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Gigli

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IMDb RATING
2.6/10
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Larry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up... Read allLarry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.Larry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.
IMDb RATING
2.6/10
49K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Martin Brest
  • Writer
    • Martin Brest
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Justin Bartha
Top credits
  • Director
    • Martin Brest
  • Writer
    • Martin Brest
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Justin Bartha
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 439User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 13 nominations

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    Gigli
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    Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, and Justin Bartha in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, and Justin Bartha in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez in Gigli (2003)
    Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
    Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Larry Giglias Larry Gigli
    Jennifer Lopez
    Jennifer Lopez
    • Rickias Ricki
    Justin Bartha
    Justin Bartha
    • Brianas Brian
    Terry Camilleri
    Terry Camilleri
    • Man in Dryeras Man in Dryer
    • (as Terrence Camilleri)
    David Backus
    • Laundry Customeras Laundry Customer
    Lenny Venito
    Lenny Venito
    • Louisas Louis
    Robert Silver
    • Man in Debtas Man in Debt
    Luis Alberto Martínez
    • Adult Care Residentas Adult Care Resident
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Det. Stanley Jacobellisas Det. Stanley Jacobellis
    Todd Giebenhain
    Todd Giebenhain
    • High School Kid #1as High School Kid #1
    Brian Sites
    Brian Sites
    • High School Kid #2as High School Kid #2
    Brian Casey
    • High School Kid #3as High School Kid #3
    Les Bradford
    • High School Kid #4as High School Kid #4
    David Bonfadini
    • High School Kid #5as High School Kid #5
    Dwight Ketchum
    • High School Kid #6as High School Kid #6
    • (as Dwight P. Ketchum)
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Motheras Mother
    Missy Crider
    Missy Crider
    • Robinas Robin
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Morgue Attendantas Morgue Attendant
    • Director
      • Martin Brest
    • Writer
      • Martin Brest
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Every UK cinema dropped the film after one week.
    • Goofs
      Terry Camilleri ("Man in Dryer") is listed before David Backus ("Laundry Customer") in the end credits. But Backus actually appears on-screen before Camilleri.
    • Quotes

      Ricki: It's turkey time.

      Larry Gigli: Huh?

      Ricki: Gobble, gobble.

    • Crazy credits
      Towards the end of the credits Brian (Justin Bartha) can be heard singing his rendition of "Baby Got Back".
    • Alternate versions
      Film critic Michael Dequina saw an early version and described the differences to the released film in his review on 'The Movie Report Archive': "...Gigli plays in theatres a much different film than it once was. Since it looks increasingly unlikely Martin Brest's original Gigli will ever see the light of day again, I feel a need to describe the differences in this original version to the best of my admittedly foggy memory (after all, it has been nearly a year since I saw this original version) to prove that, if nothing else, the film originally added up to something. That said, there isn't too much in the way of concrete differences for most of either version's run time. Although some scenes (such as the detour to Larry's mother's house) originally lasted longer, the film plays more or less the same up to Al Pacino's cameo as mob boss Starkman, with the core trio of Larry, Ricki and Brian coming together in the exact same way, and Larry and Ricki sparring until she boldly declares "it's turkey time." One subtle adjustment, however, makes a difference. In the release version, the first real indication that Larry has any inclination toward leaving the criminal life behind comes late in the film, in a scene where he and Ricki talk in his car the morning after they consummate and right before the meeting with Starkman. Larry tells Ricki about his dream of finding "a clean place," and this revelation seems to come a bit out of nowhere, almost as a last-minute twist to send Larry on the road to Hollywoodized redemption. In the original cut, however, Larry's desire to leave the mob grind is established far earlier and much clearly, mere moments after the opening scene in the laundromat; we see Larry close his eyes and visualize this "clean place"--shown on screen as a pristine tropical beach overlooking an impossibly clear ocean. So when he finally makes mention of the "clean place" to Ricki, the audience knows exactly what he's talking about. Also, this once-recurring thread gives Larry a stronger link to Brian, as they are both--though Larry fails to recognize it--in a sense searching for "The Baywatch," thus turning what may seem like a cheap TV/pop culture reference into something a little more meaningful. Not long after the scene with Starkman comes the scene with Larry, Ricki and Brian driving by the Baywatch, which, much to Brian's delight, is "open"--and after this point the two Giglis veer in wildly different directions. In the release version, the three then stop at the beach; Larry makes arrangements to return Brian home; Brian joins some sort of music video shoot on the beach and meets the Aussie girl of his dreams; Larry lets Ricki take his car to escape to parts unknown--only to have her return and pick him up, and the two leave Los Angeles and a life of crime. Fade out; credits. While a beach-set scene also capped off the first version of Gigli, there was still a good deal of movie left to go at this point, during which a number of the plot and character points left dangling in the release cut are resolved. A number of points are resolved in a scene immediately after this first pass by the Baywatch. Larry pulls the car over by the side of a road, and Ricki finally comes clean to Larry, no doubt due to the violent scene at Starkman's place. She reveals that her real name is Rochelle, and she actually isn't a contractor--which then follows through on a number of points made earlier in the film: (1) during their first meet, Larry tells her that he hadn't seen her around before and didn't look like a contractor; and (2) Ricki's insistence on talking her way out of sticky situations, namely the confrontation with thugs at the fast food stand and the meeting at Starkman's. Ricki goes on to reveal that the actual hitwoman was her girlfriend Robin, whose single-scene appearance barging into Larry's apartment and slashing her wrists is rather bewildering without this payoff. She and Robin had some relationship problems, and as an as escape Rochelle tried to taste what Robin's life was like, and hence her showing up on Larry's doorstep. Since she was role playing, Ricki's "fence-jumping" with Larry makes more sense, as perhaps she did it because it was something she thought Robin would do; even "turkey time" makes more sense, as it was perhaps Rochelle's misbegotten idea of "tough" speak. But now having had her taste and then some after seeing Starkman kill Larry's higher-up Louis right in front of them, Rochelle tries to get Larry to pick up and leave with her. He declines, and so Rochelle takes her things and leaves him and Brian in the car. Rochelle is never again seen or heard from for the rest of the film; at the end there's no friendly reunion, let alone a lovey-dovey one. Not only does the loss of this scene harm the film from a basic story perspective, it also does a disservice to Lopez's performance. The entire crux of the character is in this scene, and, indeed, it is Lopez's finest moment in the film. With its deletion, what's left is a performance that can understandably be criticized as being an overly soft, less-than-convincing portrayal of a mob enforcer--because, after all, Ricki was originally conceived and performed as never being an actual one. With Ricki/Rochelle gone, Larry decides to do the right thing and turn Brian in to Christopher Walken's cop character, Jacobellis, whose role was substantially larger than the cameo that now remains. The two meet up in a warehouse, where Jacobellis, in another showy Walken speech, reveals that he has been working for Starkman all along--thus showing to Larry that even the apparent good guys in this world are also corrupt. There's gunplay, and Larry ends up shooting Jacobellis dead. However, Larry catches a bullet himself, square in the gut. A visibly shaken Brian sees his wound--"You're bleeding, Larry," he matter-of-factly states in a noticeably more somber tone--but Larry insists that he's fine. Slowly bleeding to death, Larry drives Brian all the way back to the Baywatch; there's a certain bittersweetness as Brian's excitement contrasts against Larry's dying selflessness, and the rough cut's temp score (Hans Zimmer's familiar Gladiator music) effectively enhanced the mood. Much of what follows then progresses as seen in the release version: Larry urges Brian on to join the dancers on the beach; Brian meets the Australian girl. However, Larry's reaction shots are completely different; instead of being alive and upright, nodding along, Larry is lying on the sand, bleeding, dying, which then makes Brian's shyness and uncertain looks all the more understandable. The music (in the rough cut, the song was "Let's Get Loud," a track from Lopez's first album) and dancing starts and, as in the release version, the action eventually goes into slow motion. But then we end on Larry's face, as he looks to the ocean, which we see is the spitting image of his fantasy "clean place"--he's finally found it, and what led him there was, ironically, the life path he was hoping to escape."
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Demagogue
      Written by Silvano Matadin, Michel Schoots, Patrick Tilon and Rene van Barneveld

