Duplex (2003)

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writer (WGA):

Larry Doyle (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home...And then they moved in.

Plot:

A young couple has a chance to move into a gorgeous duplex in the perfect New York neighborhood. All they have to do is bump off the current tenant, a cute little old lady.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Irish American | Con Artist | Duplex | Harpoon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Alex Rose
Drew Barrymore	...	Nancy Kendricks
Eileen Essell	...	Mrs. Connelly
Harvey Fierstein	...	Kenneth
Justin Theroux	...	Coop
James Remar	...	Chick
Robert Wisdom	...	Officer Dan
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Jean
Wallace Shawn	...	Herman
Maya Rudolph	...	Tara
Amber Valletta	...	Celine
Cheryl Klein	...	Ginger
Tim Maculan	...	Terrence
Jackie Sandler	...	Bartender (as Jackie Titone)
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Mr. Dzerzhinsky (as Eugene Lazarev)

Also Known As:

Appartement-Schreck, Der (Germany)
Our House (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | UK:12 (tv rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40220) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Goofs:

Continuity: After Alex fires Mrs. Connely's harpoon the rope is stretched out. In the next shot the rope is wrapped up on the harpoon.

Quotes:

Nancy Kendricks: [Mrs. Conelly is saying she has her sink clogged] You don't have a disposal.
Mrs. Connelly: I don't?
Alex Rose: Whew, it's really clogged!
[after getting it out]
Alex Rose: Whew, all right!
Mrs. Connelly: [Nancy throws up down the disposal] Looks like you two got some kind of bug. Good thing Officer Dan took me to have a flu shot.

Movie Connections:

Features Woody Woodpecker and His Friends (1982) (V)

Soundtrack:

Score from 'The Perfect Storm'

If you don't want to think too much and don't mind laughing about old jokes, this is the movie for you.

I'm sure there are many people who just can't get enough of this kind of over-the-top comedies, but I'm not one of them. Of course there are some good jokes in the movie, but most of the time the jokes already have been used in a few dozen other movies.

This is how the story goes: In search of their first, perfect house, a young couple (Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller), finds a real bargain which is exactly in their price range. But there is a catch of course. An old lady lives in the apartment on the upper floor. The young couple doesn't mind too much about this inconvenience. They buy the house anyway, knowing that when the old lady dies, they will have the complete house for themselves. Of course the old lady does everything possible to annoy them, until they decide to kill her...

Already by reading this summary you know what kind of movie this is. It's a story that has been told before, the jokes are very obvious,... There isn't much original about this movie at all. I guess it's OK if you want to see a movie that doesn't demand too much from your brain.

So if you don't want to think and don't mind laughing about old jokes, this is the movie for you. Other people better avoid it. This is only worth a 5,5/10.