Two Girls and a Guy (1997)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

James Toback

Writer (WGA):

James Toback (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Thanks to his two girlfriends Blake is about to learn a new sexual position. Honesty.

Plot:

Two girls, Carla and Lou meet on the street outside a loft waiting for their boyfriends. In a short time...

Plot Keywords:

Loft | Hiding In Closet | Broken Window | Lying | Doctor

Cast

Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Lou
Heather Graham	...	Carla
Angel David	...	Tommy
Frederique Van Der Wal	...	Carol
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Blake

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:NC-17 (video release) | USA:R (DVD rating) | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

The bathtub scene was almost entirely improvised.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the trio are gathered around the tub, Blake puts his hands on his face. They change positions in the next shot.

Quotes:

Blake Allen: I may have been hiding parts of my life from both of you to avoid causing pain. But I didn't say anything to either one of you that I didn't whole-heartedly mean.
Carla: If you believe what you just said it's worse than if you don't.

Movie Connections:

References Jules et Jim (1962)

Soundtrack:

Horn Trio in E Flat Maj. Op. 40 - Finale: Allegro Con Brio

Good Ensemble Acting

Two Girls and a Guy consists of an extended conversation between three people; a guy played by Robert Downy, Jr and two girls played by Natasha Wagner and Heather Graham. Both young ladies have been Downey's lover over the past year, and through that time each believed they were his one and only. Unfortunately they both show up unannounced at his loft apartment to 'surprise' him and discover the charade. The discovery occurs in the first scene and what follows is a verbal confrontation between the three in which they discuss love, sex, commitment, truth, yadda-yadda.

I'm not knocking it; the movie is really very good. The three actors work very well together in what is sometimes fine improvisation. Definitely worth the rental when you are in the mood for something different.