A Guy Thing (2003)

Director:

Chris Koch

Writers (WGA):

Greg Glienna (story)
Greg Glienna (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Boy meets girl. Boy meets girl's cousin.

Plot:

When a man wakes up the morning after his bachelor party in bed with a strange woman he presumes he must have cheated on his fiancee.

Plot Keywords:

Bachelor Party | Wedding | Tailor | Liar | Grass Skirt

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Feb. 14

6:00 AM

MTV

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Paul
Julia Stiles	...	Becky
Selma Blair	...	Karen
James Brolin	...	Ken
Shawn Hatosy	...	Jim
Lochlyn Munro	...	Ray
Diana Scarwid	...	Sandra
David Koechner	...	Buck
Julie Hagerty	...	Dorothy
Thomas Lennon	...	Pete
Jackie Burroughs	...	Aunt Budge
Jay Brazeau	...	Howard
Matthew Walker	...	Minister Green
Fred Ewanuick	...	Jeff
Lisa Calder	...	Tonya
Dan Joffre	...	Larry
Michael Teigen	...	Lou
Will Sanderson	...	Bachelor Party Guy
Dave McGowan	...	Bachelor Party Guy
Jonathon Young	...	Bachelor Party Guy
Daniel McKellar	...	Bachelor Party Guy
Scott Williams	...	The Buddy Scott Trio
Josef Pelletier	...	The Buddy Scott Trio
Joe Sather	...	The Buddy Scott Trio
Alex Farquharson	...	Nephew
Brody Smith	...	Leo Ferris
Miriam Smith	...	Mrs. Ferris
John B. Destry	...	Angry Driver (as John Destry)
Paul McGillion	...	Curt
Gina Stockdale	...	Gladys
Michael Sunczyk	...	Tony
Zahf Paroo	...	Ahmed
Noel Fisher	...	Acne-Faced Teen
Enid-Raye Adams	...	Maid of Honor
Benjamin Ratner	...	Officer
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Officer
Keith Dallas	...	Spend Mart Clerk
Donavon Stinson	...	Mouthy Bar Guy
Victor Varnado	...	Hansberry
Larry Musser	...	Ernie
Ron Selmour	...	Doc
Gus Lynch	...	Agent Harris
Fiona Hogan	...	Agent Roberts
Xantha Radley	...	Ken's Secretary
Leslie Jones	...	Sales Employee
Chris Wilding	...	Beaten Suspect
Andy Thompson	...	Guy In Washroom
Colin Foo	...	Phil
Natassia Malthe	...	Melanie (as Lina Teal)
Shawn Bordoff	...	Guy on Sofa
Anita Brown	...	Laundromat Girl
Doris Blomgren	...	Elderly Shopper
Benjamin Ettenberg	...	Zulu Patron
Bonnie Kean	...	Drug Store Twin
Jean Kean	...	Drug Store Twin
Stephanie Thorpe	...	Shopper
Clayton Dean Watmough	...	Police Officer (as Clayton Watmough)
Peter New	...	Guy in Tiki Bar Bathroom
Jared Van Snellenberg	...	Guy on Moped (as Jared von Snellenberg)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Damon Johnson	...	Toll Booth Operator (uncredited)
Larry Miller	...	Minister Ferris (uncredited)
Michael Scholar Jr.	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Colette Squires	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Chang Tseng	...	Grocer (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Koch

Writing credits (WGA)
Greg Glienna		(story)
Greg Glienna		(screenplay) &
Pete Schwaba		(screenplay) and
Matt Tarses		(screenplay) &
Bill Wrubel		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Kerwin	....	co-producer
David Ladd	....	producer
David Nicksay	....	producer
Danielle Sterling	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography by
Robbie Greenberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Moritz

Casting by
Brennan Dufresne		(as Brennan DuFrense)
Risa Bramon Garcia

Production Design by
Dan Davis

Art Direction by
Patrick Banister

Set Decoration by
Lesley Beale

Costume Design by
Pamela Withers

Makeup Department
Donna Bis	....	key hair stylist
Shannon Coppin	....	makeup artist
Rosalina Da Silva	....	key makeup artist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair stylist: Julia Stiles
Claudia Moser	....	makeup artist: Julia Stiles
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist
James Dean Patten	....	hair stylist
Dean Scheck	....	hair stylist

