Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 05/10/2002(USA)
Release Date: 01/06/2004
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Former Prada model and
Road Trip co-star
D.J. Qualls makes a bid for leading man status in this nerd-makeover
comedy.
Qualls stars as
Dizzy, a dorky but delinquent high school student who's determined to get expelled from his hellish high school -- but ends up landing in jail instead. There he meets the intimidating, street-smart
Luther (
Eddie Griffin), himself a former geek, who takes
Dizzy under his wing to teach him the art of being cool. Soon
Luther and his pals have broken
Dizzy of his meek, maladroit ways, and
Dizzy is ready to start a new life at a new high school under a new name:
Gil Harris. When
Gil arrives at East Highland High -- his former inmate reputation known to all -- he quickly ingratiates himself with the cool kids and lays to waste any jocks who stand in his way. He even manages to date the school's most coveted girl,
Danielle (
Eliza Dushku). But when a face from his past shows up, it seems that his facade as the big man on campus may be about to crumble.
The New Guy also stars
Zooey Deschanel and
Lyle Lovett, and features cameos from rockers
Henry Rollins,
Gene Simmons, and
Tommy Lee.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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