Good Luck Chuck (2007)

Director:

Mark Helfrich

Writers (WGA):

Josh Stolberg (screenplay)
Steve Glenn (short story)

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There's something about Jessica.

Plot:

In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love. |

Plot Keywords:

True Love | Curse | Sex | Dead Bird | Urban Legend

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Feb. 19	9:00 PM	USA
Sat. Feb. 20	2:00 PM	USA

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Connor Price	...	Young Charlie
Troy Gentile	...	Young Stu
Mackenzie Mowat	...	Birthday Girl
Sasha Pieterse	...	Young Anisha Carpenter
Caroline Ford	...	Jennifer
Dane Cook	...	Charlie
Chelan Simmons	...	Carol
Dan Fogler	...	Stu
Natalie Morris	...	Natalie
Ellia English	...	Reba
Chang Tseng	...	Karaoke Singer
Michael Teigen	...	Wedding D.J.
Chiara Zanni	...	Bride
Benjamin Ayres	...	Groomsman (as Ben Ayres)
Carrie Fleming	...	Dirty Talker (as Carrie Anne Fleming)

Also Known As:

Le porte-bonheur (Canada: French title)
The Warm-Up Guy (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of strong sexual content including crude dialogue, nudity, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

USA:96 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:101 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:18 | USA:R | Ireland:16 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | France:Unrated (with warning) | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:7 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Brazil:18 | Japan:R-15 | Peru:18 | Norway:15 (re-rating after appeal) | Argentina:13 | Italy:VM18 | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Karz Entertainment

Trivia:

Originally, New Line Cinema was set to distribute, but they gave the film to Lionsgate shortly before production. A similar situation occurred when the studio gave distribution rights for Alpha Dog (2006) to Universal Pictures, but that case was related to controversy over real-life events.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Charlie first sees Cam, the color of the liquid in the glass on the tray turns from red to clear.

Quotes:

Charlie: Don't look at me in that tone of voice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-22)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Crazy in Love

manic and forced

Dane Cook (Waiting) plays affable dentist Charlie Logan, who has what other men would not call a problem. Single women eagerly sleep with him because the next guy they meet is their true love, a hex cast upon him by a spurned Goth girl he refused to kiss when he was ten years old.

He takes advantage of his extraordinary situation until he falls in love with Cam Wexler (Jessica Alba), a hot girl with a penchant for penguins who strangely isn't interested in him. While Charlie is good luck for the ladies, Cam is incessantly clumsy and plagued by bad luck. Despite this, Charlie pursues her but has to hold back from sleeping with her lest she falls for the next guy she meets.

There is a LOT of sex and nudity in this movie, but if you're expecting a naked Jessica Alba you will be disappointed. One would think that putting a reasonably attractive man like Cook together with the hot Alba would be enough to create chemistry but on screen, their acting is manic and forced. Cook is reportedly a good stand-up comic, and it's a shame that the script seems constrict his touted talents. Alba is simply not funny and she does a lot of overacting in a desperate bid for comedy. Even the supporting cast is weak; Charlie's best friend who plays a plastic surgeon obsessed with breasts is so repugnant, which is a mortal sin since sidekicks are meant to be likable. The jokes are few and far between, so if you're fine with that, watch Good Luck Chuck if only to pass the time.