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My Best Friend's Girl

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
48K
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Jason Biggs, Kate Hudson, and Dane Cook in My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
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Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

  • Director
    • Howard Deutch
  • Writer
    • Jordan Cahan
  • Stars
    • Kate Hudson
    • Dane Cook
    • Jason Biggs
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    48K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Howard Deutch
    • Writer
      • Jordan Cahan
    • Stars
      • Kate Hudson
      • Dane Cook
      • Jason Biggs
    • 130User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    • Alexis
    Dane Cook
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    • Tank
    Jason Biggs
    Jason Biggs
    • Dustin
    Alec Baldwin
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    • Professor Turner
    Diora Baird
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    • Rachel
    Lizzy Caplan
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    • Director
      • Howard Deutch
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      • Jordan Cahan
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    7jacob-noergaard

    Be no means a classic, but...

    I'm not particularly into Dane Cook. Got nothing against him, either.

    Sure, the movie is somewhat clichéd and brings nothing new to the table, but while it might not be an instant classic, it does include some rather hilarious scenes.

    My favourite scene must be the scene in "Cheesus Crust". Call me low-level, but that was funny as hell. I laughed like I hadn't laughed in ages. It was great.

    Perhaps one of the factors that made me like the movie is the fact, that I can be somewhat of an asshole myself. Yeah, I recognized some of the actions from myself. Not that I'm proud of it.

    Yes, many of the jokes aren't gonna make you burst out laughing and the whole romantic scheme is kinda yawn-inspiring, but it kept me entertained and my mug glued to the screen. And that's why I gave it a solid 7.
    8mario_c

    Rude but hilarious

    Definitely it's not the usual Hollywood's romantic comedy! Full of rude but hilarious humor this movie uses impoliteness as a way to make you laugh. Great part of the jokes is crude, rough and related to sex but they made me laugh out loud, as I didn't for a long time! Another nice feature of this film is that humor is present in almost the entire movie which is not so common in romantic comedies.

    As told it's not the usual romantic comedy, however it has some typical features of this genre. The ending, by the way, is the expected one (the main characters end up together! I don't think it's even a spoiler!!) but it's done in a funny and different way. I liked it. Something I don't use to in romantic comedies!

    The acting was nice. Dane Cook is hilarious and he does his job very well. Kate Hudson also does a good job, and by the way she's beautiful, as always. Jason Biggs does the role of a silly guy... as always! Alec Baldwin does a funny but a kind of "macho man" character!

    I enjoyed it and score it 8/10 (especially because of some hilarious jokes!)
    8eventer7

    Hysterical, but crude...

    I love Dane Cook and his brand of comedy doesn't bother me, so I knew this movie wouldn't either. Although the ads might depict a cleaner version, it's clearly rated R (obviously for several reasons), and the plot line shown in the ads definitely points toward the true depiction seen in this movie. I laughed from beginning to end, and while I was caught off guard by the extreme boundary-pushing done throughout, it left me in tears from laughing so hard. I went with my boyfriend, who up till now has never found Cook's stand-up to be funny, and he laughed so hard he could barely breathe at times.

    Kate Hudson was great in this, a completely different role than her previous movies. Jason Biggs plays the dorky guy well, as noted in American Pie, but definitely gets laughs of his own. Alec Baldwin's character came as a surprise to me, but was very funny also.

    I can see this movie appealing to more guys than girls, but if you don't mind the crude side of Dane Cook (who I thought definitely delivered more than just his stand-up routine with other people mixed in), then this movie is for you!
    7gryffindor249

    Better Luck for Dane

    Compared to Good Luck Chuck this is a masterpiece. As far as what one will find at the multiplex when looking for a (albiet raunchy) romantic comedy, this is a solid choice, particularly if you like Dane Cook (which I do...go ahead...shoot me). And there are a few lines in the movie that are brilliantly quotable, along with some very nicely shot views of Boston and two countdown montages of Dane destroying dates that are quite funny. Maybe a bit overlong and it probably would have benefited by trimming the inclusion of Alec Baldwin as Dane's dad. But this is the common ground Date Movie for the guy who doesn't want schmaltzy romantic crap and the chick who doesn't mind a few dirty jokes.
    8NicholasTuttle

    Not for everyone .... but definitely entertaining to some!

    Maybe because I wasn't expecting Oscar material... maybe because I enjoy Dane Cook... maybe because Alec Baldwin can be funny in just about anything... I just really had a good time at this movie. I understand why it doesn't have huge box office appeal, but it certainly has appeal for a specific type of audience. Crude humor? Cheezy plot line? Bring it on! I'm sorry that more people can't enjoy 115 minutes of silly escapism.

    Sure, most of it was predictable. Sure, Dane Cook was basically being Dane Cook. But if you let yourself catch all the RIDICULOUS lines (especially the dialog between Alec Baldwin and Dane Cook), and if you let yourself enjoy how cute Kate Hudson is ... you MIGHT just enjoy this movie a little.

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    Related interests

    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
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    • Trivia
      For the scene in which Dane Cook grabs and squeezes Kate Hudson's butt, a "stunt butt" was used.
    • Goofs
      When the first of Dustin's eyebrows is shaved off, it is clear that he has prosthetic makeup over the area, as the ridge of that eyebrow is suddenly quite a bit lower than the ridge with the remaining brow.
    • Quotes

      Tank: [after Dustin's eyebrow has been buzzed off] We can fix this right?

      Burt: Oh sure, why don't we just pop back into my DeLorean.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove strong visual sex references (sight of a man's head between a lapdancer's buttocks), strong verbal sex references (a man telling an adult joke to a group of children and a crude and explicit monologue about a sexual experience) and one aggressive use of very strong language in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Prom: A Teen Rite of Passage (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      My Best Friend's Girl
      Written by Ric Ocasek

      Performed by The Cars

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Lionsgate (United States)
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La novia de mi mejor amigo
    • Filming locations
      • Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Entertainment 360
      • Terra Firma Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,219,250
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,265,357
      • Sep 21, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,624,687
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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