A Guy Thing Page #5

Synopsis: When he wakes up the morning after his bachelor party in bed with a strange woman, a man presumes he must have cheated on his fiancée. Guilt leads him to try to cover it up in the week before the wedding, high jinks ensue.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Chris Koch
Production: MGM/UA
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
27
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG-13
Year:
2003
101 min
$15,408,822
Website
273 Views


Hello?

- Paul Morse?|- Yeah?

- We found your man.|- You're kidding.

I don't see him in there.|I'm sorry.

Take a good hard look.

Just take your time.

Nope. None of these guys.

Let's motor.|Thank you, gentlemen.

I know he means well,|but I'm ready to get a divorce.

Even the gardener|looks good to me at this point.

The issue is...

Those are my presets!

Who's that?

That's me.|It's for the wedding video.

You were wearing knee socks.

That's a uniform.|A requirement of the troop, OK?

Hat man!|Look at you in that fedora.

Not every kid|can pull that look off.

My mom said|I looked like Indiana Jones.

Your mom loved you very much.

This is it.|We gotta be quick.

Let's lock and load.

Someone is always|expecting someone.

The trick is figuring out who.

- Who's there?|- Get off the buzzer!

Brian, is that you?

Holy sh*t!

You didn't mention|that Ray had a dog.

What if he wakes up?

Yeah.|I forgot to mention that part.

Just be quiet,|get the pictures...

and get out of here.

What the hell is this?

I found them!

Wait, what's his name?

Little Ray.

We should run.

Go! Go! Go!

OK, right here!

Hurry! Close it!

We can handle this.

It's only a dog.|I gotta be smarter than a dog.

OK. Calm down.

Watch this.|You ready, Little Ray?

Good throw. Yeah.

We're screwed.

- What are we going to do?|- Good question.

We're stuck in this bathtub.|It could be hours.

Ray'll come home,|take a shower...

find us in his bathtub,|and kick my ass!

You're upset.

- What?|- Plus, you're on my foot.

God, it's asleep.

I gotta take my boot off.|Help me out.

Seriously?

That is one|weird-looking foot.

Didn't stop you from|trying to sleep with it.

Know what Karen'll do|when she finds out?

- I have an idea.|- She'll call off the wedding.

Her dad's gonna fire me.

Maybe getting|fired by Uncle Kenny...

wouldn't be the worst thing|in the world.

- It's a good job.|- You like it?

I sell ad space in hunting|and recreation magazines.

What's not to like?

Wow.

Excuse me...

not everybody can do|whatever they want.

Work five different jobs?

That's not the way|real life works.

Do you smell that?

- What?|- Fear.

You've got the smell|of fear all over you.

Can we switch, please?

What about you?

I'm trying some stuff out.|I'd rather do that...

than get stuck doing|something I don't love.

I've never been in a bathtub|with a girl before.

It's not so bad, is it?

Nah.

I've got an idea.

If I slide this door open...

at the same time that|you slide that door open...

we can jump out|while the dog hops in.

- OK?|- OK.

Come on, Little Ray.

- You ready?|- Ready?

One, two, three!

Who's the tough dog now?

Why aren't we going out|the front door?

I'll tell you later.|Come on.

I get it.|Take the fire escape like on TV.

Keep your voice down!

I can do this. All right.

Come on, let's go!

I can't.|I'm afraid of heights.

You just walked down|all these stairs.

This is different.

It's OK. Come on.|We got to go.

OK. OK.

Just hold onto the rail.

You got it?

See? It drops down.

It wasn't too bad, was it?

Yeah. That was fun.

OK, let's go.

I can't believe I pulled it off.

"We." We pulled it off.

We could have been stuck|in that tub for hours.

And I saved your life|on the fire escape.

You're pretty good at this.|Have you done this before?

I love this hill!|Hit the gas!

- What? Here?|- Go! Just trust me!

- All right!|- Go! Go!

Oh, my God!|That was unbelievable!

I've never done|anything like that!

Can we do that again?

Sure.

