Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

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Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

"Solving the mysteries of the universe, one girl at a time."

2006

1h 19m

5.5(66 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.

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10 featured cast members

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Patrick Fugit

Bickford Shmeckler

Fran Kranz

Ralph

Olivia Wilde

Sarah Witt

John Cho

Bob

Reid Scott

Trent

Matthew Lillard

Spaceman

Cheryl Hines

Professor Adams

Thomas Lennon

Campus Cop

Robert Ben Garant

Campus Cop

Deon Richmond

Red

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Directed by: Scott Lew
Written by: Scott Lew
Produced by: Michael Caldwell
Richard Hutton

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