My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writer (WGA):

Jordan Cahan (written by)

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Vomit | Dildo | Masturbation | Comedian In Cast

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dane Cook	...	Tank
Kate Hudson	...	Alexis
Alec Baldwin	...	Professor Turner
Jason Biggs	...	Dustin
Diora Baird	...	Rachel
Lizzy Caplan	...	Ami
Riki Lindhome	...	Hilary
Mini Anden	...	Lizzy
Hilary Pingle	...	Claire
Nate Torrence	...	Craig
Malcolm Barrett	...	Dwalu
Taran Killam	...	Josh
Faye Grant	...	Merrilee
Richard Snee	...	Brian
Amanda Brooks	...	Carly
Alberto Bonilla	...	Pedro
Michael O'Toole	...	Michi Yamana
Sally Pressman	...	Courtney
Kate Albrecht	...	Laney the Babysitter
Rakefet Abergel	...	Heavily Pierced Kid
Andrew Caldwell	...	Sad Dork
Maureen Keiller	...	Seamstress
Tom Kemp	...	Priest
Tony V.	...	Chef Slava
Seth Child	...	Young Kid
Jacqui Holland	...	Kindly Stripper
Don L. Bagley	...	Rabbi (as Don L. Bagley)
Andria Blackman	...	Ms. Barber
Georgia Lyman	...	Hot Coed
Melina Lizette	...	Ms. Reiling
Josh Alexander	...	Burt
Angel M. Wagner	...	Mariachi Band Leader
Julio C. Bare	...	Mariachi Band Musician
Rafael B. Rodriguez	...	Mariachi Band Musician
Scott Winters	...	Annoying Co-Worker
Frank Hsieh	...	Band Leader
Jenny Mollen	...	Colleen
Mike Elliott	...	Man in Bathroom
Eamon Brooks	...	Random Guy
Nancy Sadsad	...	Random Guy's Girl
Denise McDonald	...	Office Employee
Jay Hall	...	Office Employee
Gretchen Arntz	...	Office Employee
Micah Sherman	...	Office Employee
Christopher Nesmith	...	Office Employee
Rob Rota	...	Lee
Edna Panaggio	...	Grandmother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Aunt Dancing with Tank (uncredited)
Michael Bottos	...	Marching Band Spectator (uncredited)
Katelyn Cahill	...	Prom Date (uncredited)
Patrick Canty	...	Bar patron denied by 'Lizzy' (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Wedding Guest / Restaurant (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Coppola	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hannah Depew	...	Prom Date (uncredited)
Brian K. Fernandes	...	Airmeister Employee (uncredited)
Steve Flynn	...	Family Wedding Party (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Albert Gornie	...	Wedding guest (uncredited)
Sophya Gudelman	...	Girlfriend on a date (uncredited)
Patrick Mel Hayes	...	Bar Patron / Rich Businessman (uncredited)
Frankie Imbergamo	...	Wedding Guest / Usher (uncredited)
Kimmie Johnson	...	Prom Goer (uncredited)
Dean Kreyling	...	Patron (uncredited)
Dov Markowich	...	Office Employee #5 (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	Dancing Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Peggy McClellan	...	Angry Date throwing water (uncredited)
Martin Montana	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tarek Moussa	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Nicklin	...	Law Student (uncredited)
Mike Phelan O'Toole	...	College Student #1 (uncredited)
Giovanni Pantaleo	...	Strip Club Guest (uncredited)
Michael J. Peluso	...	Annoying co-worker 1 (uncredited)
Eric Rollins	...	Prom Guest - Dances with Alexis (uncredited)
Jaime De La Rosa	...	Bicyclist (uncredited)
Manajhjanihe Royalle	...	Aiermaster Employee (uncredited)
John P. Russo	...	Pedestrian / Sun Bather (uncredited)
Steve Scarfo	...	Seafood Shack Cook (uncredited)
Tommy Severo	...	Student (uncredited)
Stream	...	Hair Salon Customer (uncredited)
Mike Swanson	...	Man at bar (uncredited)
David Szehi	...	Office worker (uncredited)
Darren Tow	...	Trainee (uncredited)
Mike Wendt	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Howard Deutch

Writing credits (WGA)
Jordan Cahan		(written by)

Produced by
Guymon Casady	....	producer
Dane Cook	....	producer
Mike Elliott	....	executive producer
Adam Herz	....	producer
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	co-producer
Doug Johnson	....	producer
Barry Katz	....	producer
Gregory Lessans	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Josh Shader	....	producer
Brian Volk-Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Seth Flaum

Casting by
Freddy Luis
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully
Maura Tighe

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Art Direction by
T.K. Kirkpatrick

Set Decoration by
Kyra Friedman

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Liz Bernstrom	....	key makeup artist
Elizabeth Cecchini	....	hair stylist
Cheryl Daniels	....	assistant hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba	....	personal hair stylist: Kate Hudson
Rob Fitz	....	additional makeup artist
Brenda McNally	....	hair department head
Mark Nieman	....	special makeup effects artist (2008)
Karma Ritchie	....	assistant makeup artist
Joe Rossi	....	special makeup effects artist
Trish Seeney	....	makeup department head
Sherryn Smith	....	makeup artist
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Kate Hudson

