Window Theory (2004)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Andrew Putschoegl

Writers:

Kyle Kramer (writer)
Corey Large (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He's got a formula, but hasn't got a clue.

Plot:

An aimless playboy returns to his hometown for his best friend's wedding, only to find that the bride is his high school sweetheart.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Ex Girlfriend | Marriage | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Corey Large	...	Ethan Humphries
Jennifer O'Dell	...	Stephanie
Luke Flynn	...	Jeff
Luke Kirby	...	Brad
Paul Johansson	...	Stu
Tom Lenk	...	Sean
Melissa Schuman	...	Megan
Alexandra Holden	...	Kate
Carly Pope	...	Angela
James Duval	...	Dave Kordelewski
John Cassini	...	Officer Adamson
Donald Gibb	...	Judson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitchell Baker	...	James
Katrina Beveridge	...	Darlene
Butters	...	Himself
Andrew Cavin	...	Ryan
Craig Cavin	...	Xander
Peter Cavin	...	Professor
Brian E. Eldridge	...	Butters
Jeff Gordon	...	Boy George
Ron Jeremy	...	Himself
Tara King	...	Bartender
Cody Larson	...	Hollywood Guy
Alan Pao	...	Valet
Amy Rosenthal	...	Haley
Tiffany Sinclair	...	Vanessa
Lisa Skinner	...	Kayla

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual references.

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Wingman Productions

Quotes:

Megan: [mocking Stephanie doing her wedding vows] I, Stephanie, take you, Jeff, to be my boring workaholic husband, for richer or way richer, through security and wealth, as long as we both stay hot!

Soundtrack:

Ornata Vegan

Made in High School

This is about a playboy type whose ego gets in the way when he discovers his best friend is marrying his former girlfriend. The entire story falls flat for anyone who went beyond high school because it is all about the inviolability of those allegiances and the heroes they raised. I found it impossible to like him. He resorts to his fists twice in the film simply because someone disagrees with him. All characters in this film including the women systematically include "fucking" in every sentence. Take away the nice homes and the trendy night spots, the recent showers and good grooming, and wouldn't you have a bunch of coughing, spitting, farting, possibly pimple-y losers? The film did convey a sense of bravado, which is always a pleasure, but the excessive loyalty seemed servile. What was supposed to be a comedy turned into a long groaning attempt to overcome a mole hill in the road of social development.

All through the film I diligently tried unsuccessfully to find it amusing on the basis of its description as a romantic comedy, but only in the final moments did it occur to me the film makers might have been trying for social realism, eg., Saturday Night and Sunday Morning or Alfie. To paraphrase the words of Lloyd Bentsen: 'Mr. Putschoegl, you are no Tony Richardson.'