      Performed by Urban Dance Squad

      Courtesy of Lovecat Records

      By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews439

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    Top review
    1/10
    Now Playing at Hell's Multiplex...
    How much does this movie suck? Words fail me. I took a date to this movie. She didn't like me afterward. You don't watch this movie. You ENDURE this thing, like an abscessed tooth. The most extensive vocabulary in the universe could not find words to describe the putridity of this film, but I will try.

    Let's see: The characters are unbelievable. The plot is a goof. The subplots are thin at best. Afleck looks like he's been hit over the head with a two by four. And what do you say about the acting talent of his fat butt leading lady? Only that in her case, "acting talent" is an oxymoron, like "civilized divorce".

    I don't know what I find the most revolting. The fact that this bomb cost 54 million, yes, kiddies, I said MILLION, dollars to make, or that some studio geek OKAYED it?! Afleck is a good actor. He's got some range, and a flair for comedy. But he walks around like a zombie. Perhaps this is how one looks when dying of embarrassment on film. Lopez must have some sort of, ahem, skills. She does seem to torture one male after another in her personal life. But she is a marginal singer, at best, and an ABYSMAL actress.

    Up until now, I thought the worst movie of all time was that Sybil Shepard horror, "At Long Last Love". That puppy kept the top spot for a long time on my list. But this complete disaster makes it look like "Casablanca".

    I'm a Catholic, so naturally I believe in Hell. I now have another reason to live a good life and not end up there. This odious waste of time you will not get back has got to be the number one film in Hell's Multiplex. If they'd used this thing in "A Clockwork Orange", Malcom McDowell would have been selling Bibles in about ten minutes.

    NEVER watch this film! It has NO redeeming moments! You will want to chug anti-freeze before the first half hour has D...R...A...G...G...E...D on by. On a scale of One to Ten, I give this a 12 Barf Bag rating. It's a wonder to me that mobs did not storm the theaters with torches for robbing them of nine bucks to see this mess.

    The only good thing you could do with this movie is to take every copy and give them all to really poor people who have no heat so they can burn them to stay warm this winter. Oh, and the DVD's make very nice coasters, too.
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    • The_Guy_In_The_Back
    • Nov 3, 2006

    FAQ2

    • Was this movie supposed to be closer to what Martin Brest wanted Rain Man (1988) to be like?
    • Is this regarded as the worst film ever made?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Columbia Tristar (France)
      • Sony (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tough Love
    • Filming locations
      • Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • City Light Films
      • Casey Silver Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $54,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,087,542
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,753,518
      • Aug 3, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,266,209
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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