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The Pool Boys

2009 · 84 min · Director: J.B. Rogers ★ IMDb 4.6 · 2,774 ratings

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Alex is on his way to Harvard but needs a summer internship to qualify for a scholarship. When a job in D.C. falls through, he turns to his glib cousin, Roger, whom he thinks is an aquatic engineer. Roger is, in truth, a Beverly Hills pool boy who offers Alex a job and promises to invent an internship to fool Harvard. When a pool customer with a mansion goes on holiday for six weeks, Roger gets the idea to run a brothel and enlists Alex to keep the books. As the scholarship interview approaches, what could go wrong?

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The Pool Boys (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 20%, Confusion 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Confusion. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Cast

Matthew Lillard

Roger Sperling

BD
Brett Davern

BD
Brett Davern

Alex Sperling

JW
Jennifer Walcott

Caitlin Stenson

SF
Simona Fusco

Hedda

Rhoda Griffis

Nancy Sperling

DH
Darla Haun

Mrs. Ashmore

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

John Billingsley

Prof. James Kellogg

JT
Jay Thomas

Martin 'Marty' Sperling

SL
Sheena Lee

Lin

George Takei

Maitre D (Joon)

AA
A.J. Alexander

The D.J.

AC
Astrid Coppens

Bachelorette Party Guest (uncredited)

JH
Janine Habeck

Clarissa

ML
Monica Leigh

Trish

HM
Heather Marie Marsden

Bree

PD
Patricia De Leon

Julia

PG
Peter Gabb

Mr. Burger

Details

Directed by
J.B. Rogers
Written by
Julie O'Hora, Justin Ware, Justin Ware
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 2,774 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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