Throw It In!: Rodrick crying during Patty's performance at the talent show in "Rodrick Rules" wasn't scripted. Devon Bostick was sad that they would be done filming soon and he'd have to say goodbye to his castmates, and the directors decided to leave it in the final cut.

Can Devon Bostick actually play drums?

Trivia (25) Devon Bostick (Rodrick) learned to play the drums for this film. Most of the gags in the clean-up scene were improvised on set by the actors.

What happened to Rodrick Heffley?

Rodrick did terribly back in elementary and middle school. ... The only reason Rodrick is doing slightly better at high school is that he cheats by having his dad do all the work for him, but in Hard Luck, it is said his first quarter didn't go well, meaning that his father might have stopped helping him.