Serving Sara (2002)

A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers:

Jay Scherick, David Ronn

Stars:

Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Vincent Pastore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Perry	...	Joe Tyler
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Sara Moore
Vincent Pastore	...	Tony
Bruce Campbell	...	Gordon Moore
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Ray Harris
Amy Adams	...	Kate
Terry Crews	...	Vernon
Jerry Stiller	...	Milton the Cop
Marshall Bell	...	Warren Cebron
Derek Southers	...	Bouncer
Alan Ackles	...	Man in elevator (scenes deleted)
Robin McGee	...	Jimmy, Elevator Operator
Brent Duncan	...	Blackjack Dealer
Eli Jacques	...	Woman at Blackjack Table
John Wayne Shafer	...	Pit Boss

Storyline

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texas husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.

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Plot Keywords:

process server | divorce | new york | divorce papers | texas | 

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Taglines:

The One Thing That Could Bring Them Together Is Revenge.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [United States]

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flipping the Mark

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$64,726 (South Africa) (29 November 2002)

Gross:

$64,726 (South Africa) (29 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FTM Productions, Halsted Pictures, Illusion Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During filming in 2002, 'Matthew Perry' spent some time in rehab due to an addiction to prescription painkillers. Production was slowed, but the filmmakers focused on filming scenes without Perry in them during his absence.

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Goofs

When Joe and Sara are up in the booth at the Union Arena, he calls her Cheryl.

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Quotes

Gordon Moore: This better get done, or I'm gonna hang your ass out to dry, you understand?
[hangs up phone]
Ray Harris: [mocking Gordon] 'This better get done, or else I'll hang your ass out to dry'. Jesus! A redneck telling a black man he gonna hang him! That's the new millennium.
[yells out into the hall]
Ray Harris: Page Tony! And get Farrakhan and 'em on the phone... I think they might want a trip down there!

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Connections

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

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Soundtracks

"The Way of the World"
Written by Elisa Furr, Jamie Dunlap and Scott Nickoley
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/Mastersource

User Reviews

Oh yes...

I saw this movie, mainly because Matthew Perry was in it, and I love his Chandler Bing character. Now, I first feared "oh no, this is going to be some romantic mumbo jumbo", but NO. Ofcourse this film contains romance, but it's ok, cause it's funny as hell. Perry makes several characters in this movie, which are worth it alone. Hilarious and I can definately recommend it, eventhough the plot line is a little weak, but Perry and his co-stars makes totally up for it..