Guess Who (film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Caracciolo |
| Written by | William Rose David Ronn |
| Starring | Bernie Mac Ashton Kutcher Zoë Saldaña Hal Williams |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures (USA) 20th Century Fox (non-USA) |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 2005 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Language | English |
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Guess Who is a 2005 comedy film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of the award-winning 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
The majority of the movie was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey.
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[edit] Plot summary
Percy Jones (Mac) is a loan officer from Cranford, New Jersey, who is about to renew his vows with wife Marilyn (Scott). His eldest daughter, Theresa (Saldaña) is coming home from New York with her new boyfriend, Simon (Kutcher).
Simon's first meeting with Theresa's parents is just before their 25th wedding anniversary, so naturally he's nervous. Percy turns out to be less than happy about Theresa's choice in a man, as she apparently neglected to inform him that Simon was white.
Percy is immediately suspicious of Simon, and he insists that he sleep in a separate room, going as far as sleeping in there with him to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble. He also gets some contacts to look into his background, as the family believes that he works for a prestigious bank, and are unaware that he has just quit his job.
Percy's overprotectiveness and constant bullying of Simon lands him in trouble with Marilyn, who believes that he's being too harsh. The resulting argument threatens to ruin their planned anniversary celebrations.
Behind the scenes, it is later revealed that Simon quit his job because his boss is racist and told Simon that he did not want him to marry a black woman (it is hinted at that he used somewhat more offensive language). He neglected to tell Theresa because he did not want to ruin her engagement announcement. After discovering his lie, Theresa calls off the engagement, leaving Simon stranded in Jersey with no transportation, forcing him to walk to the train station to get a ride home. However, in a conversation with her father following the fight, Theresa explains that Simon's boss always treated her nicely, but that he gave the impression that it was an act and that it lacked sincerity. Percy, having considerably more insight into human nature and understanding Simon's character, quickly figures out on his own why Simon would quit his job just before announcing his engagement to his future father-in-law. Realizing that Simon really is an honorable man, Percy comes close to being late for the renewal of his vows by racing to the train station to stop Simon, catching him while he's still contemplating leaving and talking him into returning to Theresa to apologize.
Tagline: Some in-laws were made to be broken.
[edit] Main cast
- Bernie Mac — Percy Jones
- Ashton Kutcher — Simon Green
- Zoë Saldaña — Theresa Jones
- Judith Scott — Marilyn Jones
- Kellee Stewart — Keisha Jones
[edit] Trivia
- In Spanish-speaking countries, the film was entitled "Conquistando Mis Suegros" ("Conquering My In-Laws").
- Both Mac and Kutcher starred in successful sitcoms on the Fox network: Mac was on The Bernie Mac Show, Kutcher was on That 70's Show.
- Ashton Kutcher refused to take off his Kabbalah bracelet during shooting, $100,000 was spent to edit the bracelet out. [1]
