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| name = My Best Friend's Girl | name = My Best Friend's Girl
| image = My best friends girl.jpg | image = My best friends girl.jpg
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| caption = Promotional poster | caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = ] | director = ]
| producer = Guymon Casady<br />] <br />Doug Johnson<br />Barry Katz<br />Gregory Lessans<br />Josh Shader<br />] | producer = {{Plain list |
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| writer = Jordan Cahan | writer = Jordan Cahan
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| music = ] | music = ]
| cinematography = ] | cinematography = ]
| editing = Seth Flaum | editing = Seth Flaum
| studio = ]<br />]<br />Management 360<br />] | studio = {{Plain list |
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* Superfinger Entertainment
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| distributor = Lionsgate | distributor = Lionsgate
| released = {{Film date|2008|9|19}} | released = {{Film date|2008|9|19}}
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| language = English | language = English
| budget = $20 million | budget = $20 million
| gross = $41,622,502<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | title = My Best Friend's Girl | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mybestfriendsgirl.htm | work = ] | accessdate = 2009-09-26 }} </ref> | gross = $41.6 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | title = My Best Friend's Girl | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mybestfriendsgirl.htm | work = ] | accessdate = 2009-09-26 }}</ref>
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'''''My Best Friend's Girl''''' is a 2008 ] by ] and stars ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It was released on September 19, 2008. '''''My Best Friend's Girl''''' is a 2008 American ] film directed by ], written by Jordan Cahan, and starring ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. It was released on September 19, 2008, by ]. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and grossed $41 million. As of 2024, it is the last film Deutch has directed.


==Plot== ==Plot==
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Sherman 'Tank' Turner (]) is a help line operator and a ladies man with a hobby. If a guy loses a girl and wants her back, he gets in touch with Tank and pays him to take the girl on a bad date. Throughout the evening Tank inevitably behaves in the most moronic fashion causing the girl to realize that her ex was not really such a bad guy after all and get back to their ex. Sherman "Tank" Turner is a help-line operator and a ladies' man with a side hustle: He helps gentlemen who want their ladies back by taking the women on a disastrous date. Throughout the evening, Tank behaves like a rude, vulgar Neanderthal, causing the woman he's out with to realize her ex is not really so bad after all and go back to him.


He shares an apartment with his step cousin Dustin (]) who has fallen for his work colleague Alexis (]). Dustin takes Alexis on a date and confesses his love but she insists they remain friends. After the date Dustin explains his situation to Tank who volunteers his services as a good friend (instead of having to pay for his services as usual). Dustin initially turns him down, not wanting Tank to be close to Alexis, but the next day sees Alexis flirting with another co-worker and begs Tank to take Alexis out. He accepts. Tank shares an apartment with his step cousin Dustin who has fallen for his colleague Alexis. Dustin takes her on a date, professing his love, but she insists they remain friends. After the date, he explains his situation to Tank, who volunteers his services for free as a good friend. Initially turning him down, the next day, he sees Alexis flirting with another co-worker and begs Tank to take her out and he accepts.


Tank bumps into Alexis and they arrange to go out. He behaves badly all night but Alexis is too drunk to care. When he drops her off she expects him to come in but he resists the temptation out of loyalty to Dustin. Alexis calls Dustin but when they meet she explains that her date with Tank has motivated her to see other men. Dustin sends Alexis roses and an apology poem in Tank's name. Alexis calls Tank at work and berates him for leaving early the previous night. Tank bumps into Alexis, and they arrange to go out. He behaves obnoxiously all night, but she is too drunk to care. When he drops her off, she expects him to come in, but he resists out of loyalty to Dustin. Alexis calls Dustin, but when they meet, she explains that the date with Tank has motivated her to see other men.


Dustin sends Alexis roses and an apology poem in Tank's name, and she calls him, berating him for leaving early the previous night. Tank goes to see her, and they end up having ] on a regular basis while Dustin begins various desperate attempts to stay friends with her.
⚫ Tank goes to see Alexis and they end up having ] on a regular basis while Dustin begins a series of desperate attempts to stay friends with her after all. Tank's feelings for Alexis start to grow but after consulting with his father (]), he has doubts that he is deserving of a serious relationship with her. While attending the wedding of Alexis' sister Rachel (]), he realizes that she is one of his previous bad dates. The groom, Josh (]), asks Tank to keep quiet about his use of his services. After overhearing Alexis telling Rachel that she has fallen for him, Tank's guilt causes him to sabotage their relationship and call Dustin to apologize to him.


