Love Stinks (1999)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Jeff Franklin

Writer (WGA):

Jeff Franklin (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes the best sex in the world...just isn't worth it.

Plot Keywords:

Planetarium | Behind The Scenes | Art Imitates Life | Toupee | Spa

Cast

French Stewart	...	Seth Winnick
Bridgette Wilson	...	Chelsea Turner
Bill Bellamy	...	Larry Garnett
Tyra Banks	...	Holly Garnett
Steve Hytner	...	Marty Mark
Jason Bateman	...	Jesse Travis
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Rebecca Melini (as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen)
Ellis Williams	...	Minister (as Ellis E. Williams)
Boogie Knights	...	Wedding Band
Ivana Milicevic	...	Amber (as Ivana Milavich)
Montrose Hagins	...	Nana
Renata Scott	...	Mrs. Littlejohn
Warren Littlefield	...	Peter Bloomstein
Lisa Amsterdam	...	Writer
Tom Gammill	...	Writer

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #36682) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w)

Company:

Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment

Trivia:

Peter Bloomstein makes a rather snide comment about NBC. Peter is played by Warren Littlefield, who used to be the president of NBC.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Sam is saying "Well, I'm scared to death", part of a crew-member's body briefly appears from under the counter near the phone.

Quotes:

Seth: Drop the probe and step away from my ass

Movie Connections:

Features Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Soundtrack:

Wedding Recessional

Love stinks, yet it is a great smell

This movie rocks. I love this movie. It has some of the funniest acting and scripting that I have seen in a while. I can't remember when I laughed so hard. This movie is sort of like "War of the Roses," except this is much more psychotic. I highly recommend this movie to those who like their comedies as black as they come.

Plot: French Stewart, who is a TV writer, falls in love with a babe who MUST get married soon. She does everything to advance the relationship far beyond its years. Of course, French does not want this, and it leads to some very dark and funny circumstances. It uses sophisticated humor (i.e. how this affects his show and life overall) as well as completely low-brow humor (i.e. using farts as a weapon of revenge.)

Script: This movie has some very funny lines. There are some lines that I almost choked on because I was not suspecting them. I am sure that the next time I see this movie I will pick up some very quotable quotes. Listen carefully to what they say, and you will be highly rewarded.

Acting: This has some of the funniest and truest acting that I have ever seen. I actually liked Bill Bellamy in his role. Go see this movie when it comes out just for him. French is really decent, but you have to go with him because "Love will make you do f***ed up things. Everybody else works, especially the girlfriend.

The ending just rocks, and it is very fitting. (Unfortunately I have been seeing the ending in the previews...it should be saved.) Everybody should go see this movie. It is very good, and I did not even notice the editing because I was laughing so hard. I took a point off simply because some of the scenes I had seen before. 9/10