The Love Guru
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| Directed by | Marco Schnabel |
| Produced by | Mike Myers Gary Barber |
| Written by | Graham Gordy Mike Myers |
| Starring | Mike Myers Jessica Alba Justin Timberlake |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Editing by | Billy Weber |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Spyglass Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2008 |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
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The Love Guru is a 2008 comedy film, starring Mike Myers. The film is due for release on June 20, 2008. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario.
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[edit] Cast
- Mike Myers as Pitka
- Jessica Alba as Jane Bullard
- Justin Timberlake as Jacques Grande
- Romany Malco as Darren Roanoke
- Meagan Good as Prudence Roanoke
- Ben Kingsley as Guru Tugginmypudha
- Verne Troyer as Coach Cherkov
- Telma Hopkins as Lillian
- John Oliver as Dick Pants
- Stephen Colbert as Hockey Announcer
- Jim Gaffigan as Hockey Announcer
- Jessica Simpson as Cameo
- Daniel Tosh as Cameo
- Rob Huebel as Bar Guy/Cameo
- Patrick Bradley as Dancer/Cameo
- Flora Hunkin as Fanatic/Cameo
[edit] Production
Myers said the film is a reflection of the spiritual journey he went on after his father died in 1991. Development of the film began in 2001, during the last day of filming on Austin Powers in Goldmember: Myers heard George Harrison had died. He then received a letter from Harrison, and Myers thought, "'OK, universe, I think I get it. This is the movie you want me to make.'"[1]
Some Hindus have expressed worry about how Hindus are portrayed and if the content will be disrespectful to their culture: Rajan Zed, a Hindu leader from Nevada, demanded that Paramount Pictures screen the film for members of the Hindu community before it is released in June. Based on the movie's trailer and MySpace page, Zed says "The Love Guru" "appears to be lampooning Hinduism and Hindus" and uses sacred terms frivolously.
"People are not very well-versed in Hinduism, so this might be their only exposure," he told The Associated Press. "They will have an image in their minds of stereotypes. They will think most of us are like that."[2]
[edit] Music
The original score for the film was composed by George S. Clinton, who recorded it with an 80-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at Warner Brothers.[3]
[edit] Promotion
Mike Myers appeared in the season finale of American Idol Season 7 as his character Pitka, who's the "spiritual director" of American Idol. He also came to, as he stated, "shamelessly promote the movie." Also, then-finalists David Archuleta and David Cook were offered the opportunity to smuggle a schnauzer.
The song "Dhadak Dhadak" from Yash Raj Films' Bunty Aur Babli was used in the official trailer.
On the 2008 MTV Movie Awards he mentioned the film and its release date many times during the live show considering he was the host.
[edit] References
- ^ Larry Carroll. "Mike Myers Shares His 'Love Guru' Wisdom And His Love For Justin Timberlake", MTV, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Sandy Cohen, The Associated Press, "Myers' latest spoof hits ohm"
- ^ Dan Goldwasser. "George S. Clinton scores Mike Myers' The Love Guru", ScoringSessions.com, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
[edit] External links
- The Love Guru The Love Guru — The Official Movie Site
- The Love Guru at the Internet Movie Database
- The Love Guru at Allmovie
- The Love Guru at Box Office Mojo
- The Love Guru on Beliefnet The Love Guru — Beliefnet Fan Resource Page
- Guru Pitka's Book Club "The Love Guru - The Official Book Club"
- Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com
