Gigli (2003)

Director:

Martin Brest

Writer (WGA):

Martin Brest (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

The movie everyone is talking about. The couple everyone wants to be (Australian DVD cover)

Plot:

The violent story about how a criminal lesbian, a tough-guy hit-man with a heart of gold, and a retarded man came to be best friends through a hostage.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Thug | Mob | Kidnapping | Gangster

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Larry Gigli
Terry Camilleri	...	Man in Dryer (as Terrence Camilleri)
David Backus	...	Laundry Customer
Lenny Venito	...	Louis
Robert Silver	...	Man in Debt
Luis Alberto Martínez	...	Adult Care Resident
Justin Bartha	...	Brian
Jennifer Lopez	...	Ricki
Christopher Walken	...	Det. Stanley Jacobellis
Todd Giebenhain	...	High School Kid #1
Brian Sites	...	High School Kid #2
Brian Casey	...	High School Kid #3
Les Bradford	...	High School Kid #4
David Bonfadini	...	High School Kid #5
Dwight P. Ketchum	...	High School Kid #6

Also Known As:

Tough Love (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, pervasive language and brief strong violence.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #38417) | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Gigli (pronounced Jee-lee), means short cut pasta (suitable for casseroles or salads; also known as Cornetti and Corni di bue).

Goofs:

Continuity: After shooting Louis, Starkman sets the gun on the coffee table. It appears he never picks the gun up again, and as he goes behind the loveseat he doesn't have a gun in his hand, but as he walks behind Larry and Ricki he suddenly has the gun in his right hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Larry Gigli: You see, after all is said and done, the only thing you can be really sure of, the only thing you can really count on in this world, is that you just never fucking know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Baby Got Back

I mean... why?

I can't exactly remember how or why I ended up seeing this movie, but here I am thinking of the film that stands next to Matrix Revolutions as the worst of 2003. It is that bad. Reasons? Well, for one, this movie contains a brutal depiction of Ben Affleck violently raping the acting craft. There is one reason. Two? There is hardly a plot, but old, cliche gimmicks to create a Rain Man feel in a hit man story. Does it work? Three? No. It does not. And I don't care if people write reviews stating that a lot of reviewers won't admit they liked the picture. I have nothing to hide. I hated it. I'll admit that the picture had two pluses. Christopher Walken's brief speech, and Al Pacino's. Those were the high points of the movie, and I have no idea how they got persuaded to participate in the film, but there it is. They were damn good. In scenes that had little to do with the story. Which had little to do with anything. I won't even touch on J-Lo's questionable lesbianism, or the random suicide attempt by her former lover (who shows up... why?). What can I say? Awful film.