A Guy Thing
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A Guy Thing | |
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Directed by | Chris Koch |
Produced by | David Ladd David Nicksay |
Written by | Greg Glienna |
Starring | Jason Lee Julia Stiles Selma Blair |
Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
Editing by | David Moritz |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date(s) | January 17, 2003 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20,000,000 |
Gross revenue | $15,408,822 |
Official website | |
IMDb profile |
A Guy Thing is a 2003 film directed by Chris Koch.
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[edit] Plot
- Tagline: He finally found the perfect girl.
Karen (Selma Blair) and Paul (Jason Lee) are about to be married. However, after his bachelor party Paul wakes up next to Becky, (Julia Stiles) a dancer at the party. Assuming they slept together Paul rushes Becky out of his apartment and hopes never to see her again. He tries to cover up the connection for the few weeks before the wedding. Unfortunately, this is impossible because Becky unexpectedly shows up around town and the turns out to be Karen's cousin. Even worse Becky's cop ex-boyfriend, with his "steroid rage problem", as she calls it in the movie, had Becky followed and photographed. Becky and Paul have to meet again to solve this problem. Further problems arise with a family and friends consistently showing up at the wrong times. Crabs, dirty underwear in the tiolet tank, a horny best friend and a best man/brother that it is in love with the bride all provide for a a comical week of wedding preparations.
[edit] Cast
Actor | Role |
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Jason Lee | Paul Coleman |
Julia Stiles | Becky Jackon |
Selma Blair | Karen Cooper |
James Brolin | Ken Cooper |
Shawn Hatosy | Jim |
Lochlyn Munro | Ray Donovan |
Diana Scarwid | Sandra Cooper |
David Koechner | Buck Morse |
Julie Hagerty | Dorothy Morse |
Thomas Lennon | Pete Morse |
Jackie Burroughs | Aunt Budge |
Jay Brazeau | Howard |
Matthe Walker | Minister Green |
Fred Ewanuick | Jeff |
Lisa Calder | Tonya |
[edit] Film Culture
This film falls within a sub-genre film type from the late 1990s and early 2000s in which grooms are saved, or nearly saved, from distasteful marriage.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Adam Sternbergh, The Devil Wears Pearls: In recent movies, grooms across America flee their frigid fiancees, Slate, January 28, 2004