Tomcats (2001)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Gregory Poirier

Writer (WGA):

Gregory Poirier (written by)

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Last Man Standing Gets The Kitty.

Plot:

Seven years ago, a bunch of friends make a bet that'll give the last remaining bachelor a ton of money...

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Bachelor | Bet | Proctologist | Stripper

Cast

Jerry O'Connell	...	Michael Delany
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Natalie Parker
Jake Busey	...	Kyle Brenner
Horatio Sanz	...	Steve
Jaime Pressly	...	Tricia
Bernie Casey	...	Officer Hurley
David Ogden Stiers	...	Dr. Crawford
Travis Fine	...	Jan
Heather Stephens	...	Jill
Julia Schultz	...	Shelby
Scott Beehner	...	Max
Kam Heskin	...	Kimberly
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Mr. MacDonald
Brandi Andres	...	Kelly
John Patrick White	...	Gary

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38081) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Brazil:14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hungary:18 | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: When Michael (Jerry O'Connell) collides with a cello player near the end of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: While he is rock climbing, Michael's hair changes between messy and neat.

Quotes:

Jan: Blaine! Get your penis out of the tartar sauce!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Your Disease

Vulgar but spirited and energetic comedy.

By some lucky (?) chance, I watched this movie a few days after watching "Flesh Gordon 2", so I was able to easily tell the difference between a likable moronic and tasteless sex comedy and a painful moronic and tasteless sex comedy. Granted, "Tomcats" has more energy than laughs, and the story is predictable in the extreme; however, it works by mixing in some sweetness along with the vulgarity, and it certainly helps that Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth have a nice chemistry together - you get the feeling they would make a likable pair. Now, if only they had given a larger role to Jaime Pressly....(**1/2)