The New Guy (2002)
A zero will rise.
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?
Director: Ed Decter
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 88 min
Release Date: May 10, 2002
Cast
- DJ Qualls - Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris
- Eliza Dushku - Danielle
- Zooey Deschanel - Nora
- Lyle Lovett - Bear Harrison
- Jerod Mixon - Kirk
- Illeana Douglas - Kiki Pierce
- Parry Shen - Glen
- Kurt Fuller - Mr. Undine
- Julius Carry - Coach
- M.C. Gainey - Clem
Screenplay
Music: Ralph Sall
Cinematography: Michael D. O'Shea
Editing: David Rennie
Production: Bedlam Pictures, Revolution Studios, Frontier Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Español
Budget: $13M
Box Office: $31M
Original Language: en
Themes
High School Comedy and Growing Pains, High School Pranks and Graduation Excitement, High School Reunion and Comedy, Hilarious High School Prank War
Keywords
prison, high school, dual identity, identity, cheerleader, loser, bullying, jock, bully, duringcreditsstinger, expulsion, senior high school students
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The New Guy about?
- Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?
- Who directed The New Guy?
- The New Guy was directed by Ed Decter.
- Who stars in The New Guy?
- The New Guy stars DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Jerod Mixon, Illeana Douglas.
- How long is The New Guy?
- The New Guy has a runtime of 1h 28m (88 minutes).
- What genre is The New Guy?
- The New Guy is a Comedy film.
- What is the budget of The New Guy?
- The New Guy had a budget of $13M.
- How much did The New Guy gross?
- The New Guy grossed $31M worldwide.
- Where was The New Guy produced?
- The New Guy was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of The New Guy?
- The themes of The New Guy include: High School Comedy and Growing Pains, High School Pranks and Graduation Excitement, High School Reunion and Comedy, Hilarious High School Prank War.