Dustin prepares to go on a date with a single mother, but when he arrives to pick her up, she is breast-feeding her child. In an effort to be funny, he remarks that he would like to have what the baby is having. Creeped out, she angrily yells at Dustin, throwing him out and cancelling their date.
⚫ Dustin arrives at the wedding reception and reveals Tank's schemes to Alexis. Tank points out his clients, including the groom, and is punched and thrown out. Alexis, distraught from the fact that Tank used her, and that Dustin played to cheaply win her, never wants to see either of them again. Later, while talking with Dustin and his father, Tank realizes that he loves Alexis and they encourage him to reconcile with her. He finds her and jogs with her for a few miles, in the attempt to make amends, but Alexis is unmoved.


Distraught, Dustin goes to Alexis's but is told by her roommate that she is upstairs with the guy she has been having sex with regularly. Becoming even more upset and refusing to leave, he starts to walk up the stairs only to discover that the man Alexis has been sleeping with is Tank.
Three months later, Tank is on a date when Alexis sees him and spontaneously decides to sabotage the date by embarrassing him. She walks up to him and throws wine in his face, ruining his date. Then continues to try embarrass him by stating to the whole room that he left her pregnant (though it's also suggested a little later that this is not in fact true). He soon catches on to her "joke" and they then continue to throw insults at each other (some of which shadow previous insults he threw at her on their first date), each trying to best each other in a "play argument" of insults and bantering. After which they reconcile with a kiss. The film ends suggesting their relationship is back on. As the film's titles roll up, it is shown/suggested that Dustin and Alexis' roommate Ami (]) hook up (or at very least have a sexual encounter if not actually a relationship). It's left up to the audience to decide.

Tank and Dustin get into a fight and go their separate ways. Tank's feelings for Alexis have grown, and he decides to consult with his father. After talking with him, he has doubts that he deserves a serious relationship with her.

Keeping a date with Hilary, a keenly Christian woman who he has promised a fellow office worker to have a bad date with, he hurts Hilary's feelings. After he apologizes, they eat and talk about his side hustle.

⚫ English teacher Hilary invites Tank and Alexis to a 1970's style prom. There, Tank and Alexis connect more. While attending the wedding of Alexis's sister Rachel, he recognizes her as one of his previous bad dates. The groom, Josh, asks him to keep quiet about his use of his services. After overhearing Alexis telling Rachel she has fallen for him, Tank's guilt causes him to sabotage their relationship and apologize to Dustin.

⚫ Dustin arrives at the wedding reception, revealing Tank's schemes to Alexis. Tank points out his many clients there, including the groom, and is punched and thrown out. Alexis, distraught to have been one of the betrayed women, never wants to see either of them again. Later, while talking with Dustin and his father, Tank realizes that he loves Alexis, so they encourage him to reconcile with her. He jogs with her for miles in an attempt to make amends, but Alexis is unmoved.

Three months later, Tank is on a date when Alexis sees him and decides to embarrass him. Throwing wine in his face, she then announces to the whole restaurant that he left her pregnant. He catches on to her "joke", and they continue to loudly exchange insults, each trying to best the other in a "play argument", after which they reconcile with a kiss.

Meanwhile, Dustin and Alexis's roommate Ami sleep together after realizing their common sexual interests.


==Cast== ==Cast==
* ] as Sherman 'Tank' Turner, a help line operator with a hobby of taking girls on horrible dates. * ] as Sherman 'Tank' Turner, a help line operator with a side business of taking ladies on nightmarish dates.
* ] as Alexis, Dustin's co-worker and Tank's love interest. * ] as Alexis, Dustin's co-worker and Tank's love interest.
* ] as Dustin, Tank's best friend and roommate. * ] as Dustin, Tank's best friend and roommate.
* ] as Rachel, Alexis's sister and one of Tank's bad dates. * ] as Ami, Alexis's best friend and roommate.
* ] as Professor William Turner, Tank's father. * ] as Professor William Turner, Tank's father.
* ] as Ami, Alexis's best friend and roommate.
⚫ * ] as Josh, Rachel's groom.
⚫ * ] as Dwalu, Tank's friend and colleague from the call center.
* ] as Hilary, a deeply Christian girl. * ] as Hilary, a deeply Christian girl.
* ] as Rachel, Alexis's younger sister and one of Tank's bad dates.
* ] as Lizzy, one of Tank's one-night-stands. * ] as Lizzy, one of Tank's one-night-stands.
⚫ * ] as Dwalu, Tank's friend and colleague from the call center.
* Hilary Pingle as Claire
* ] as Merrilee
⚫ * ] as Josh, Rachel's groom.
* ] as Colleen, the new girl
* Robert Fennessy II as the Bartender * Robert Fennessy II as the Bartender
* ] uncredited cameo as angry customer on phone. * ] uncredited cameo as angry customer on phone.
* ] as Craig

==Production==
The film, originally titled ''Bachelor No. 2'', began shooting in ] in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/08/12/alec-baldwin-joins-bachelor-no-2/|title=Alec Baldwin joins "Bachelor No. 2"|last=Bruno|first=Mike|work=]|date=August 12, 2007|access-date=July 29, 2024}}</ref>


==Soundtrack== ==Soundtrack==
⚫ The soundtrack available for purchase does not include every song.

