Say It Isn't So (2001)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

J.B. Rogers

Writers (WGA):

Peter Gaulke (written by) &
Gerry Swallow (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Young orphan Gilly (Klein) finds out his lover Jo (Graham) may actually be his biological sister. After...

Plot Keywords:

Beaver | Love | Marijuana | Wedding | Animal Shelter

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11

4:20 AM

HBO

Cast

Chris Klein	...	Gilbert Noble
Heather Graham	...	Josephine Wingfield
Orlando Jones	...	Dig McCaffrey
Sally Field	...	Valdine Wingfield
Richard Jenkins	...	Walter Wingfield
John Rothman	...	Larry Falwell
Jack Plotnick	...	Leon Pitofsky
Eddie Cibrian	...	Jack Mitchelson
Mark Pellegrino	...	Jimmy Mitchelson
Brent Hinkley	...	Streak
Henry Cho	...	Freddy
Richard Riehle	...	Sheriff Merle Hobbs
Brent Briscoe	...	Detective Vic Vetter
Ezra Buzzington	...	Stewart
Julie White	...	Ruthie Falwell

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Greater Vancouver Regional District Demonstration Forest, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Conundrum Entertainment

Trivia:

Briefly features Return of the Tres, performed by Delinquent Habits - a song prominently featured in Double Take (2001), a movie Orlando Jones starred in prior to this film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in the window of Jo's station wagon as she drives away after talking with her mother.

Quotes:

Dig McCaffrey: Well, ship my ass to big Red China. They want the white boy.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Deliverance (1972)

Soundtrack:

Bridal Chorus

Funniest film in a long time! Sorta cult classic!

When was the last time you saw a funny film? I'm old school, Pink Panther, Monty Python and more British type obscure humour. I have to say in maybe the last possibly even 20 years there's been very few films that have made me laugh.

This is a good film people, I don't see why it rated so lowly. Yes, a couple of scenes are fairly gross, but the shock value is brilliantly done, something I can't say for American films usually. Sufficed to say this movie is not for children.

The characters are brilliant, the central love story boy and girl are small town USA naive; "Dig" (Orlando Jones), is mind blowingly crazy. The girls father is clever, maybe a little over done. Sally Field is terrifically awful, you can't fault her performance, but maybe they would have done better with an unknown, sorry to say she seems to drag the film down. Her eventual downfall isn't very satisfying, because you've already seen it. Something that seems to get missed these days is character development, but somehow in this film the characters are strong and you feel for the leads.

I think you have to be in a certain mood for this film and understand that you are looking at 2 very naive / simple people and the world around them is very judgmental of them in a bad way and if they just had each other that love would keep them happy.

A love story that will make you cry, some wacky characters and freak me out shock laughs, some weak points, and a surprisingly funny American film, which is a rare thing. Watch it!