Tooth Fairy is a 2010 comedy film starring Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Merchant, Ashley Judd, and Julie Andrews. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, it was produced by Walden Media and released by 20th Century Fox on January 22, 2010. The movie was given a negative reception from critics but is a success at the box office. Derek Thompson is a minor league hockey player nicknamed the "Tooth Fairy" for hitting opposing players so hard that he knocks out their teeth. One night, Derek steals a dollar from his girlfriend Carly's six-year-old daughter Tess that had been left for her lost tooth.... Later that night, he receives a summons under his pillow. He magically grows wings and is transported to the realm of tooth fairies. There, he meets his case worker, Tracy , and the head fairy, Lily . Lily tells Derek that he is a "dream crusher", due to his unsympathetic dealings with children, and Tess in particular. He is then sentenced to serve two weeks as a tooth fairy. He returns to his bed and wakes up, believing that it was a dream.
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| Release date: | January 14, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Michael Lembeck |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 101 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jason Blum, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray |
| Editor: | David Finfer |
| Music by: | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography: | David Tattersall |
| Screenplay by: | Lowell Ganz, Randi Mayem Singer, Joshua Sternin, Babaloo Mandel, Jeffrey Ventimilia |
| Estimated budget: | $48,000,000 |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Comedy |