A Guy Thing

Plot

A man trying to save his relationship with the woman he loves finds himself sinking into a quicksand of small lies and half-truths in this comedy. Paul (Jason Lee) is a regular guy who is engaged to marry Karen (Selma Blair); while Paul loves Karen, he's more than a bit nervous around her family, even though her father (James Brolin) has already given him a job in the family business. Shortly before the wedding, Paul's friends throw him a bachelor party, complete with a boatload of liquor and a squadron of grass-skirt-clad tiki dancers. Paul strikes up a conversation with one of the dancers, the cheerful if inept Becky (Julia Stiles), and the next morning, he wakes up bleary-eyed with a massive hangover -- and Becky in bed next to him. Paul soon receives a phone call from Karen saying she's stopping by for a visit, and Paul scrambles to get Becky out of his apartment. Paul attempts to explain some incriminating evidence with a few white lies, but a messy situation gets messier when Paul runs into Becky at a pre-wedding family get-together...and discovers she's Karen's cousin. A Guy Thing also features Shawn Hatosy, Lochlyn Munro, and Julie Hagerty. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Cast

• Jason Lee - Paul Coleman
• Julia Stiles - Becky
• Selma Blair - Karen
• James Brolin - Ken
• Shawn Hatosy - Jim

Diana Scarwid - Sandra; David Koechner - Buck; Julie Hagerty - Dorothy; Thomas Lennon - Pete; Jackie Burroughs - Aunt Budge; Jay Brazeau - Howard; Deejay Jackson - Officer; William Sanderson - Bachelor Party Guy; Matthew Walker - Minister Green; Scott Williams - Buddy Scott Trio; Larry Musser - Ernie; Jonathon Young - Bachelor Party Guy; Lochlyn Munro - Ray; Victor Varnado - Hansberry; Joe Sather - Buddy Scott Trio; Dan Joffre - Larry; Anita Brown - Laundromat Girl; Noel Fisher - Acne-Faced Teen; Ronald Selmour - Doc; Gus Lynch - Agent Harris; Enid-Raye Adams - Maid of Honor; Xantha Radley - Ken's Secretary; Lina Teal - Melanie; Miriama Smith - Mrs. Ferris; Chris Wilding - Beaten Suspect; Michael Sunczk - Tony; Clayton Watmough - Police Officer; Jared Van Snellenberg - Guy on Moped; John B. Destry - Angry Driver; Gina Stockdale - Gladys; Benjamin Ratner - Officer; Donavon Stinson - Mouthy Bar Guy; Fred Ewanuick - Jeff; Doris Blomgren - Elderly Shopper; Shawn Bordoff - Guy on Sofa; Lisa Calder - Tonya; Keith Dallas - Spend Mart Clerk; Benjamin Ettenberg - Zulu Patron; Alex Farquharson - Nephew; Colin Foo - Phil; Fiona Hogan - Agent Roberts; Bonnie Kean - Drug Store Twin; Jean Kean - Drug Store Twin; Paul McGillion - Curt; Dave McGowan - Bachelor Party Guy; Daniel McKellar - Bachelor Party Guy; Peter New - Guy in Tiki Bar Bathroom; Zahf Paroo - Ahmed; Josef Pelletier - Buddy Scott Trio; Brody Smith - Leo Ferris; Michael Teigen - Lou; Stephanie Thorpe - Shopper; Leslie Jones - Sales Employee; Andy Thompson - Guy in Washroom

Credit

Patrick Banister - Art Director, Risa Bramon Garcia - Casting, Brennan du Fresne - Casting, David Kerwin - Co-producer, Danielle Sterling - Co-producer, Pamela Withers Chilton - Costume Designer, Bill Mizel - First Assistant Director, Chris Koch - Director, David Moritz - Editor, Mark Mothersbaugh - Composer (Music Score), Maureen Crowe - Musical Direction/Supervision, Dan Davis - Production Designer, Robbie Greenberg - Cinematographer, David Ladd - Producer, David Nicksay - Producer, Lesley Beale - Set Designer, Larry Sutton - Sound/Sound Designer, Greg Glienna - Screen Story, Greg Glienna - Screenwriter, Matt Tarses - Screenwriter, Bill Wrubel - Screenwriter, Pete Schwaba - Screenwriter, Greg Gilenna - Screenwriter, Michael Wilhoit - Supervising Sound Editor, Tony Lamberti - Supervising Sound Editor

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