All Over the Guy (2001)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Julie Davis

Writer:

Dan Bucatinsky (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 2002 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

4 friends, 2 couples. Twice as much to lie about in the morning.

Plot:

"All Over The Guy" is a contemporary romantic comedy about the quest to find the "one" when "the one"...

Plot Keywords:

Blind Date | Alcoholic | Gay Friend | Gay Bar | Parent Child Relationship

Cast

Dan Bucatinsky	...	Eli Wyckoff
Richard Ruccolo	...	Tom
Sasha Alexander	...	Jackie Samantha Gold
Adam Goldberg	...	Brett Miles Sanford
Andrea Martin	...	Dr. Ellen Wyckoff
Joanna Kerns	...	Lydia
Christina Ricci	...	Rayna Wyckoff
Lisa Kudrow	...	Marie
Doris Roberts	...	Esther
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Abatemarco	...	Dr. David Wyckoff
Julie Claire	...	Lizz
Ben Foreman	...	Young Eli
Sydney Foreman	...	Young Rayna
Chris Gann	...	Stripper (as Christian Gann)
Blaise Garza	...	Young Tom
Michael Harris	...	Gary
Bev Land	...	Mitch
Donnie Land	...	Pizza Guy
Thea Mann	...	Donna
Matthew Poage	...	Bartender
Nicolas Surovy	...	Jim
Nicole Tocantins	...	Rachael
Caroline Williams	...	Waitress (as Caroline Hope Williams)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

The name of the producer of the movie, Juan A. Mas, is used in the police report that Tom reads to Eli.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eli is putting away groceries while talking to his sister Rayna, a sign appears on the cabinet door between shots.

Quotes:

Jackie: I'm calling from a pay phone because I can't get my piece of sh*t cell phone to work unless I stand on my head with my fingers up my ass!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

Soundtrack:

Not Coming Home

Hey, it worked for me!

Well, I wonder: if it had been about two male/female couples (as the play it was based on was), would "All Over the Guy" have gotten such a critical reception? More likely it would've been seen as an honorable, at times sparkling, addition to the screen tradition of romantic comedies -- which is what I think it is. Sure, the characters are wildly neurotic and frequently annoying; so are people in real life, especially when they're in love. Is it distracting that Richard Ruccolo (who does indeed give an exquisitely tuned performance) is so good-looking? Actually, I thought it was necessary; Tom is so screwed up that we need the physical beauty to help relate to him. Do the women steal the movie? Well, with the likes of Andrea Martin, Lisa Kudrow, Christina Ricci and Doris Roberts in support, what do you think -- and how can you lose, especially since Dan Bucatinsky's script is so frequently sharp?

Forget the nay-sayers and see this one. It's a very good romantic comedy, at times maybe even a great one.