Guess Who (2005)

A young woman, Theresa, brings her boyfriend, Simon, home to meet her parents and surprise them with the news of their engagement. Another surprise: Simon is white.

Director:

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writers:

William Rose (motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), David Ronn (story)

Stars:

Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac, Zoe Saldana

16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernie Mac	...	Percy Jones
Ashton Kutcher	...	Simon Green
Zoe Saldana	...	Theresa Jones (as Zoë Saldaña)
Judith Scott	...	Marilyn Jones
Hal Williams	...	Howard Jones
Kellee Stewart	...	Keisha Jones
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Dante
RonReaco Lee	...	Reggie (as Ronreaco Lee)
Paula Newsome	...	Darlene
Phil Reeves	...	Fred
Sherri Shepherd	...	Sydney
Nicole Sullivan	...	Liz Klein
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Polly
JoNell Kennedy	...	Winnie (as Jonell Kennedy)
Niecy Nash	...	Naomi

Storyline

Percy and Marilyn are renewing their vows for their anniversary, and their daughter Theresa brings her boyfriend Simon for them to meet. Unbeknownst to her parents, the kids plan to announce their engagement during the weekend. The Jones family is Black; Theresa neglects to tell them Simon is White. Race complicates Percy's general mistrust of any boyfriend, so he instigates an investigation of Simon, discovering he's recently lost his job and hasn't told Theresa. Mistrust rears its ugly head, and in the process of Theresa and Simon's argument, Marilyn and Percy fall out. What can the men do to cross the divide between each other and between men and women? Will anyone be exchanging vows?

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Plot Keywords:

engagement | argument | family relationships | embarrassment | white male black female relationship | 

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Taglines:

Some in-laws were made to be broken.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dinner Party

Filming Locations:

500 N Almansor St, Alhambra, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,671,446, 27 March 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$68,915,888

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$103,075,949

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Regency Enterprises, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At an estimated cost of $100,000, digital effects were used to remove Ashton Kutcher's red Kabbalah bracelet in every scene in which he appeared.

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Goofs

When Theresa is helping Percy to tie up his tie, crew member's head is visible near the door to the room with treadmill device

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Quotes

Percy: Hi. Reservation for Percy Jones.
Polly: And that's Jones with a "J"?
Percy: No, Jones with a "P". I made the reservation last week.
Simon Green: You knew you were gonna kick me out a week ago?
Percy: Son, I knew I was gonna kick you out 24 years ago... when the doctor announced it was a girl.
Polly: Here you are.
Percy: Good.
Polly: We gave your room away.
Percy: What?
Polly: Check in was at 4:00.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

During the credits we get to see the home video of the wedding, and hear the main characters comment on the events.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Comedy Movie Remakes (2016)

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Soundtracks

Cleo's Joint
Written by Svante Loden, 'Erik Hjarpe' (as Erick Hjarpe), Mans Mernsten and Mans Block
Performed by Damn!
Courtesy of Lovecat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Why oh why?

You're right euroman1970: Ashton can't act his way out of a paper bag. He should have never been able to pursue a career after "That 70's Show". Bernie tries to carry the weight of the movie on his shoulders, but it is too much. The movie has its funny moments, but I didn't feel any chemistry between Bernie and Ashton; almost as if they were walking through their lines. In the taxi scene Ashton looks right into the camera! What a sloppy actor! The plot is also in need of some serious repair. I wish I could have paused the movie in the theater so I could announce what was going to happen next.

Overall, I give it a 3/10.