SYDNEY WHITE at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

Big Fat Liar [DVD](2002) DVD
Fourteen-year-old Frankie Muniz writes a short story for school that winds up in the hands of weaselly film producer Paul Giamatti. After learning his tale has been made into a movie, and when nobody will believe that he wrote it, Muniz feels he has something to prove. Along with pal Amanda Bynes, Frankie goes to Hollywood to find Giamatti and humiliate him into fessing up. With Jaleel White, Amanda Detmer and Lee Majors. 88 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary by Muniz, more; featurette; deleted scenes; DVD-ROM content; trivia; more.
What I Like About You: The Complete First Season [DVD](2002) DVD
All 22 episodes from the series's debut season--including the pilot, "Roommates," "Tankini," "The Cheerleading Incident," and "The Talk"--are featured in a three-disc set. 8 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: French; outtakes.
What A Girl Wants [DVD](2003) DVD
Lively fish-out-of-water comedy stars Amanda Bynes as a young, free-spirited American girl who trots off to England to connect with the father she's never known. But when she arrives on the other side of the pond, Bynes learns that her dad is a stuffy, upper-crust politician with a prim and proper fiancee. Can she fit in with the high society folks while trying to break up her father's engagement and reunite her parents? Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, and Jonathan Pryce co-star. 105 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
Lovewrecked [DVD](2005) DVD
Hilarious comedy stars Amanda Bynes as a music-loving teen who takes a summer job working at a Caribbean resort where her favorite musician is staying. After her idol takes a tumble off of a cruise ship, she dives in to save him and the pair becomes "marooned" on a desert island that is actually a stone's throw from civilization. But when a rival unexpectedly shows up, Bynes is thrust into a real-life game of romantic "Survivor." Chris Carmack, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Fred Willard co-star. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer.
She's The Man [DVD](2006) DVD
"Just One of the Guys" meets "Twelfth Night" in this delightful comedy starring Amanda Bynes as a sports-loving teen who agrees to disguise herself as her twin brother and attend his school while he tries to make it big as a musician in London. Determined to prove her athletic skills, she (he?) joins the soccer team and quickly falls for the squad's hunky star player--who just so happens to be her new roommate. Can she find a solution for her gender-bending problems? With Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Julie Hagerty, and David Cross. 105 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo Surround; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; bloopers; deleted
Hairspray (2-Disc Shake & Shimmy Edition) [DVD](2007) DVD
The Tony-winning Broadway hit (based on John Waters' 1988 film of the same name) comes to the big screen in this warm and funny adaptation. In 1962 Baltimore, plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) becomes obsessed with a local TV dance show--much to the dismay of her mother, Edna (John Travolta). But after getting the chance to shake her stuff over the airwaves, Tracy starts a campaign to racially integrate the program. With Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Amanda Bynes, Queen Latifah; songs include "Good Morning Baltimore," "The Nicest Kids in Town," "(You're) Timeless to Me," and more. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital stereo Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; alternate scenes, Featurette & more