The aliens leave, but Toby keeps the rock. This results in both Toby and Helvetica having casts put on both arms. Toby takes the aliens to school, but their presence causes Toby and Helvetica to fall from the school's roof. One of the rocks they throw is the wishing rock, which Toby uses to wish for friends, which come in the form of small aliens. Later that day after school, Cole and his gang to start throwing rocks at Toby. Toby speculates that Helvetica has feelings for him, infuriating Helvetica, and Toby is dumped in a trash can. Toby Thompson is bullied by Helvetica Black and her brother Cole on the way to school. Cole finds the rock the next day to throw at Toby. Now having telekinesis and is able to speak telepathically, she convinces the boys to dispose of the rock, which they do using a catapult. They eventually wish that one of them was very smart however, the power is given to their infant sister in the form of psychic abilities. They use it to wish for various things like a fortress, crocodiles that can stand on two legs and climb walls, snakes, and a pterodactyl before wishing themselves back home. (Some of the events will be considered as "episodes" and will be randomized due to the narrator being unable to correctly remember the order of events).Ī rainbow-colored Wishing Rock appears at the end of a rainbow where it is found by Loogie, Laser, and Lug Short. The film is set in a very busy suburban company town in Austin, Texas called Black Falls Community, where every adult always works, and citizens and children use the company's famous product "The Black Box", a technological device that can turn into almost any gadget imaginable. A Wii and Nintendo DS video game of the same name was announced on June 23, 2009, with a prospective July release date in advance of the film's release, but was canceled. Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24, 2009, by Warner Home Video. It received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film. The film grossed $29 million on a $20 million budget. Shortly after that, the movie was theatrically released in the United States on August 21, 2009, by Warner Bros. Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock made its world premiere screening on August 15, 2009, at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett and Kat Dennings. Shorts (also known as Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock and released internationally as The Wishing Rock) is a 2009 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
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