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

Three actors in the film guest starred in the tv series Jennifer Aniston starred in, Friends (1994-2004). Ben Stiller as Rachel's date, Tommy, in The One with the Screamer, Hank Azaria as David, a love interest of Phoebe's, who first of appeared in The One with The Monkey, and Alec Baldwin as an annoying date of Phoebe's, Parker, in The One in Massapequa.

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Goofs

When Reuben and Polly are at the Mid-Eastern restaurant, Reuben is perspiring profusely; his face and shirt are soaked with sweat. When they go to her apartment, his shirt is dry and seems freshly pressed.

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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 Nathan for You: Santa/Petting Zoo (2013)

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Soundtracks

Raks Araby
Arabic Dance from "The Art of Belly Dancing"
Written by George Abdo and his Flames of Araby Orchestra
Performed by George Abdo
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

User Reviews

"I don't want to get married. I just want to take you to dinner, sometime this week".

It's a romantic comedy with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in the main roles.

The plot is very funny and even not being totally innovative it has some different characteristics from some other romantic comedies. I enjoyed the ending of this movie, something that I usually don't in romantic comedies, and that was because of even being predictable the ending was funny!

The Anniston's character is just great. She's funny, nonsensical, but at the same time very independent and sweet. The character played by Stiller is the typical guy who wants a compromise, to be married and have kids; but he will change with her. To the point that near the end he just says: "I don't want to get married. I just want to take you to dinner, sometime this week".

I liked the plot, the jokes, the characters, and found it a very entertaining and some kind of different romantic comedy!

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