This quirky comedy marks the directorial debut of Michael Showalter, who is a member of the comedy troupe STELLA, and has starred in the cult-favorite film WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER. Joining frequent collaborators Michael Ian Black, David Wain, and Paul Rudd, among others, Showalter stars here as Elliot Sherman. A nice, slightly boring, neurotic, and dorky guy, Sherman neatly sums up his personality by referring to himself as a "Baxter." In the weeks preceding his unlikely wedding to perky but cold beauty Caroline (Elizabeth Banks), Elliot reflects, through a series of humorous flashbacks, on the events that have brought him to this point. As Caroline's unbelievably perfect ex-boyfriend Bradley (Justin Theroux of MULLHOLLAND DRIVE and SIX FEET UNDER) re-enters her life, Elliot must fight for his fiancé's dwindling attention. Meanwhile, Cecil (Michelle Williams), a cute temp working at Elliot's office, further complicates the situation by making Elliot wonder whether he's after the right girl in the first place. Shot around the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and Fort Greene, this love story for the underdog evokes a charmingly vintage New York feel.
Theatrical Release: August 26, 2005
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Outtakes: Bloopers
Stars
Michael Showalter: Director, , WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Elizabeth Banks: Actress, ROLE MODELS, W. (2008)
Justin Theroux: Actor/writer/director
Michelle Williams: American actress, DAWSON'S CREEK television series
Michael Ian Black: Actor, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Peter Dinklage: American Actor
Paul Rudd: American Actor
Zak Orth:
David Wain: Director, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Catherine Lloyd Burns: Screenwriter, EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER (2001)
Director
Michael Showalter: Director, , WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Producer
Celine Rattray:
Screenwriter
Michael Showalter: Director, , WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Composer
Theodore Shapiro: Composer, YOU, ME AND DUPREE (2006)
Craig Wedren: Composer, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Executive Producer
Caroline Kaplan: Producer
Executive Producer
Holly Becker: Executive Producer, ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (2005)
Executive Producer
Jonathan Sehring: Producer
Director of Photography
Tim Orr: Director of Photography
Review 1:
"Ms. Williams, an actress with an open, childlike face that recalls the young Shirley MacLaine, is luminescent as Cecil..."
Source: New York Times
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