Along Came Polly (2004)

A buttoned up newlywed finds his too organized life falling into chaos when he falls in love with an old classmate.

Director:

John Hamburg

Writer:

John Hamburg

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Reuben Feffer
Jennifer Aniston	...	Polly Prince
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Sandy Lyle
Debra Messing	...	Lisa Kramer
Alec Baldwin	...	Stan Indursky
Hank Azaria	...	Claude
Bryan Brown	...	Leland Van Lew
Jsu Garcia	...	Javier
Michele Lee	...	Vivian Feffer
Bob Dishy	...	Irving Feffer
Missi Pyle	...	Roxanne
Judah Friedlander	...	Dustin
Kevin Hart	...	Vic
Masi Oka	...	Wonsuk
Kym Whitley	...	Gladys (as Kym E. Whitley)

Storyline

Reuben Feffer thinks he's found the love of his life but on his honeymoon he discovers her cheating on him with a scuba instructor. Reuben travels back home to get his life on track. On a night out with best pal, Sandy Lyle, Reuben discovers an old school friend, Polly Prince. Reuben feels a connection straight away, and tries constantly to get her to like him. But it's not going to be easy for Reuben, especially when he spends his days calculating risks, and when someone unexpected turns up.

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Plot Keywords:

butt slap | dance scene | pet | adulterous wife | begins with a wedding | 

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Taglines:

For the most cautious man on Earth, life is about to get interesting.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and some drug references

Details

Official Sites:

UIP France [France] Universal

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Risk

Filming Locations:

611 Place, 611 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,450,825, 18 January 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$88,097,164

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$171,963,386

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures,Jersey Films,Loofah Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to an interview, Jennifer Aniston stated that the reasons she worked on this film was both to work with her friend Ben Stiller and to dance the salsa.

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Goofs

When Reuben and Sandy walk out of the community theater, Sandy is clean shaved but when they eat at the pizza joint, he's scruffy like he hasn't shaved for 3 or 4 days.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Reuben Feffer: [practicing] I, Reuben, take you, Lisa... I, Reuben, take YOU, Lisa, to be my lawfully wedded wife. I do. I do.

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Connections

Referenced in Danville 2nd Ward Young Men: Santa Cruz 2014 (2014)

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Soundtracks

MR E'S BEAUTIFUL BLUES
Written by Mark Oliver Everett (as E) and Michael Simpson
Performed by Eels
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Harmless and funny

I heard this movie was a hard sell, which is probably why I ended up enjoying it so thoroughly. The movie is far from perfect – the talented cast is somewhat misdirected - but it's their talent, along with the hilarious circumstances that unfold throughout the film's neat 90 min running time, which keeps the film moving and the laughter rolling. Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston strike a nice contrast as the fated couple united by a hysterical comedy of errors. Philip Seymour Hoffman is wonderful as Stiller's pitiful (and only) friend and confidant. And Alec Baldwin steals every scene in which he appears (would love to see him do more comedy).

I am not easily offended by bathroom humor – quite the opposite, I think it's funny when pulled off right. Whenever I read viewers complaining about so-called 'gross-out humor' or "toilet bowl comedy", I am genuinely confused. When the hell did we get so uptight? Fart jokes and bedroom humor have comprised some of the funniest scenes ever filmed (Jeff Daniels in "Dumb & Dumber" or "Chris Tucker" in Friday, for example). I'd recommend this harmless and enjoyable movie to my mother (toilet humor, and all!).