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Movie Info

Bickford Schmeckler (Patrick Fugit) has a lot of "cool ideas" about things like the meaning of life and the unified field theory. He keeps them all in a giant notebook that he guards with his life. So when a sorority girl (Olivia Wilde) somehow manages to steal the book, he scours the campus to find it before all his ideas are lost forever. Meanwhile, everyone who reads the book experiences a radical change in consciousness, blown away by Bickford's amazing revelations about life.

Rating:

R (Drug Use|Sexual References|Language)
Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Scott Lew
Producer:

Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, Andrew Miano, Jeremiah Samuels, Lloyd Segan
Writer:

Scott Lew
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 15m
Production Co:

Depth of Field

Cast & Crew

Patrick Fugit
Bickford Shmeckler

Matthew Lillard
Spaceman

John Cho
Bob

Cheryl Hines
Professor Adams

Olivia Wilde
Sarah Witt

Rosanne Korenberg
Executive Producer

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Critic Reviews for Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas

All Critics (6) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)

Bickford is an assured first feature for former Beacon Pictures exec Lew, with a winning cast and an infectious spirit.

March 24, 2006 | Full Review…

Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
It's the sort of small-scale comedy that invites multiple viewings.

October 1, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
What should be the American Pie of college genius comedies suffers from a lack of imagination and an absence of impudence...

October 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
MSN.com
Director Scott Lew is not without his own cool ideas (having Reno 911's Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon play campus cops is genius), but his focus is all over the place

May 24, 2007

Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
The film's early momentum wears off, and we realize the movie's not as amusing or entertaining as it wants to be.

April 17, 2006 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
Packing quite a bit of wit, wisdom, craziness, and creativity into its slick-looking and efficient frame, Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas is a bizarrely charming little diversion.

March 19, 2006 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com