Buying the Cow (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Walt Becker

Writers (WGA):

Walt Becker (written by) &
Peter W. Nelson (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free?

Plot:

A commitment-averse man frantically hits the dating scene after his girlfriend starts pressuring him to pop the question.

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Hook For Hand | Flashback Sequence | Personal Ad | Male Nudity

Cast

Jerry O'Connell	...	David Collins
Bridgette Wilson	...	Sarah (as Bridgette L. Wilson)
Ryan Reynolds	...	Mike Hanson
Bill Bellamy	...	Jonesy
Alyssa Milano	...	Amy
Jon Tenney	...	Andrew Hahn
Annabeth Gish	...	Nicole, Sarah's Friend
Ron Livingston	...	Tyler Carter Bellows
Erinn Bartlett	...	Julie Madison
Scarlett Chorvat	...	Katie Madison
Jolie Jenkins	...	Amber
John O'Hurley	...	Tim 'Timbo' Chadway
Alicia Rickter	...	Laura
Brian Beacock	...	Alex
Heather Morgan	...	Waitress

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:R | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Destination Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When David falls on the taxi cab, he clearly breaks the glass; however, when the taxi is driving away, the glass is fully intact.

Quotes:

Jonesy: You're still not telling us everything.
David Collins: Of course not, you're my friends.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Don't sleep on this one comedy fans

Great comedy here, good laughs. That's all that was supposed to be here in the first place, right? Kept me laughing the whole way - the Ryan Reynolds Jerry O'Connell tandem rock solid. If you liked this, and you should for what it was (Ebert could lighten up but then again he probably can't be PC and give this movie anything more than zero stars), check out Tomcats - similarly funny and original. The Ryan Reynolds naked seen all too familiar and funny like a similar fate that met O'Donnell in "Tomcats" with a little kid thinking he's a perv, providing equal laughs. Alyssa Milano is a great addition here too, overall very solid goofy movie that had some original lines and laughs and great physical comedy. what's not to like, unless you are overly stiff