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The New Guy (2002) -- 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.

Overview

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5.4/10   12,353 votes
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Director:
Ed Decter
Writer (WGA):
David Kendall (written by)
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Release Date:
10 May 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A zero will rise more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Crazy Eyes! more

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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 more
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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

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The theatrical version features a Patton (1970) spoof, while the director's cut features a Braveheart (1995) spoof which the director felt would better lead into the payoff at the end. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: As the Highlanders were scoring the touchdown in the state finals, a Highlanders defender #19 was shown shoving a Rocky Creek player #32 in the back while he was already on the ground. It was a personal foul that was way too obvious to be missed, so in reality the touchdown should not have counted. more
Quotes:
Luther: Yes indeedy feed the needy more
Movie Connections:
References Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Also Sprach Zarathustra more

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23 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
Crazy Eyes!, 10 May 2002
7/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

So back when I was in high school The New Guy was released and my best friend and I saw it together, all I could say was that I wanted to pull a Dizzy, re-vamp my whole act for the school, we can all dream, right? But anyways onto the movie, The New Guy is actually a really funny high school comedy that is sure to deliver a few good laughs. I think the reason why is because of the cast, it looked like they just had a blast making this movie and made it completely entertaining. While it's definitely not the best acted or stands out against all other high school comedies, this formula worked and DJ Qualls truly made the movie into something special. He and Eddie Griffin were great for The New Guy, a new twist on the typical high school tale of freaks, geeks and beautiful people.

Prison inmate, Luther tells us the story of Dizzy Gillespie Harrison, a 18-year-old high school senior and nerd. Dizzy is friends with Nora, Kirk and Glen, and attends Rocky Creek High School, where he is picked on by star football player Barclay. This occurs before and after Tina Osgood causes him to have an erection, which the school librarian accidentally breaks. Dizzy is misdiagnosed with Tourette syndrome; he is then illegally placed on medication by the school counselor. While at the mall's food court, Dizzy makes a fool of himself and gets arrested. In prison, Dizzy meets Luther, who turns out to be a sympathetic ex-victim who makes it his goal to teach him how to be cool. In an attempt to wipe the slate clean, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his old high school, then undergoes a makeover with the help of the prison inmates. Changing his name to 'Gil Harris', he enrolls at East Highland High and makes an impression by being dropped off in a prison van and beating up the school bully, Connor. The action has an intended effect, and head cheerleader, Danielle, welcomes the newcomer to school. Everything goes to plan, he's cool, popular, and everyone looks up to him… little does the school know what Diz actually was at one point.

I really did enjoy The New Guy, I still love watching it today. There are a lot of great bits, but I think what my friend and I always have a great time watching is when the prisoners are teaching Dizzy how to be tough, especially when Luther teaches Diz "the crazy eyes". This movie has a lot of memorable moments in it, I don't know if it's enough though for The New Guy to stand out as a classic high school comedy. But I do recommend it if you get the chance, it has a great soundtrack, a cool story and fun characters. Diz definitely made Madonna run for her money with his new re-invention of himself.

7/10

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