Along Came Polly (2004)

A buttoned-up newlywed finds his strictly organized life descend 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:

dance scene | salsa dancing | reference to the breakfast club | australian client | australian man | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The building Leland van Lew jumps off of in Los Angeles is the AT&T Tower (611 W. 6th Street), designed by William L. Pereira in 1969 as the city's tallest skyscraper.

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Goofs

(around 48h 4min) After Reuben's salsa dancing date, Reuben and Sandy are playing basketball a cameraman and boom operator can be seen in the fade away shot on the court.

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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 The Exes: Along Came Holly (2015)

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Soundtracks

Hey Sexy Lady
Written by Shaggy (as Orville Burrell), Rik Rok, Brian Thompson, Patrick Morrison, Robert Livingston, and Christopher Birch
Performed by Shaggy (featuring Brian Thompson (as Brian) & Tony Gold and Sean Paul)
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Along Came a Good Laugh

The story's not overly engaging, but for some reason Along Came Polly is fun. Ben Stiller just has that knack of being able to embarass himself and we love him for it. You can't help but laugh. But the film is worth a look for Philip Seymour Hoffman, too, as the child actor still looking for recognition -- and work. The basketball court scene is great, but the best is his performance with a community theatre's production of Jesus Christ Superstar. If you've ever been in community theatre, or you've hung out with actors, you'll appreciate this.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Risk

Filming Locations:

611 Place - 611 W 6th St, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,721,185, 18 January 2004

Gross USA:

$88,097,164

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$178,311,729

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