Love Stinks (1999)

Director:

Jeff Franklin

Writer:

Jeff Franklin

Stars:

French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Bill Bellamy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
French Stewart	...	Seth Winnick
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Chelsea Turner (as Bridgette Wilson)
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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

toupee | reference to liberace | earring | colonic therapy | title based on song | 

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Taglines:

If you can't be with the one you love...make their life a living hell.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A férjfogó

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,339,575 (USA) (10 September 1999)

Gross:

$2,622,075 (USA) (17 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before the advent of YouTube, the "Farting in Bed"-scene (as the video became known) became a viral video across many comedy websites in the early 2000s.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Holly: We're going to go over strategy. Now, remember, Chelsea, it took me three breakups, seven ultimatums, and God knows how many not-so-thinly veiled threats before Larry coughed up this ring.
Chelsea: Oooh. Okay, whatever it takes, I'm gonna marry that man.

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Connections

References Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Theme from Shaft"
Written by Isaac Hayes
Courtesy of Music Consultants Group, Inc

User Reviews

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