Gigli (2003)

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

Director:

Martin Brest

Writer:

Martin Brest

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Terry Camilleri, Justin Bartha

Bottom 100 #88 | 7 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Ketchum	...	High School Kid #6 (as Dwight P. Ketchum)

Storyline

Gigli, a lowly and inept hitman, is assigned a job by the mob to kidnap a mentally retarded brother of a California district attorney. Gigli abducts the brother from his mental hospital and holds him hostage in his apartment. Ricki, a "lesbian assassin", is sent to oversee Gigli's job and make sure he doesn't screw it up. Comedic high jinks ensue as the two go on the lam and start to fall in love.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | gangster | hospital | love | mob | 

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Taglines:

Murder. Blackmail. Temptation. Redemption. It's been a busy week.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia Tristar [France] Sony [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tough Love

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$54,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$50,385 (Brazil) (21 November 2003)

Gross:

$50,385 (Brazil) (21 November 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, City Light Films, Casey Silver Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Broke the record at the time for the largest second weekend drop in box-office, with an 81.9% drop. This record was later taken over by Undiscovered.

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Goofs

Ricki chides Larry for not having a book (nor anything else) to read to Brian. Resulting in Larry instead reading the ingredients of a bottle of Tabasco Sauce to Brian. Yet Ricki herself, has a book in later scenes.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

Towards the end of the credits Brian (Justin Bartha) can be heard singing his rendition of "Baby Got Back".

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Connections

Featured in Y tu toaster también (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Love The One You're With"
Written by Stephen Stills

User Reviews

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Can anyone locate a plot for this movie? I won't bother spoiling anything for you because wel...there isn't anything to spoil. Absolutely nothing happens in this movie! Thank god I only watched it with my friends as a joke to add to a school project.

Let's just say there are a lot of lines that bring this movie down a lot. I'm sure all the late night hosts have already summed these up in one way or another. I was lost after the first ten minutes, and it's hard to get through the first five! My advice to you is...if you want to see a movie that is at least remotely watchable...AVOID this one. For the love of God!!