That was fun.

Yeah. Good times.

I never thought|I'd do anything like that.

God, it was just amazing.

You know, in the car?

Anyway...

So, I'll see you...

At the rehearsal dinner.

OK.

Becky?

You and Ray,|how'd that happen?

How did I end up with a psycho?

Yeah.

What can I say? Bad taste.

Well...

there aren't too many winners|like me out there.

You joke,|but you really are a good guy.

Guys like you are hard to find.

Good night.

Sh*t.|You gotta be kidding me.

Hi!

Caught him with|over an ounce of blow...

in his passenger seat.

That ought to put him away|for a while.

Great bust, Ray.|Go out and celebrate.

Don't be afraid|to rough him up a little.

He likes it.

What?

How about you start|from the beginning?

What beginning?

He pulled me over,|he put the drugs in my car...

and now I'm here!|What do you mean?

It wasn't working right,|so I panicked...

because I had to be somewhere.

And so I ran out,|and that was the dance lesson.

We know. With Howard.

That Howard.|So incredibly graceful.

You fellas can go.

- Who are you?|- Internal Affairs.

You were pulled over last night|by Ray Donovan? Is that correct?

- Yeah! But I...|- Do us a favor and shut up.

We know you didn't do anything.

Really?

Oh, my God.|So I can go home?

It's not that simple.|You need to do something for us.

No. I'm getting|married tomorrow.

I have a rehearsal...

Listen, stringbean,|we don't care what you want...

This is about what we need.

Yeah.

Remember also|to keep calm and cheerful.

Don't let petty things|get you off course.

No one wants to be a failure.

No one wants a life|constantly filled...

with worry,|fear, and frustration.

Therefore, remem...

Oh, my God.

Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

Hey, mister!

Oh, sh*t!

It's Jim.|Where the hell are you?

This isn't cold feet, is it?

I'm really confused.|Are you all right?

Sh*t!

OK, so I guess|I'll go stand in for you.

Maybe we'll see you|at the rehearsal dinner.

There he is!|Where you been, buddy?

Karen's got her nuts in a bunch.

Here he is!

Sorry, I'm late.|I know, I know.

- Hi, baby!|- Hi.

There you are.|About time, too.

There's my man!

How did you do this?

It was nothing.|I thought we'd start...

with the tomato boats|with pickle skippers...

and the asparagus|a la toastette.

And I got a little|roasted rosemary chicken.

Comes out with a crispy skin,|and it's all moist.

Thank you.

Are you OK?

I think so.

Just a little tired.

But this is...|This is incredible.

This is... just amazing.

Nice guy.

And just in case|Mom's recipe disappoints...

- You missed the rehearsal!|- I was stuck in traffic.

- Traffic?|- Yeah! Fifty min...

Paul, this is Minister Green.

Let's pray you don't get|stuck in traffic tomorrow.

From your mouth to God's ears.

I have to tell you, Paul...

that I put a lot of thought|into tomorrow's ceremony.

It will be somber, sacred...

a reminder of what|the true meaning of marriage is.

- That's nice.|- I'm looking forward to it.

Okey-dokey, dinner's ready!

Ken, Sandy, go over there.

Honey, why don't you|come over here?

So, Kenny...

what do you think of the condo?

It's great.

It's got a lot of... character.

When I gave up|the bachelor pad...

I said to Dorothy...

"I'll move in with you|under one condition.

"It's gotta reflect my style."

The Duke.

Signed by the artist.

Hold on a minute, son.

This is juice.|I prefer the wine.

I'm sorry, ma'am.|Mrs. Cooper...

I don't care what you were told.

I'm strong for an old lady,|aren't I?

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Greg Glienna

Greg M. Glienna (born in Chicago, Illinois, August 23, 1963) is an American director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the original 1992 film Meet the Parents. Glienna also wrote A Guy Thing and wrote and directed Relative Strangers. He is also the co-author (with Mary Ruth Clarke) of the play Suffer the Long Night which had its Los Angeles premiere August 2008. more…

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