Tomcats (2001)

At the wedding of a friend, the remaining bachelors bet on staying single. 7 years later, one of the 2 remaining loses $51000 in Vegas. He must get the other guy married to cash in and pay his debt or die. A cute woman helps him.

Director:

Gregory Poirier

Writer:

Gregory Poirier

Stars:

Shannon Elizabeth, Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry O'Connell	...	Michael Delany
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Natalie Parker
Jake Busey	...	Kyle Brenner
Horatio Sanz	...	Steve
Jaime Pressly	...	Tricia
Bernie Casey	...	Officer Hurley
David Ogden Stiers	...	Dr. Crawford
Travis Fine	...	Jan
Heather Stephens	...	Jill
Julia Schultz	...	Shelby
Scott Beehner	...	Max
Kam Heskin	...	Kimberly
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Mr. MacDonald
Brandi Andres	...	Kelly
John Patrick White	...	Gary

Storyline

Seven years ago, a bunch of friends make a bet that'll give the last remaining bachelor a ton of money. Now, after losing a ton of money at a Vegas Casino, Michael Delaney has to quickly get his friend Kyle married so that he can collect the prize money to pay back his debt.

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Plot Keywords:

loss of virginity | one night stand | dominatrix | female nudity | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

Spring break heats up March 30

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last cinema film of Bernie Casey.

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Goofs

The tape recorder Michael is holding is obviously run by batteries. Therefore, he would not get shocked, even in the sauna he was in.

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Quotes

Kyle: Cherry, come here! Come here, Cherry. Hey, sit down. This is MichaeI. And she's a student.
Cherry: Right now I'm concentrating on my actressing.

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Crazy Credits

Several funny outtakes of the film

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Connections

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007)

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Soundtracks

We Luv You
Written by Ralph Jezzard and Richard Battersby
Performed by Grand Theft Audio
Courtesy of London-Sire Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Look at the Reviewers- You'll note a trend

Firstly, I may well be slightly biased- because I really truly enjoyed this movie. However, seeing it with a score under 5- and then looking at the reviews, there is a notable trend. The good reviews are predominantly well punctuated and articulate, with such things as (gasp) accurate spelling and grammar. Conversely, most of the bad reviews tend to be short blurbs with not a capital letter to be found.

My take on this: Despite being a dumb comedy, Tomcats is to nuanced for the average consumer of dumb comedy. So, it's a smart-dumb comedy. The timing of jokes is impeccable, the pace is excellent, and the actual material is above average- with some of it even fresh! This leaves it in a bad place for reviews though- because it means a small segment of people love it, while big segments of the population (the pretentious smart and the uncultured dumb, we'll call them) will always pan this movie. So, if you're smarter than the average bear- but still appreciate dumb comedy romps, go for it- this one is a keeper.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tomcats

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,406,076, 1 April 2001

Gross USA:

$13,558,739

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,430,766

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Eagle Cove Entertainment, Riche Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1