* "Do Me" - ] * "Do Me" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
* "Love is Like Oxygen" - ] * "]" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
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* "Blue" - ] * "Blue" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]
* "Pop That Pussy" - ] * "]" - ]
* "Separate Ways" - ] * "Separate Ways" - ]
* "Best Friends Again/I Love You" - ] * "Best Friends Again/I Love You" - ]
* "]" - ] * "]" - ]

⚫ *The soundtrack available for purchase does not include every song.


==Reception == ==Reception ==
===Critical response=== ===Critical response===
{{Anchors|Critics}} {{Anchor|Critics}}
The film was poorly received by critics. Review aggregator ] gives the film a score of 14% based on 58 reviews, with a consensus that "''My Best Friend<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Girl'' spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008611-my_best_friends_girl/ |title= My Best Friend's Girl Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-10-12 |publisher= ] | work = ]}}</ref> Review aggregation website ] gives ''My Best Friend's Girl'' an approval rating of 14% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "''My Best Friend's Girl'' spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008611-my_best_friends_girl/ | title = My Best Friend's Girl | accessdate = 2008-10-12 | publisher = ] | work = ]}}</ref> ] assigned the film an average score of 34 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/mybestfriendsgirl | title = My Best Friend's Girl Reviews | accessdate = 2008-10-12 | publisher = ] | work = ] }}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "My Best Friend's Girl" in the search box|publisher=]|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
] gives film had an average score of 34% based on 13 reviews, indicating a generally negative response.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/mybestfriendsgirl?q=my%20best%20friend%27s%20girl |title=My Best Friend's Girl (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-10-12 |publisher= ] | work = ]}}</ref>


{{Anchors|Awards|Accolades}} {{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
''My Best Friend's Girl'' earned a ] nomination for Worst Actress (]; also for '']''). Dane Cook also harshly criticized the poster for the film on his Myspace blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/danecook/blog/423389935 |title=Dear Diary van Dane Cook op Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2008-08-13 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> ''My Best Friend's Girl'' earned a ] nomination for Worst Actress (]; also for '']''). Dane Cook also harshly criticized the poster for the film on his ] blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/danecook/blog/423389935 |title=Dear Diary van Dane Cook op Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2008-08-13 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref>


===Box office=== ===Box office===
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.mybestfriendsgirlmovie.com}} * {{Official website|http://www.mybestfriendsgirlmovie.com}}
* {{IMDb title|1046163|My Best Friend's Girl}} * {{IMDb title|1046163|My Best Friend's Girl}}
* {{Amg movie|1:406955|My Best Friend's Girl}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|10008611-my_best_friends_girl|My Best Friend's Girl}} * {{Rotten-tomatoes|10008611-my_best_friends_girl|My Best Friend's Girl}}


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Latest revision as of 02:48, 22 December 2024

2008 American film
My Best Friend's Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Deutch
Written byJordan Cahan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited bySeth Flaum
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • September 19, 2008 (2008-09-19)
Running time101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$41.6 million

My Best Friend's Girl is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written by Jordan Cahan, and starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Diora Baird, Alec Baldwin, Riki Lindhome and Lizzy Caplan. It was released on September 19, 2008, by Lionsgate. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and grossed $41 million. As of 2024, it is the last film Deutch has directed.

Plot

Sherman "Tank" Turner is a help-line operator and a ladies' man with a side hustle: He helps gentlemen who want their ladies back by taking the women on a disastrous date. Throughout the evening, Tank behaves like a rude, vulgar Neanderthal, causing the woman he's out with to realize her ex is not really so bad after all and go back to him.

Tank shares an apartment with his step cousin Dustin who has fallen for his colleague Alexis. Dustin takes her on a date, professing his love, but she insists they remain friends. After the date, he explains his situation to Tank, who volunteers his services for free as a good friend. Initially turning him down, the next day, he sees Alexis flirting with another co-worker and begs Tank to take her out and he accepts.