Production Management
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	unit production manager
Rosemary Lara	....	director of production
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager
Curtis A. Miller	....	production director: Lions Gate Films
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Eric Chapman	....	second second assistant director
K.C. Colwell	....	first assistant director
Craig Comstock	....	second assistant director
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	second unit director

Art Department
Bobby Anderson	....	picture car coordinator
Audra Avery	....	scenic artist
Jacqui Baker	....	art production assistant
Abel Barbour	....	set dresser
Kip Bartlett	....	on-set dresser
Rachel Burgio	....	art department assistant
Jonathan Champoux	....	carpenter
Danica Chipman	....	set buyer
Antonio Caetano Dos Santos	....	construction assistant
Jason Garner	....	pre-visualization artist
Zack Gorman	....	set dresser
Matt Harrington	....	gang boss
Kathleen Kasinger	....	property master
Deborah Kehs	....	shop person
Eric Knight	....	stand-by painter
Nancy A. Knight	....	scenic foreman
Robert E. Knight	....	head paint foreman
Janet Kusnick	....	storyboard artist
Denis Leining	....	set decorating coordinator
Dave Major	....	property assistant
Etienne Martine	....	set dresser
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	leadman
Adam McClain	....	on-set carpenter
Janine Moore	....	props
Janine Moore	....	set dresser
Amy Morrison	....	assistant set decorator
Scott T. Pina	....	construction coordinator
Eugene Pope	....	general foreman
Michael Ricci	....	carpenter
John Ryder	....	set dresser
Christopher Sawtelle	....	set dresser
Lisa Shaftel	....	scenic artist
Michelle Sherwood	....	assistant property master
Steven Sparfven	....	set dresser
Meaghan E. Stone	....	set dresser
Nicholas Tzikas	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Peter Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Glynna Grimala	....	dialogue & adr editor
Tim Hoogenakker	....	additional re-recording mixer
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Jette	....	adr mixer
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator
Phil Lee	....	sound recordist
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
George Pereyra	....	foley editor
Tony Shimkin	....	soundtrack
Jarrett Simon	....	utility sound
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Seth Tallman	....	boom operator
Edward Tise	....	sound mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Brett Voss	....	foley mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Paul Raymond	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	digital artist
Geoff Leavitt	....	visual effects artist
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: XY&Z
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Mike Burke	....	stunt double
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt coordinator
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double
Paul Marini	....	utility stunts
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Adam D. Bouchard	....	electrician
Jan Burgess	....	assistant camera: second unit
Mark J. Casey	....	rigging electric best boy
Chris Dame	....	technocrane operator
Scott D. Davis	....	rigging gaffer
Jaime Dawkins	....	technocrane technician
Michael DiIeso	....	key rigging grip
Tim Driscoll	....	key grip
Tim Dunbar	....	grip
Dru Dunnaway	....	electrician
Brian Dwiggins	....	grip
Brian Dwiggins	....	rigging electrician
Michael Fitzgerald	....	epk photographer
Claire Folger	....	still photographer
Josh Friz	....	film loader
Dan Furst	....	video assist operator
Peter N. Green	....	additional director of photography: "Head of the Charles" (as Peter C.N. Green)
Peter N. Green	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Peter C.N. Green)
Ryan Green	....	camera operator
Brian Heller	....	aerial director of photography
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez	....	electrician
Lee-Anthony Holloway	....	lighting technician
Christian J. Hollyer	....	second assistant camera
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician
Mark Killian	....	camera production assistant
Eric Komar	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Frank La Frazia	....	electrician
Ed Lalli	....	rigging grip
Zach Lazar	....	lighting technician
JD Leedham	....	best boy rigging grip
Gordon D. Manson	....	electrician
Clinton McMahon	....	grip
James R. Mitchell	....	generator operator
Michael Peterson	....	electrician
Dave Provenzano	....	electrician
Patrick Quinn	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician: scorpio head
Edwin Rubio	....	grip
Wayne Simpson	....	lighting technician
Timothy M. Sweeney	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jeff Tanger	....	rigging electric
David J. Thompson	....	Steadicam operator
Travis Trudell	....	rigging electric
Aaron Tyburski	....	rigging electric
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Fred Young	....	electrician

