The Girl Next Door (2004)

A teenager's dreams come true when a former porn star moves in next door and they fall in love.

Director:

Luke Greenfield

Writers:

David Wagner (story) (as David T. Wagner), Brent Goldberg (story)

Stars:

Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Downs, Elisha Cuthbert

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emile Hirsch	...	Matthew Kidman
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Danielle
Timothy Olyphant	...	Kelly
James Remar	...	Hugo Posh
Chris Marquette	...	Eli
Paul Dano	...	Klitz
Timothy Bottoms	...	Mr. Kidman
Donna Bullock	...	Mrs. Kidman
Jacob Young	...	Hunter
Brian Kolodziej	...	Derek
Brandon Irons	...	Troy
Amanda Swisten	...	April
Sung Hi Lee	...	Ferrari
Ulysses Lee	...	Samnang
Harris Laskawy	...	Dr. Salinger

Storyline

18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life to the full. That is, until he meets 'the girl next door'. Danielle moves in next door, and Matthew thinks he's found the girl of his dreams. All is going well, until Matthew's sex-mad friend Eli reveals that Danielle is actually a ex-porn star. Matthew doesn't know how to take the news or how to treat Danielle, and things go from bad to worse when Danielle's former producer Kelly appears to take her back.

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Plot Keywords:

porn actress | male rear nudity | male nudity | female nudity | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Matt never saw her coming... but all his friends had!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug/alcohol use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Girl Next Door

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,184, 30 March 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$14,589,444, 27 June 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises,New Regency Pictures,Daybreak

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car that Emile Hirsch is driving at the end is a 2005 BMW Z4 roadster 2.5i.

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Goofs

No one in 1974 (the date of the sex-ed film) was talking about "unprotected sex". That phrase came into vogue during the 1980s AIDS crisis.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Woman: [voiceover] How do you want me?
Man: Oh, that's good. Yeah. Just, uh... just get comfortable.
Woman: I'm a little nervous.
Man: Nah, you're doing great.

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Alternate Versions

In the alternate ending, Matt is *not* shown at college (as he is in the original version) but instead he is wearing a suit and smoking a cigar - standing at Capitol Hill, where we assume he is now working.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: I Love You, Beth Cooper (2013)

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Soundtracks

STAY IN SCHOOL
Written by Richard Patrick
Performed by Richard Patrick

User Reviews

Strange but appealing

The Girl Next Door is just simply an entertaining movie. It's got plenty of flaws - almost every single scene of the second half of the film seems to act as the climax, and then the movie keeps going - but it's also got one of the most appealing casts I've seen in a while. Emile Hirsh (Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Emperor's Club) is the central character Matthew, about to graduate from high school. He's just plain likable. The drop-dead gorgeous Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer on 24, in a very different type of role here) is the title character, Danielle. Matthew's two friends and one of Danielle's associates played by Tim Olyphant are particular standouts in terms of comic relief; the movie is genuinely funny. Funny, a bit silly, and at times honestly sweet, it's an entertaining movie that's harmless and worth seeing.