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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
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Release Date:
20 July 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
They're as straight as can be, but don't tell anyone. morePlot:
Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. | full synopsisAwards:
13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(22 articles)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Lohan & Murphy Lead Razzie Nominations
(From WENN. 22 January 2008)
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Another instance of critics missing the point more (207 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Adam Sandler | ... | Chuck Levine | |
| Kevin James | ... | Larry Valentine | |
| Jessica Biel | ... | Alex McDonough | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Captain Tucker | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Duncan | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Clint Fitzer | |
| Nicholas Turturro | ... | Renaldo Pinera | |
| Allen Covert | ... | Steve | |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | Benefits Supervisor | |
| Richard Chamberlain | ... | Councilman Banks | |
| Nick Swardson | ... | Kevin McDonough | |
| Blake Clark | ... | Crazy Homeless Man | |
| Mary Pat Gleason | ... | Teresa | |
| Matt Winston | ... | Glen Aldrich | |
| Lance Bass | ... | Band Leader |
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Rated PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references. (re-rated; originally rated R)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
115 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | France:U | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:18PL | Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:R-13 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #43579) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | Iceland:L (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When first introduced to Ving Rhames' character, he is shown to have a very dirty front piece on his helmet, despite having just transfered to the house that day. Considering the front piece he has on is for his new firehouse, it shouldn't be dirty. moreQuotes:
Larry Valentine: Domestic partnership.Chuck Levine: Domestic partnership? You mean like faggots?
Larry Valentine: No, I mean yea but, no, not us. Obviously. Just on paper.
Chuck Levine: Paper faggots?
Larry Valentine: Well, the accepted vernacular is gay... but yes.
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Freedom '90 moreFAQ
Why did it get a re-rating?Was Rob Schneider the Asian priest?
This film sounds like an Australian film called Strange Bedfellows. Is it a remake?
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Gay jokes have always been staple of Adam Sandler comedies. It goes with Sandler's juvenile, boyish sense of humor. As far back as his "Saturday Night Live" days, Sandler has been serving up gay jokes left and right. It was only a matter of time until Sandler decided to extend his love of gay humor to feature length. What's surprising is how well I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry actually works. I've often said the best movies are the ones that have a point for existence. When millions are being spent, there should be a reason. Most of Sandler's pictures have had a message, however small they be. Billy Madison made it clear to its young audience to stay in school. Click made it painfully obvious that family is important. Now 'Chuck and Larry' comes with a message about tolerance and acceptance. I wasn't going to write a comment about 'Chuck and Larry', but after reading the critics' extremely venomous reaction to the flick, I think that they miss the point. Many have labeled it hypocritical for wanting to laugh at gays while standing up for them. Honestly I think the critics who say that had their minds made up about the film before they viewed it. The characters making homophobic remarks and jokes are seen as ignorant and unaware. True, there are stereotypes present, though most of them are stereotypes that the characters believe to be true. I found Brokeback Mountain to have just as many if not more stereotypes than are present here yet that was intended to be a serious drama.
80% of the jokes in 'Chuck & Larry' work the ones that don't are simply due to pacing. There's about ten more minutes of fat that could have been sucked out of the running time. Luckily, it's nowhere as dreadfully long as the Knocked Up was. However, I do wish that the film shared Knocked Up's R-rating (trims were made to make this a PG-13). There are times when the editing is extremely obvious and distracting, which took me out of the scene at times. Here's hoping for the original cut to be released on DVD. Somehow I doubt that it will. As satisfying as 'Chuck & Larry' is, seeing it as intended would be more fulfilling.
7/10