All Over the Guy

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Writer Dan Bucatinsky and director Julie Davis bicker about the rights and wrongs of an alternate ending, which is amusing but also lets the viewer in on the process of how the film was created. There's also a chapter called "The Process" in an interview sequence with the stars and filmmakers, wherein they describe in detail how this low-budget indie got produced. A deleted scene -- a rather uncomfortable confrontation in a men's room -- is offered, as well as running commentary, the trailer, storyboards (including one finished film-to-storyboard comparison sequence), and the usual subtitles. The digital transfer from film is nice and bright, with firm colors, very impressive compared to the unenhanced outtakes in the special features. The sound is also commendable, with the music-laden soundtrack coming through loud and clear in Dolby 5.1. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: English, Spanish
• Features:
  • Widescreen
  • 5.1 Dolby Digital
  • Production commentary
  • Alternate ending
  • Deleted scenes
  • Storyboard comparisons
  • Interview
  • Trailer
  • Interactive menus
  • Scene access
  • English & Spanish subtitles

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Dan Bucatinsky - Eli
       Richard R. Ruccolo - Tom
       Adam Goldberg - Brett
       Sasha Alexander - Jackie
       Christina Ricci - Rayna

• Director:

  Julie Davis

• Producer:

  Dan Bucatinsky

• Screenwriter:

  Dan Bucatinsky

• Cinematographer:

  Goran Pavicevic

• Composer (Music Score):

  Andrew Williams

• Editor:

  Glenn Garland, Mary Morrisey

• Production Designer:

  Fanee Aaron

REVIEWS:

• Gay romantic comedies have come a long way since In & Out. That's the message of All Over the Guy, in which several characters use the 1997 Kevin Kline starrer as an example of how to make a pandering and homophobic movie that masquerades as an empowering groundbreaker. Executive producer Don Roos, who directed the gay-themed The Opposite of Sex, and director Julie Davis have made one of the most matter-of-fact gay movies to hit the screen, a structurally simple love story which happens to star two men instead of a man and a woman. There's neither a hot-button hook nor anyone debating whether to come out of the closet -- just earnest performances and witty dialogue. Dan Bucatinsky, who stars as Eli and was romantically linked to Roos at the time, neither courts nor shies away from gay jokes in his screenplay, employing them only as a natural part of the teasing camaraderie that characterizes the featured friendships. He perfectly captures Eli's balance between skepticism and yearning, and Richard Ruccolo makes a credible departure from TV's Two Guys and a Girl as the unsentimental stud, Tom. Sasha Alexander and Adam Goldberg are winning as the film's bickering heterosexual couple. Among the supporting performances, Roos regulars Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow are forgettable, but Doris Roberts, as the cheerfully vulgar clinic receptionist who becomes Eli's confidante, nearly steals the show. Look also for Joanna Kerns, late of TV's Growing Pains, playing against type as Tom's alcoholic mom. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
• Gay romantic comedies have come a long way since {#In & Out}. That's the message of {#All Over the Guy}, in which several characters use the 1997 {$Kevin Kline} starrer as an example of how to make a pandering and homophobic movie that masquerades as an empowering groundbreaker. Executive producer {$Don Roos}, who directed the gay-themed {#The Opposite of Sex}, and director {$Julie Davis} have made one of the most matter-of-fact gay movies to hit the screen, a structurally simple love story which happens to star two men instead of a man and a woman. There's neither a hot-button hook nor anyone debating whether to come out of the closet -- just earnest performances and witty dialogue. {$Dan Bucatinsky}, who stars as {%Eli} and was romantically linked to {$Roos} at the time, neither courts nor shies away from gay jokes in his screenplay, employing them only as a natural part of the teasing camaraderie that characterizes the featured friendships. He perfectly captures {%Eli}'s balance between skepticism and yearning, and {$Richard Ruccolo} makes a credible departure from TV's {#Two Guys and a Girl} as the unsentimental stud, {%Tom}. {$Sasha Alexander} and {$Adam Goldberg} are winning as the film's bickering heterosexual couple. Among the supporting performances, {$Roos} regulars {$Christina Ricci} and {$Lisa Kudrow} are forgettable, but {$Doris Roberts}, as the cheerfully vulgar clinic receptionist who becomes {%Eli}'s confidante, nearly steals the show. Look also for {$Joanna Kerns}, late of TV's {#Growing Pains}, playing against type as {%Tom}'s alcoholic mom. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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