The Baxter

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The Baxter

Directed by	Michael Showalter
Produced by	Reagan Silber Galt Niederhoffer
Written by	Michael Showalter
Starring	Michael Showalter Elizabeth Banks Michelle Williams
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date(s)	24 April 2005 (premiere)
Running time	91 min
Language	English
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The Baxter is a 2005 film written and directed by Michael Showalter of Stella. A "Baxter", as defined by the film, is the nice, dull guy in a romantic comedy who is dumped at the end of the story for the protagonist. Much light is made of showing Showalter as a "Baxter" in several typical romantic comedy clichés; for instance, he is shown being left at the altar as a former love is claimed by her High School sweetheart, and being left in college at a pep rally for an underdog sports hero. The plot revolves around the life of Elliot Sherman during the two weeks before his wedding, as he doggedly fights off the curse of his former Baxter role in relationships.

IFC Films produced and financed the film. They gave the film a very limited release; it had a U.S. box office gross of $181,872^[1]

1 Cast
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Cast

Michael Showalter – Elliot Sherman
Elizabeth Banks – Caroline Swann
Michelle Williams – Cecil Mills
Justin Theroux – Bradley Lake
Peter Dinklage – Benson Hedges
Michael Ian Black – Ed
David Wain – Louis Lewis
Paul Rudd – Dan Abbott
Joe Lo Truglio – Baxter Friend

Trivia

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The name of Michael Ian Black's character references the sitcom Ed, on which he played a recurring character, and his wife's name Stella references the comedy group that consists of Black, Showalter, and David Wain.