Production Management
George Chapman	....	unit production manager
Eugene Mazzola	....	unit production manager: Seattle
David Nicksay	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Coleman	....	assistant director: reshoots
Brent Crowell	....	first assistant director: second unit
Douglas Dean III	....	first assistant director: second unit, Vancouver (as Doug Dean)
Lesley DeHaan	....	trainee assistant director: reshoot
Janice Genn	....	third assistant director
Jina Johnson	....	dgc trainee
Ryan Kosmynka	....	second assistant director
Eugene Mazzola	....	first assistant director: Seattle
Douglas Mitchell	....	second assistant director: second unit, Vancouver (as Doug Mitchell)
Bill Mizel	....	first assistant director
Elisa Sansalone	....	second assistant director: Seattle
Gisela Schulte	....	dgc trainee
Mike Vézina	....	second unit director: Vancouver (as Mike Vezina)
Steve Wright	....	aerial unit director

Art Department
John Beatty	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
John Beatty	....	construction foreman
Nils Blomberg	....	lead carpenter
Rob Boulet	....	stand-by painter (as Robert Boulet)
Karen Brooks	....	set decorator coordinator
Donadino Valentino Centanni	....	stand-by carpenter (as Dino Centanni)
Curtis Coyote	....	painter: Seattle
Laurie Edmundson	....	lead set dresser
Peter Grace	....	construction coordinator
Jim Green	....	greens person
Paul Jenkinson	....	lead dresser
Daphne Klebe	....	art department coordinator
Daphne Klebe	....	graphics
Steve Lamare	....	on-set dresser
Catherine Leighton	....	assistant property master
Lisa Leung	....	graphic artist
Marko Lytviak	....	paint coordinator
Marta McLaughlin	....	assistant property master
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master
Peter Ochotta	....	set dresser
Dan Petrescu	....	paint foreman
Dale Priebe	....	stand-by carpenter (as Dale Preibe)
Mark Prior	....	dresser
Dean Rossmo	....	construction buyer
Slava Shmakin	....	art department assistant
Mike Sorochuk	....	lead carpenter
Jeremy Stanbridge	....	assistant art director
Dave Tennant	....	on-set greensperson (as David Tennant)
Faye Thorp	....	assistant set decorator
Sandy Walker	....	set buyer
Shirley Wiebe	....	set buyer

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer: re-shoot
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor (as Kerry Carmean)
Justin Cruse	....	sound recordist
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Lisle Engle	....	sound effects editor
Julian Fisher	....	re-recording sound mixer
Marc Fishman	....	re-recording sound mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Anthony J. Giacinti	....	boom operator (as Tony Giacinti)
Phil Hadaway	....	sound recordist
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer (as Ann Hadsel)
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Laura Harris)
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor (as Randy Kelly)
Tony Lamberti	....	re-recording sound mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	supervising sound editor
Kimaree Long	....	dialogue editor
Michael McNerney	....	adr recordist
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
Kelly Oxford	....	adr editor
Bryan Pennington	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Scott Sanders	....	sound effects editor
Katrina Siegmund	....	assistant sound editor
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Larry Sutton	....	production sound mixer
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Carmen Verin	....	cable
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor (as Mike Wilhoit)
Jeff Glueck	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Douglas W. Beard	....	special effects assistant
Gord Davis	....	special effects coordinator
Mike Larivee	....	first assistant special effects (as Mike L'Arrivee)

Stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunt player
George Josef	....	stunt player
Kristene Kenward	....	stunt player
Rick Pearce	....	stunt player
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt player
Greg Schlosser	....	stunt player
Heath Stevenson	....	stunt player
Mike Vézina	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Vezina)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Mylrea	....	stunts (re-shoots) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Bowen	....	second company grip
A. Anthony Cappello	....	first assistant camera: Seattle (as Anthony Cappello)
Chris Cochrane	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Ciaran Copelin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Ciarán C. Copelin)
Brad Crosbie	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Bradley Crosbie)
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Les Erskine	....	director of photography: second unit, Vancouver
Oliver Hajdu	....	rigging gaffer: re-shoots
Elizabeth House	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James L. Hurford	....	key grip (as Jim Hurford)
Paul In	....	additional still photographer
Nathaniel Massey	....	Steadicam operator
Dean Morin	....	camera trainee
Bob Neve	....	helicopter pilot: aerial unit (as Robert Neve)
David B. Nowell	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Chooch Paglaro	....	playback operator: 24 frame
Rob Parisien	....	video assist
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Ron Precious	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Christian Rayner	....	assistant rigging lighting technician
Monty Rowan	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Paul Sheridan	....	dolly grip
Aki Shigematsu	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Andrew Sych	....	camera technician: SpaceCam, aerial unit
Jerrod Tiffin	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff Upton	....	chief lighting technician
Bob Webeck	....	second assistant camera: Seattle
Michael LePard	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Errin Clutton	....	casting assistant: Canada
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Wendy Hoffman	....	voice casting (as Wendy Hoffmann)
Jennifer Lansky	....	casting assistant: U.S. (as Jen Lansky)
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzanne Armstrong	....	costume set supervisor
Anne Burke	....	truck costumer
Jennifer Dozier	....	costumer
Nancy Duggan	....	assistant costume designer
Susie Hill	....	set costumer (as Susi A. Hill)
Sally Roberts	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Travis Avitabile	....	account manager: LaserPacific Media Corporation
Terry Brown	....	digital motion picture services: LaserPacific Media Corporation
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services: LaserPacific (as Val Eislenben)
Nancy Fuller	....	account manager: LaserPacific Media Corporation
Dawn Michelle King	....	additional assistant editor (as Dawn Gerrior)
Bill Missett	....	high definition editorial services: LaserPacific
Conor O'Neill	....	editorial production assistant
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer (as Mike Shatz)
Sherry Snodgrass	....	editorial production assistant
Jay Steinberg	....	high definition editorial services: LaserPacific
Stacy Underhill	....	digital motion picture services: LaserPacific Media Corporation
Tim Vincent	....	high definition color correction: LaserPacific
Gina Zappala	....	first assistant editor
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital opticals colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Casale	....	engineer: Mutato Muzika
Robert Casale	....	score co-producer
Lavant Coppock	....	engineer: Mutato Muzika
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Albery Fox	....	score coordinator
Benoit Grey	....	lead orchestrator
Christopher Guardino	....	conductor (as Chris Guardino)
Christopher Guardino	....	orchestrations (as Chris Guardino)
Ashley Irwin	....	additional orchestrations
Stacey Kelsey	....	score coordinator
Larry Kenton	....	additional orchestrations
Stephen Krause	....	orchestral engineer (as Steve Krause)
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
Marie Matson	....	musician: marimba solos
Chris McGeary	....	supervising music editor
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Mark Mothersbaugh	....	musician: bird call solos
Mark Mothersbaugh	....	score co-producer
Milton Nelson	....	additional orchestrations
Steven A. Saltzman	....	music editor (as Steve Saltzman)
Matthew Rush Sullivan	....	music coordinator (as Matthew Sullivan)
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician
Booker White	....	music preparation
Danping Wong	....	music contractor: Mutato Muzika (as Dan Ping Wong)
Michael Boustead	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Barry Chapman	....	transportation coordinator
James Lee	....	driver: Jason Lee
Ryan Moroz	....	transportation co-captain
Rod Patten	....	transportation captain
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Evan Allen	....	production assistant
Peter Allen	....	location manager: Seattle
Peter Almolky	....	assistant craft service
Michele Barber	....	assistant accountant
Josh Bodnar	....	title designer
Barbara Brown	....	script supervisor: Seattle
Dawne Charette	....	production assistant (as Dawn Charette)
Fon Chen	....	production assistant
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Debbie Coe	....	animal trainer
Heather Cox	....	assistant: Mr. Koch
Dove Cresswell	....	animal trainer
Julie de Guzman	....	production assistant
Jason Durocher	....	production assistant
Jason Fischer	....	office production assistant
Lance Frigon	....	production assistant
Julia Frittaion	....	unit publicist
Alexander Glua	....	production assistant
Boris Ivanov	....	production coordinator
Victoria James	....	clearance coordinator
Kirk Johns	....	location manager
Darren Kaliciak	....	assistant: Mr. Nicksay
Marian Koprada	....	production assistant
Viktoria Langton	....	dance choreographer
Susan Lehman	....	dance choreographer (as Susan Lehmann)
Vatche Manoukian	....	assistant: Mr. Ladd
Qadesh Markowski	....	production assistant
Chuck Martinez	....	assistant: Ms. Stiles
Sandra Matossi	....	accountant
Paul Matthaeus	....	creative director
Zita Mazzola	....	production coordinator: Seattle
Chris McFarlane	....	production assistant
Tyler McIntyre	....	production assistant
Daniel McKellar	....	assistant production coordinator
Darin Mickelson	....	production assistant
Mason Nicoll	....	title designer
Darrin Pearson	....	security captain
Leverne Piper	....	craft service (as Leverna Piper)
Leverne Piper	....	first aid (as Leverna Piper)
Jody Ryan	....	key set production assistant
Dimitrius Sagriotis	....	production assistant (as Dimitreius Sagriotis)
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	assistant production coordinator
Max Steele	....	production assistant
Linda Stewart	....	production assistant
Andrea Sunderland	....	assistant production coordinator: second re-shoot
David Tarris	....	assistant location manager (as Dave Tarris)
Tom Teotico	....	location scout
Kevin Tomecek	....	construction maintenance
Trevor Undi	....	production assistant
Aubree Watson	....	assistant: Mr. Lee
David Williams	....	production assistant
Sally Ann Brooks	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jina Johnson	....	assistant location manager: second unit (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• David Ladd Films

