The New Guy (2002)

Director:

Ed Decter

Writer (WGA):

David Kendall (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A zero will rise

Plot:

A high school senior branded uncool in the ninth grade gets himself expelled so he changes his image to cool kid at the town's other high school.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Geek | Cheerleader | Prison | Horse

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

DJ Qualls	...	Dizzy
Eliza Dushku	...	Danielle
Zooey Deschanel	...	Nora
Jerod Mixon	...	Kirk
Parry Shen	...	Glen
Lyle Lovett	...	Bear
Eddie Griffin	...	Luther
Sunny Mabrey	...	Courtney
Ross Patterson	...	Conner
Matt Gogin	...	Ed Ligget
Horatio Sanz	...	Dance Instructor
Tony Hawk	...	Himself
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Principal Zaylor
Charlie O'Connell	...	Charlie
Gene Simmons	...	Reverend

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

88 min | 92 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Canada:PG | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38088) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

When 'Dizzy/Gil' goes to the County Jail, and is talking to Luther, you can see a black flag symbol on the wall behind him. The Warden is played by former black flag front man, Henry Rollins.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final game, after the fumble, the ball is picked up. But in the next shot we see the ball in the lower left corner of the screen bobbling on the ground.

Quotes:

Luther: Sorry you had to see that. I've been in prison for a long time.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Animal House (1978)

Soundtrack:

Uh-Huh

It's not about the story. It's about the fun.

A lot of people will say the plot of this movie was lame, predictable and dumb and yeah, they're right. But this kind of movie isn't about a brilliant plot. It's about interesting characters and silly gags and parodying those more serious types of movies. There are some funny lines, sight gags and slapstick, some cute girls, the bad guys get what's coming to them and the good guys win. Throw in some surprising celebrity cameos (some of which you might not catch until the credits roll) and a great soundtrack that mixes old and new songs and that's what I call entertainment.

The cast is noteworthy too. DJ Qualls, of course, Zooey Deschanel (the chick from Elf), Eddie Griffin, Lyle Lovett, Jerod Mixon, Parry Shen, Matt Gogin etc. did a fine job. If you can watch a movie without being hypercritical about how "bad" it is, then get this, sit back a have some laughs