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The New Guy, 2002

Starring: DJ Qualls

Directed by: Edward Decter

Written by: David Kendall

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

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Rating:5.5

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The New Guy can be described as feel good and humorous. The plot revolves around teenage love, underdogs, and high school life. Its comic aspect comes from grossout humor and silly humor. The New Guy's main genres are comedy and romance. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a school. The New Guy takes place in contemporary times. It is well suited for a date night and teens. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol and sexual content.

Summary of The New Guy

The New Guy is an energetic, sweet-natured comedy that gleefully discombobulates the unfortunate social class system that has plagued high schools since the beginning of time. Teenager Dizzy Harrison (DJ Qualls) is the laughing stock of Texas' Rocky Creek High School. But his loser status changes when he lands a prison sentence and falls under the tutelage of a wild inmate, Luther (Eddie Griffin), who gives him a crash course in "coolness." Upon his release, he enrolls at East Highland High and puts his plan into effect. Surprisingly, the new-and-improved Gil Harris becomes an overnight sensation, winning the affections of a beautiful cheerleader, Danielle (Eliza Dushku), in addition to the entire student body. But when Danielle's bitter ex-boyfriend discovers Gil's secret, Gil must own up to his past life and risk losing his newfound popularity in the process.

Ed Decter's surprisingly sensitive romp through the cruel halls of high school boasts engaging performances by its young stars (most notably, the quirky Qualls and soon-to-be-superstar Zooey Deschanel), as well as a freewheeling soundtrack that ranges from hip-hop to rock to classic funk to eighties pop. A seemingly endless onslaught of musician cameos, from Jermaine Dupri to Henry Rollins to Vanilla Ice to Tommy Lee, only adds to the comic energy.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	7 May 2002
Runtime:	88 min

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DJ Qualls

as Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris

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Entertainment Weekly

A Jekyll-and-Hyde teen comedy that sounds like a Pauly Shore reject, but Qualls moves his marionette body around with a true clown's effervescence, and he does rubber-faced parodies of youth cool that are just what youth cool deserves. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

The New York Times

A bad-taste comedy with a heart. Full Review

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by: A.O. Scott

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Wtf

A disgrace Read and rate it

31.March.2013
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by: Brieanna
Brieanna rated this movie0/10Terrible

I admit to being pleasantly surprised by this one. It had me laughing from start to finish and made a pleasant change to have some "real" people cast in it instead of the usual plastic Barbie and Ken actors that normally appear in teen movies. Read and rate it

19.March.2009
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by: Tygger2512
Tygger2512 rated this movie8/10Great

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