Casting Department
Fritz Ceriales	....	casting assistant
Kevin Fennessy	....	extras casting
Kellie Gesell	....	casting associate
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Melissa Paradice	....	casting associate
Matt Smith	....	casting assistant
Rhiannon Wescott	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Angotti	....	assistant costume designer
Jennifer Antony	....	costumer
Rosa Colón	....	additional set costumer
Alanna Keenan	....	costume production assistant
Chris Love	....	costume production assistant
Alyson MacInnis	....	set costumer
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Tommy Aagaard	....	post-production assistant
Bryan Cantrall	....	preview editor
Regan Copeland	....	digital intermediate editor
Julie Garces	....	associate editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
David Rosenthal	....	i/o supervisor
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
Chris Lord	....	orchestrator
Melanie Mullens Hoyson	....	score production supervisor
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Andrew Silver	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Bob Carnes	....	transportation coordinator
Neil Castles Jr.	....	driver: production van
James C. Donahue	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Mara Alcaly	....	location scout
Tiffany Alonzo	....	photo double
Nicole Anderson	....	craft service
Ryan Baker	....	craft service support
Emma Barber	....	personal assistant: director
Jennifer M. Byrne	....	post-production accountant
Gary Chandler	....	set production assistant
Ami Cohen	....	assistant: executive in charge of production
Abby Coon	....	accounting clerk
Derek Cunningham	....	additional production assistant
Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam	....	key set production assistant
Stephen DiCenzo	....	stand-in
Sharon C. Dietz	....	production supervisor
Nathan Ehrlich	....	location assistant
T.J. Federico	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth Fisher	....	location scout
Joe Gagnepain	....	craft service
David K. Henry	....	production financing
Ryan Johnson	....	production assistant
Michelle Johnston	....	choreographer
Paul Lavoie	....	digital production manager
Eric Layne	....	production accountant
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
James MacDonald	....	set medic
Jeffery Mannarini	....	production assistant
Rachel McDonald	....	set production assistant
Sandy Meade	....	office production assistant
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Hyunsoo Moon	....	location assistant
Lucas Nalepinski	....	location assistant
Michael Nickodem	....	location manager
Stephanie Norton	....	travel assistant
Rachel Okerman	....	assistant: executive producer
J.P. Ouellette	....	staff set production assistant
Katie Packard	....	production secretary
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot
Joe Piasecki	....	location assistant
Joe Piasecki	....	location scout
Jason Quimby	....	production assistant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Blythe Robertson	....	assistant production coordinator
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Jim Schiro	....	payroll accountant
Amanda Shamis	....	clearance coordinator
Frances Simonovich	....	production coordinator
Gregory M. Smith	....	production assistant
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem
Karen Stark	....	assistant location manager
Willie Toubman	....	location scout
Amanda Treat	....	production assistant
Mimi Watstein	....	production assistant
John West	....	set production assistant
Guy Wood	....	assistant to producers
Benjamin C. Dewey	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Brad Garrett	....	special thanks
Lea Thompson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Management 360
• New Wave Entertainment
• Superfinger Entertainment
• Terra Firma Films

Distributors

• Bontonfilm (2008) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media) (subtitled)
• Falcom Media (2008) (Austria) (all media)
• Falcom Media (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Falcom Media (2008) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Lions Gate Films (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Saigon Movies Media (2008) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment AB (2008) (Iceland) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment AB (2008) (Sweden) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Scanbox Norge (2008) (Norway) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (all media)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (all media)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolce Vita Productions  production support
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Film Emporium Insurance Services  film buy back
• Kevin Fennessy Casting  extras casting
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Lionsgate Records  soundtrack
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)

Also Known As:

Bachelor No. 2 (USA) (working title)
How to Lose a Girl in One Date (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #44357) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Finland:K-13 | UK:15 (cinema release) (cut) | Ireland:16 | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Czech Republic:15 | Greece:K-13 | New Zealand:R16 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:18 (DVD rating) (2009) (uncut) | UK:18 (uncut) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

1688 Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Management 360

Trivia:

For the scene in which Dane Cook grabs and squeezes Kate Hudson's butt, a "stunt butt" was used.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dustin crashes the wedding, he knocks over a box with "WN" on it. In the next scene, the box is upright.

Quotes:

Tank: [Holding up number from Alexis, who he just met] Daddy bee's got the honey.

Movie Connections:

References "Bridezillas" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Rockit To The Stars

Hysterical and Raunchy

My Best Friend's Girl is total brain candy, for those who enjoy cheap good 'ole fashion raunchy humor. Though there is nothing truly great about this movie (well, perhaps with the exception of Kate Hudson) it is a fun romp. Cook is extremely funny in this film as he adds his natural stand up like rhythm to the character. Alec Baldwin's performance is also excellent as the slick and sleazy father, who taught Tank how to manipulate women. His character is also way over the top.

My Best Friend's Girl is basically the antithesis of "Hitch": where Tank (Cook), is the man for hire; he takes women out on the worst date of their lives, with the intention to trick them into appreciating and reconnecting with their ex-boyfriend. Tank however meets his match when he's 'working' on Alexis (Hudson) and she is unmoved by his tactics, and he subsequently falls for her. There is excellent tension between the two main characters as well as between Cook's and Biggs' relationship, as Cook tries to hide his feelings from everyone, including himself. The film reaches it's climax in a hysterical montage of Tank utilizing his tactics at a wedding, where he goes way over the top with unacceptable and raunchy behavior.

This is not the movie for you if you hate raunchy bawdy humor, or if you are very religious and can't take a bit of humor against the church. If you can somewhat appreciate or at least tolerate it, once you make it through the first 10 minutes, it is pretty easy to continue. The climax ending is also as raunchy and over the top as the beginning, and may take some tolerance too. But the majority of the film is not completely offensive.

Highly recommended for fans of Superbad, the 40 Year Old Virgin, or the American Pie trilogy.