September 19th 2008
Romantic Comedy, R, 103mins, Lionsgate
Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan, And Alec Baldwin, Riki Lindhome, Diora Baird, Mini Anden, Malcolm Barrett, Hilary Pingle, Faye Grant, Taran Killam
Director: Howard Deutch
Writer: Jordan Cahan
Producers: Adam Herz, Gregory Lessans, Josh Shader, Guymon Casady, Doug Johnson, Barry Katz, Brian Volk-Weiss
Co-Producers: Jerry P. Jacobs, Jordan Cahan
Executive Producers: Mike Elliott, Michael Paseornek, John Sacchi
Art Direction:
Casting: Annie McCarthy, Jay Scully, And Freddy Luis
Costume Design: Marilyn Vance
D.O.P.: Jack N. Green
Editor: Seth Flaum
Music: John Debney
Production Design: Jane Ann Stewart
Set Decoration:
Smart, beautiful and headstrong, Alexis is the girl of Dustin's dreams. But after only five weeks of dating, the love-struck Dustin is coming on so strong that Alexis is forced to slow things down - permanently. Devastated and desperate to get her back, Dustin turns to his best friend, Tank, the rebound specialist. A master at seducing - and offending - women, Tank gets hired by freshly dumped guys to take their ex-girlfriends out on the worst date of their lives - an experience so horrible it sends them running gratefully back to their beaus. But when Tank works his magic on Alexis, he ends up meeting the challenge of a lifetime. Alexis is the first girl who knows how to call his bluff, and Tank soon finds himself torn between his loyalty to Dustin and a strange new attraction to his best friend's girl. An outrageous, sexy, no-holds-barred romantic comedy.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Filming Locations: Boston, USA
MPAA Warning: Strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity
Production Budget: $45 million
Production Companies: Management 360, New Wave Entertainment, Superfinger Entertainment, Terra Firma Films
Production Schedule: August 2007 - October 2007
Web Sites:
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- The director allowed the actors, particularly Dane Cook, to improvise extensively, often diverging completely from the script. He would sometimes run 20 or more takes, letting the performers do something different every time, before settling on a few of those ideas in order to get pick-ups or close-ups. This made life particularly interesting for the principal and background actors in the scene with Dane, as well as for the prop and sound personnel.
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