Guess Who (2005)

A sarcastic father (Mac) has plenty to say about his daughter wanting to marry a white boy (Kutcher).

Director:

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writers:

William Rose (motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), David Ronn (story),

Stars:

Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana

16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernie Mac	...	Percy Jones
Ashton Kutcher	...	Simon Green
Zoe Saldana	...	Theresa Jones (as Zoë Saldaña)
Judith Scott	...	Marilyn Jones
Hal Williams	...	Howard Jones
Kellee Stewart	...	Keisha Jones
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Dante
RonReaco Lee	...	Reggie (as Ronreaco Lee)
Paula Newsome	...	Darlene
Phil Reeves	...	Fred
Sherri Shepherd	...	Sydney
Nicole Sullivan	...	Liz Klein
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Polly
JoNell Kennedy	...	Winnie (as Jonell Kennedy)
Niecy Nash	...	Naomi

Storyline

Percy and Marilyn are renewing their vows for their anniversary, and their daughter Theresa brings her boyfriend Simon for them to meet. Unbeknownst to her parents, the kids plan to announce their engagement during the weekend. The Jones family is Black; Theresa neglects to tell them Simon is White. Race complicates Percy's general mistrust of any boyfriend, so he instigates an investigation of Simon, discovering he's recently lost his job and hasn't told Theresa. Mistrust rears its ugly head, and in the process of Theresa and Simon's argument, Marilyn and Percy fall out. What can the men do to cross the divide between each other and between men and women? Will anyone be exchanging vows?

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Plot Keywords:

engagement | argument | gocart | samoa | remake | 

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Taglines:

His house. His rules. Some in-laws were made to be broken.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] Fox [es]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Bernie Mac/Ashton Kutcher Project

Filming Locations:

500 N Almansor St, Alhambra, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$199,179 (Italy) (19 August 2005)

Gross:

$10,732,175 (Europe) (19 August 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Regency Enterprises, 3 Art Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) mandated that William Rose be credited for his work on the original Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. However, he is never actually mentioned in this movie.

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Goofs

When Percy and Simon are en route to the hotel, Percy turns on his radio and the clock reads 7:16. After learning that there were no rooms available at the hotel, Percy and Simon return to the vehicle, once again turning on the radio where the clock still reads 7:16.

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Quotes

Simon Green: You know, if Theresa had told me you guys were black it really could have saved us an awkward situation.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits we get to see the home video of the wedding, and hear the main characters comment on the events.

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Bump, Bump, Bump"
(2002)
Written by R. Kelly and Varick D. Smith
Performed by B2K featuring Sean Combs (as P. Diddy)
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing
P. Diddy appears courtesy of Bad Boy Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Entertaining with an apt social comment

'Guess Who' is a good reflection of the changes in society since the Sydney Portier version was made many decades ago. Ashton Kutcher is an underrated comedic actor, who despite his good looks, can still be quite goofy and amusing. The movie raises good points about reverse racism, people's continuing prejudices and the pressures society puts on 'mixed-race' couples. I think the director and writers found a happy medium that allowed issues to be raised while at the same time keeping the movie light-hearted, funny and entertaining. If you are looking for something meaningful and entertaining at the same time, with a touch of romance and some eye candy, this is the movie for you!