passed away from cancer.
Andy Daly as Principal Kenneth “Ken” Dwight, the strict and exceedingly vain principal of Hills Village Middle School who is obsessed with the B.L.A.A.R. Testing and becomes Rafe’s main goal of revenge
Adam Pally as Mr. Teller, Rafe’s friendly and fun-loving English teacher who dislikes Dwight and Stricker’s antics
Retta as Ida Stricker, the stern vice-principal of Hills Village Middle School and Principal Dwight’s accomplice.
Jacob Hopkins as Miller “the Killer”, a large school bully who targets Rafe, but later joins his plan to battle Dwight
Alexa Nisenson as Georgia Khatchadorian, Rafe’s 9-year-old smart younger sister
Isabela Moner as Jeanne Galletta, the intelligent president of the AV club and Rafe’s love interest who helps him in his plan
Efren Ramirez as Gus, the disgruntled janitor who later joins Rafe’s plan to get revenge on Dwight
Isabella Amara as Heidi
James A. Patterson as James, a restaurant manager at an Italian restaurant where Bear proposes to Jules on her birthday.
Gemma Forbes as Dana, a waitress at Dave and Buster’s.
Jessi Goei as Bella, a phone addictive girl who joins Rafe’s plan to get revenge on Dwight.
Luke Hardeman as Shon, one of Teller’s students who joins Rafe’s plans of revenge.
Angela Oh as Superintendent Hwang, the superintendent of the school district that Hills Village Middle School is in.
Animation voices provided by Jeremy Culhane, Stephen Kearin, Tom Kenny, Mike Matzdorf, Michael Rapaport, and Jacob Vargas.