Window Theory (2005)

An aimless playboy returns to his hometown for his best friend's wedding, only to find that the bride is his high school sweetheart.

Director:

Andrew Putschoegl

Writers:

Kyle Kramer, Corey Large

Stars:

Corey Large, Jennifer O'Dell, Luke Flynn

Cast

Credited cast:
Corey Large	...	Ethan Humphries
Jennifer O'Dell	...	Stephanie
Luke Flynn	...	Jeff
Luke Kirby	...	Brad
Paul Johansson	...	Stu
Tom Lenk	...	Sean
Melissa Schuman	...	Megan
Alexandra Holden	...	Kate
Carly Pope	...	Angela
James Duval	...	Dave Kordelewski
John Cassini	...	Officer Adamson
Donald Gibb	...	Judson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitchell Baker	...	James
Katrina Beveridge	...	Darlene
Butters	...	Himself

Storyline

In Los Angeles, the twenty-five years old reckless wolf playboy Ethan Humphries lives in night-clubs scoring women supported by his parents, without working or studying. When his high-school friend Bradley accidentally tells him that his former best friend Jeff will get married in a couple of days, Ethan immediately travels to his hometown. He meets Brad, who is studying in the medical school, and the shy Sean, who is studying psychology, and recalls his glorious high school days, but his friends do not tell the name of the bride to him. While meeting Jeff in a bar in the night, Ethan finds that his fiancée is his former high-school sweetheart Stephanie. After meeting Stephanie, Ethan questions whether he is still in love with she, or only recalling a passion from his past.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | ex girlfriend | marriage

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Taglines:

He's got a formula, but hasn't got a clue.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Wingman productions, Inc. [us]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

I theoria tou erota

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wingman Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Megan: [mocking Stephanie doing her wedding vows] I, Stephanie, take you, Jeff, to be my boring workaholic husband, for richer or way richer, through security and wealth, as long as we both stay hot!

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Soundtracks

"Go Go"
Performed by Evan Olson

User Reviews

Made in High School

This is about a playboy type whose ego gets in the way when he discovers his best friend is marrying his former high school girlfriend. The entire story falls flat for anyone who went beyond high school because it is all about the inviolability of those allegiances and the heroes they raised. I found it impossible to like him. He resorts to his fists twice in the film simply because someone disagrees with him. All characters in this film including the women systematically include "fucking" in every sentence. Take away the nice homes and the trendy night spots, the recent showers and good grooming, and wouldn't you have a bunch of coughing, spitting, farting, possibly pimple-y-faced losers? The film did convey a sense of bravado, which is always a pleasure, but the excessive loyalty seemed servile. What was supposed to be a comedy turned into a long groaning attempt to overcome a mole hill in the road of social development.

All through the film I diligently tried unsuccessfully to find it amusing on the basis of its description as a romantic comedy, but only in the final moments did it occur to me the film makers might have been trying for social realism, eg., Saturday Night and Sunday Morning or Alfie. To paraphrase the words of Lloyd Bentsen: 'Mr. Putschoegl, you are no Tony Richardson.'