Tank bumps into Alexis, and they arrange to go out. He behaves obnoxiously all night, but she is too drunk to care. When he drops her off, she expects him to come in, but he resists out of loyalty to Dustin. Alexis calls Dustin, but when they meet, she explains that the date with Tank has motivated her to see other men.

Dustin sends Alexis roses and an apology poem in Tank's name, and she calls him, berating him for leaving early the previous night. Tank goes to see her, and they end up having casual sex on a regular basis while Dustin begins various desperate attempts to stay friends with her.

Dustin prepares to go on a date with a single mother, but when he arrives to pick her up, she is breast-feeding her child. In an effort to be funny, he remarks that he would like to have what the baby is having. Creeped out, she angrily yells at Dustin, throwing him out and cancelling their date.

Distraught, Dustin goes to Alexis's but is told by her roommate that she is upstairs with the guy she has been having sex with regularly. Becoming even more upset and refusing to leave, he starts to walk up the stairs only to discover that the man Alexis has been sleeping with is Tank.

Tank and Dustin get into a fight and go their separate ways. Tank's feelings for Alexis have grown, and he decides to consult with his father. After talking with him, he has doubts that he deserves a serious relationship with her.

Keeping a date with Hilary, a keenly Christian woman who he has promised a fellow office worker to have a bad date with, he hurts Hilary's feelings. After he apologizes, they eat and talk about his side hustle.

English teacher Hilary invites Tank and Alexis to a 1970's style prom. There, Tank and Alexis connect more. While attending the wedding of Alexis's sister Rachel, he recognizes her as one of his previous bad dates. The groom, Josh, asks him to keep quiet about his use of his services. After overhearing Alexis telling Rachel she has fallen for him, Tank's guilt causes him to sabotage their relationship and apologize to Dustin.

Dustin arrives at the wedding reception, revealing Tank's schemes to Alexis. Tank points out his many clients there, including the groom, and is punched and thrown out. Alexis, distraught to have been one of the betrayed women, never wants to see either of them again. Later, while talking with Dustin and his father, Tank realizes that he loves Alexis, so they encourage him to reconcile with her. He jogs with her for miles in an attempt to make amends, but Alexis is unmoved.

Three months later, Tank is on a date when Alexis sees him and decides to embarrass him. Throwing wine in his face, she then announces to the whole restaurant that he left her pregnant. He catches on to her "joke", and they continue to loudly exchange insults, each trying to best the other in a "play argument", after which they reconcile with a kiss.

Meanwhile, Dustin and Alexis's roommate Ami sleep together after realizing their common sexual interests.

Cast

  • Dane Cook as Sherman 'Tank' Turner, a help line operator with a side business of taking ladies on nightmarish dates.
  • Kate Hudson as Alexis, Dustin's co-worker and Tank's love interest.
  • Jason Biggs as Dustin, Tank's best friend and roommate.
  • Lizzy Caplan as Ami, Alexis's best friend and roommate.
  • Alec Baldwin as Professor William Turner, Tank's father.
  • Riki Lindhome as Hilary, a deeply Christian girl.
  • Diora Baird as Rachel, Alexis's younger sister and one of Tank's bad dates.
  • Mini Anden as Lizzy, one of Tank's one-night-stands.
  • Malcolm Barrett as Dwalu, Tank's friend and colleague from the call center.
  • Hilary Pingle as Claire
  • Faye Grant as Merrilee
  • Taran Killam as Josh, Rachel's groom.
  • Jenny Mollen as Colleen, the new girl
  • Robert Fennessy II as the Bartender
  • Brad Garrett uncredited cameo as angry customer on phone.
  • Nate Torrence as Craig

Production

The film, originally titled Bachelor No. 2, began shooting in Boston in August 2007.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack available for purchase does not include every song.

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives My Best Friend's Girl an approval rating of 14% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "My Best Friend's Girl spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs." Metacritic assigned the film an average score of 34 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.

My Best Friend's Girl earned a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress (Kate Hudson; also for Fool's Gold). Dane Cook also harshly criticized the poster for the film on his Myspace blog.

Box office

The film opened at No. 3 at the North American box office making $8,265,357 USD in its opening weekend. It went on to gross $41.6 million worldwide.

References

  1. ^ "My Best Friend's Girl". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  2. Bruno, Mike (August 12, 2007). "Alec Baldwin joins "Bachelor No. 2"". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. "My Best Friend's Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  4. "My Best Friend's Girl Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. "Find CinemaScore" (Type "My Best Friend's Girl" in the search box). CinemaScore. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. "Dear Diary van Dane Cook op Myspace". Myspace.com. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

External links

Films directed by Howard Deutch
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