Jon Cryer and James Spader are returning to the big-screen, signing up to star in Robert Rodriguez's "
Shorts," a family adventure movie that also stars William H. Macy and Leslie Mann.
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Shorts" is set in fictional Black Falls, a suburb where everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated whose communication gadget is sweeping the country. A young boy (Bennett) discovers a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it, which first causes havoc amongst the kid population before turning up several notches when adults get their hands on it.