Trojan War (1997)

Brad thinks he has found the girl of his dreams with Brooke. On the night when he thinks all his dreams will come true he runs into a problem...No condom. On his search to find a trojan he ... See full summary »

Director:

George Huang

Writers:

Andy Burg, Scott Myers

Stars:

Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Marley Shelton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Friedle	...	Brad Kimble
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Leah Jones
Marley Shelton	...	Brooke Kingsley
Danny Masterson	...	Seth
Jason Marsden	...	Josh
Eric Balfour	...	Kyle
Jennie Kwan	...	Trish
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Nina (as Charlotte Lopez)
Lee Majors	...	Officer Austin
John Finn	...	Ben Kimble
Wendie Malick	...	Beverly Kimble
Christine Deaver	...	Latin Mama
Mike Moroff	...	Big Brother
Lobo Sebastian	...	Lead Homeboy
Joe Cerrano	...	Biggest Homeboy

Storyline

Brad thinks he has found the girl of his dreams with Brooke. On the night when he thinks all his dreams will come true he runs into a problem...No condom. On his search to find a trojan he realizes that maybe it isn't worth the trouble. Brad is robbed, beaten up, arrested and everything else imaginable trying to get just one condom. His best friend Leah is disgusted at his behavior because she wants Brad all to herself and can't see why Brad would want someone like Brooke. Will Brad find what he wants or will Leah get what she has always wanted - Brad?

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Plot Keywords:

condom | best friend | love | kidnapping | police | 

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Taglines:

She has 24 hours to convince the guy of her dreams that she's the girl of his.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including sexuality, and for crude humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rescue Me

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daybreak

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jessica Kaplan revised the screenplay.

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Goofs

At one point while simulating a conversation with Brad, Leah's hair is up a second later when facing towards the passenger side her hair is down.

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Quotes

Leah: Is it just you three, or is your entire gender mentally deficient?
Josh: It's pretty much all of us.

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Crazy Credits

After the last end credits, a tow truck delivers the utterly wrecked Jag to Brad's parents.

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Connections

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

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Soundtracks

"I've Got A Flair"
Written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger
Performed by Fountains of Wayne

User Reviews

Cute little JLH vehicle

This cute little film had one primary purpose: provide more exposure for Jennifer Love Hewitt, and encourage folks to watch her disappointing "Last Summer" flicks at the multiplex.

Well, something went terribly wrong with that simple plan, because along the way an amazingly enjoyable film got made. Will Friedle (of TV's "Boy Meets World, and at the time JLH's real-life boyfriend) plays a likable high school student who lucks out when the adorable little blonde he's tutoring (the sadly underexposed Marley Shelton) decides to give him a break.

As he frantically takes Los Angeles apart searching for a condom (yes, that's what "Trojan" in the title refers to) his best bud JLH is realizing she wants to be more than just friends. Aside from the horrible case of envy I developed (Will Friedle got to kiss JLH both on and off-screen!) I had a lot of fun watching the result.

If you're a parent, the additional good news is that this is one of the few flicks out there (surprisingly) in which the characters don't jump into bed without practising safe sex. That shows that at least there's SOME hope for Hollywood.