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• MGM Distribution (2003) (USA) (theatrical) (as MGM Distribution Co.)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A. (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• After Six Formal Wear  the producers wish to thank: Tuxedo Store inventory provided by (as After Six)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (AHA 00273)
• Amsale  the producers wish to thank: Bridegown and Bridal Party Dresses provided by
• CMG Worldwide  under license authorized by (film clip of Peter Sellers)
• Deluxe  color by (as deluxe®)
• Digital Kitchen  title design by
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals by (as Howard Anderson Company)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• LaserPacific  digital motion picture laboratory services
• Lynne Unger Children's Trust, The  through the courtesy of (film clip of Peter Sellers)
• MGM Clip + Still  courtesy of (clip from "Revenge Of The Pink Panther")
• Major League Baseball Properties  licensed by (the Major League baseball trademarks depicted in this motion picture)
• NEC  digital cinema preview projection
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as N.T. Audio)
• Oscar de la Renta  the producers wish to thank: Tuxedo Store inventory provided by
• Panavision Canada  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Raffinati  the producers wish to thank: Tuxedo Store inventory provided by
• Reel Appetites  catering
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system provided by (as SpaceCam Systems, Inc.)
• Todd-AO Hollywood  re-recorded at (as Todd-AO Studios Hollywood)
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment (uncredited)
• William F. White International  lighting and grip equipment by

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | USA:PG-13 (No.38897) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

I-5 at Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

In the scene after the bachelor party, when Paul is pushing Becky into the hallway before Karen can arrive, Minister Ferris and his family see Becky leaving, resulting in an awkward silence. Minister Ferris is played by Larry Miller, who previously worked with Julia Stiles (Becky) in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).

Goofs:

Continuity: Initially, the cops are recording the signal from Paul's wire remotely, but they later end up retrieving a tape from him.

Quotes:

Dorothy: These are going to be our in-laws, so we really have to make sure that...
Buck: Honey, I'm a pants salesman. I think I know how to act around people.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Groovy Gravy: Making the Scene in 'A Guy Thing' (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

Silly and weakly plotted but reasonably funny and made more enjoyable by Lee's performance

Paul Coleman is a week away from marrying Karen when he wakes up next to a dancer he met at his stag do. He quickly ushers her out of the flat and hopes never to see her again. Sadly it is a matter of hours before he is introduced to her again as Karen's cousin Becky. Paul tries to make it to his wedding day without Karen finding out – an aim that is made more difficult by Becky's crazy ex-boyfriend, overzealous police and the complex web of lies Paul spins to cover himself.

On paper this film sounds awful and indeed almost every second of it is teetering on the edge of being an awful romantic comedy that goes just where you expect it to. The plot is simply daft – one contrived set piece after another that is increasingly stretched as the film goes on. It ends in just the way you know it will (despite how much I hoped it wouldn't or failed to see how it could) and it will infuriate many in regards just how silly it is.

However it is funny enough to cover the cracks. Much of the humour is instantly recognisable and made up of well known routines (Paul climbing out of the bathroom window) or physical comedy (some pratfalls along the way). Happily there is plenty of slightly off the wall humour that, although not new, is quite good. An example would be the `fantasy sequences' but my favourite bit is Paul sweet memories of a male dance teacher. The whole thing is very silly and you should prepare yourself for that, but it does just about have enough silly laughs to keep it going.

For me the number one reason I enjoyed this film was the performance of Jason Lee. At no point does he suggest that this is a serious film, in fact many times a silly scene was saved by the `what the f is going on' look on his face – a hint to us that he is in the film and he can't believe what's happening, so the audience should go with him. For the rest of the time he lends himself really easily to the type of humour and is able to raise the material a bit. He is a good lead here and keeps bits of his `Brody' from Mallrats to good effect. Stiles is awful in my opinion. She doesn't really act and seems to be trying too hard to do `kooky' – it doesn't work. She has so little screentime that I found it very hard to accept that Paul would get anything from her. Blair has a thankless role and she doesn't quite carry it off – like Stiles I felt that she was trying too hard and almost came across as a caricature. Maybe they were both led by Lee's knowing performance and responded in a bad way. Larry Miller is quite funny (but predictable) as the minister next door and Brolin is a surprising find as the father in law.

Overall this is a very silly film, based on one daft scene after another that leads to a predictable ending that simply doesn't make sense even using the logic of this type of film. However it is funny and a great performance by Jason Lee makes it more enjoyable than it probably should be.