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The DUFF

The DUFF (teen slang for "designated ugly fat friend") is a 2015 American teen comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. The screenplay by Josh Cagan was based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger. The film stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Nick Eversman, Skyler Samuels, Bianca Santos, Allison Janney, and Ken Jeong.

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Based on
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Box office
$43.7 million
Budget
$8.5 million
Cinematography
David Hennings
Country
United States
Directed by
Ari Sandel

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The DUFF

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The DUFF

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related to Reception · 29
The DUFF → Amy Nicholson, Associated Press, Audiences, But, Chicago Tribune, CinemaScore, Easy, Entertainment Weekly, Inkoo Kang, It's, Its, Kevin, LA Weekly, Lindsey Bahr, Mae Whitman, Making, Mean Girls, Michael Phillips, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes
related to Plot · 14
The DUFF → At, Atlanta, Bianca, Bianca's, Casey, Designated Ugly Fat Friend, DUFF, He, Her, Jess, Madison, Toby, Wesley, Wesley's
related to Release · 13
The DUFF → Blu-ray, Canada, CBS Films, DVD, February, HD, It, June, Lionsgate, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, May, The, United States
Starring · 8
The DUFF → Allison Janney, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Ken Jeong, Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Romany Malco, Skyler Samuels
Produced by · 3
The DUFF → Mary Viola, McG, Susan Cartsonis
Production companies · 3
The DUFF → CBS Films, Vast Entertainment, Wonderland Sound and Vision
related to Soundtrack · 3
The DUFF → February, Island Records, The
Release dates · 2
The DUFF → February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) (Los Angeles), February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20) (United States)
related to External links · 2
The DUFF → Box Office Mojo, IMDb The DUFF
Based on · 1
The DUFF → The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

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The DUFFBased onThe DUFF by Kody Keplinger1.00infobox
The DUFFBox office$43.7 million1.00infobox
The DUFFBudget$8.5 million1.00infobox
The DUFFCinematographyDavid Hennings1.00infobox
The DUFFCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The DUFFDirected byAri Sandel1.00infobox
The DUFFDistributed byLionsgate1.00infobox
The DUFFEdited byWendy Greene Bricmont1.00infobox
The DUFFLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The DUFFMusic byDominic Lewis1.00infobox
The DUFFProduced bySusan Cartsonis1.00infobox
The DUFFProduced byMcG1.00infobox
The DUFFProduced byMary Viola1.00infobox
The DUFFProduction companiesVast Entertainment1.00infobox
The DUFFProduction companiesCBS Films1.00infobox
The DUFFProduction companiesWonderland Sound and Vision1.00infobox
The DUFFRelease datesFebruary 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) (Los Angeles)1.00infobox
The DUFFRelease datesFebruary 20, 2015 (2015-02-20) (United States)1.00infobox
The DUFFRunning time101 minutes1.00infobox
The DUFFScreenplay byJosh A. Cagan1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringMae Whitman1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringRobbie Amell1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringBella Thorne1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringBianca Santos1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringSkyler Samuels1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringRomany Malco1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringKen Jeong1.00infobox
The DUFFStarringAllison Janney1.00infobox
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