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Desperate But Not Serious (1999)
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Every man's dreamPlot:
Lily (Christine Taylor) is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan (John Corbett)... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Dumb but charming, like its lead characters moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christine Taylor | ... | Lili | |
| Paget Brewster | ... | Frances | |
| Claudia Schiffer | ... | Gigi | |
| John Corbett | ... | Jonathan | |
| Max Perlich | ... | Todd | |
| Joseph Lawrence | ... | Darby (as Joey Lawrence) | |
| Toledo Diamond | ... | Himself (as Toledo) | |
| Bill Cusack | ... | Trendy Guy | |
| Cu Ba Nguyen | ... | Cambodian Waiter | |
| Wendie Jo Sperber | ... | Landlady | |
| Brent Bolthouse | ... | Steve | |
| Patton Oswalt | ... | Auteur #1 | |
| Brian Posehn | ... | Auteur #2 | |
| Stacy Sanches | ... | Shauna | |
| Patti Tippo | ... | Development Woman |
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Having already had her earlobes pierced especially for her appearance in Black and White (1999/I), Claudia Schiffer also had her nose, belly button and the cartilage of both ears pierced especially for her part in this movie. moreSoundtrack:
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This is not a great movie, and maybe even good is too strong a word, but there is something goofily charming about it and I got sucked into watching it. Christine Taylor is cute and ostensibly the lead in search of her perfect match, played by John Corbett. It's a trite storyline but at least it lets the rest of the film happen. Paget Brewster is her hip would-be actress friend who leads her around LA from one party to another in search of her friends guy. So, it's a horrible story with a predictable ending, but the parties they go to and the people they meet are a bunch of nice jabs at the movie industry and the culture around it. Claudia Schiffer and Joey Lawrence appear and cameos by some mid-grade stars only add to the comedy. The scenes with Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn are the funniest things to ever be recorded on film in the history of film. A mediocre movie with lots of treats to make it worth watching, and Paget Brewster is impossibly cute. Watch all the way to the end of the credits to see the funniest scenes in the film.