The Love Guru (2008)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Marco Schnabel

Writers (WGA):

Mike Myers (written by) &
Graham Gordy (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

His Karma is Huge

Plot:

Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.

Plot Keywords:

Guru | Hockey | Chastity Belt | Maple Leafs | Toronto

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Mike Myers	...	Maurice / Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Himself
Jessica Simpson	...	Herself
Jessica Alba	...	Jane Bullard
Kanye West	...	Himself
Justin Timberlake	...	Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande
Deepak Chopra	...	Himself
Rob Blake	...	Himself
Meagan Good	...	Prudence Roanoke
Ben Kingsley	...	Guru Tugginmypudha
Romany Malco	...	Darren Roanoke
Verne Troyer	...	Coach Punch Cherkov
Manu Narayan	...	Rajneesh
John Oliver	...	Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert	...	Jay Kell
Jim Gaffigan	...	Trent Lueders

Also Known As:

Der Love Guru (Germany)
Untitled Mike Myers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some comic violence and drug references.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44134) | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | UK:12A | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | France:U | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

There was a real Jacques Lecoq. He was an actor, called the "father of modern mime."

Goofs:

Continuity: At the start of the bar fight, right after the band starts, you can see Guru Pitka and Darren Roanoke in the back separate and join the fight, and immediately after this they do it again.

Quotes:

Coach Punch Cherkov: If I sit like this any longer, I'm gonna pop my dink bag.

Movie Connections:

References "The Electric Company" (1971)

Soundtrack:

Because You Loved Me

The only thing laughable is the film itself

People may think I am exaggerating how jaw droppingly awful this movie is, but I'm really not. This movie has earned it's place in the Bottom 100.

It's extremely stupid and the screenwriter clearly has no wit whatsoever. I noticed a lot of recylced jokes from early Mike Myers movies, but no one will notice because they too busy staring at Justin Timberlake's fake bulge.

Expect a ton of jokes about poop that aren't remotely funny. A five year old could've written this junk, and it would be superior. Do not waste your money on this offensive piece of crap (Yes, I'm offended by the way they are representing American filmmakers).