I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Barry Fanaro (screenplay), Alexander Payne (screenplay),

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel

14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Chuck Levine
Kevin James	...	Larry Valentine
Jessica Biel	...	Alex McDonough
Dan Aykroyd	...	Captain Tucker
Ving Rhames	...	Fred G. Duncan
Steve Buscemi	...	Clint Fitzer
Nicholas Turturro	...	Renaldo Pinera
Allen Covert	...	Steve
Rachel Dratch	...	Benefits Supervisor Sara Powers
Richard Chamberlain	...	Councilman Banks
Nick Swardson	...	Kevin McDonough
Blake Clark	...	Crazy Homeless Man
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Teresa
Matt Winston	...	Glen Aldrich
Lance Bass	...	Band Leader

Storyline

Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine are friends and Brooklyn firefighting partners. Widower Larry, who still mourns the death of his wife Paula, is having problems changing the beneficiary on his insurance policy from Paula's name to his children's. He is worried about his children's future if he were to be killed in the line of duty, and is contemplating quitting his job for something less risky, but he also does not want to forfeit his firefighter's pension as he also see it as a safety net for his children. Larry saves Chuck's life on one of their calls. So when Chuck tells Larry that he owes him one, Larry takes him up on his offer. Larry's favor: despite both being heterosexual, that they enter into a domestic partnership, in name and paper only, to provide that much needed protection for Larry's children. Chronic womanizer Chuck reluctantly but eventually agrees. The one person who knows for a certainty that they are both straight is their boss, Captain Phineas J. Tucker. Their ...

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Plot Keywords:

children | firefighter | fraud | gay | insurance | 

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Taglines:

Chuck has just found the perfect girl. Too bad he's agreed to marry his best friend.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [fr] Universal [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yo los declaro marido y... Larry

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,090,831 (UK) (21 September 2007)

Gross:

£3,752,731 (UK) (12 October 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin James' character's name is Larry Valentine. His real life brother is named Gary Valentine.

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Goofs

When the fireman soap is falling down (first time) you hear the man saying "NO!" but his mouth doesn't say that - instead he says something like "bla bla".

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Quotes

Chuck Levine: Going in alive.
Larry Valentine: Coming out the same way.

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Connections

References Clerks. (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Follow You, Follow Me"
Written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
Performed by Genesis
Courtesy of Virgin Records, Ltd. and
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Total MInd garbage

This movie is typical Adam Sindler. Absolute garbage. Adolescent tripe. Maybe if you are fourteen you might enjoy this movie, but even then you would have to be BRAIN DEAD! Come on, are you kidding me. More Hollywood crap pushing the envelope. Where are the good movies that actually engage the mind? These guys can't even act. I suppose you watch this to get a naughty little snicker. It is sad that this is what passes for humor with the obligatory fat kid and his fart, to the hot chicks and stupid sex humor. I don't consider myself a prude, heck, I grew up in the 70's and did the drugs etc. but c'mon... Pure junk! Well, I was I going to quit here but they won't let me, I guess there is a rule that a comment has to have ten lines. So, shall I say it any clearer... Find a better movie, any movie without Adam Sindler would be an upgrade!