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Summary
David is an artist and a pothead. He's fallen in love with the beautiful and sexy Serena, and things are going simply splendidly until poor David's house burns down.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+42)
Critics 17Audiences 59GoodWatch 36
Tomatometer17%
Audience score66%
IMDb5.1
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10097Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1998
April 18, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more17 people
- Luke WilsonDavid
- Alicia WittSerena
- Amy LocaneJennifer
- Brittany MurphyMary
- Jack BlackDevlin
- Andy DickTony
- Jeremy SistoRobert
- Jamie KennedyTommy
Scott CaanBobby
Patricia WettigMom
Christian J. MeoliTobo
George KucharHomeless Man- MAMichael ArturaCop
Kyle GassGuitar Player- SAScott Anthony FergusonFireman
- MMuffyStripper
- BVBronson Van WyckBartender
Directing · 1
- Richard Sears Director
Writing · 3
- Eric Weiss Writer
- Nora Maccoby Writer
- Michael Hornburg Novel
Production · 5
- Laura Bickford Producer
- Alessandro F. Uzielli Producer
- John Papsidera Casting
- Mats Lundberg Co-Producer
- Kathryn Riccio Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Richard Crudo Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lauren Zuckerman Editor
Sound · 3
- Mark Mothersbaugh Original Music Composer
- Josh Mancell Original Music Composer
- Billy Gottlieb Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Gideon Ponte Production Design
- James Chinlund Art Direction
- Jennifer M Gentile Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Nancy Steiner Costume Design
- Brigitte Bugayong Makeup Artist
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