A Disappointing review from the 'BBCi'!

Due to the nature of the film and the uncanny humor, the BBC gave it a 2 Star review, the review done by BBC's Neil Smith:

"Don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle.

The usual ingredients (toilet humour, sexism, insulting ethnic stereotypes) are given only a mild sifting by first-time director Ed Decter, one of the writers on the much-imitated "There's Something About Mary".

"Road Trip" star DJ Qualls is Dizzy, a terminally uncool high school senior who decides to get himself expelled and enrol at another school under a hip new pseudonym.

With the help of street-smart convict Luther (Griffin, giving the film's only watchable performance), 'Gil' becomes the most popular guy in school by championing the underdog, coaching the football team, and dating the head cheerleader, Danielle (Dushku).

Things turn pear-shaped, however, when Danielle's ex-boyfriend starts probing into Gil's past.

Farces like this one punctuate their meagre narratives by subjecting their protagonists to as many sadistic humiliations as possible.

"The New Guy" certainly comes up trumps in this department: Dizzy gets his penis mangled in the first few minutes (earning him the charming soubriquet "Brokedick"); his father (Lovett) has his hair set on fire; and his principal has his bowel movements broadcast over the school's cable TV system.

But take away the occasional astute movie parody and copious cameos from the likes of Vanilla Ice, Tony Hawk, and David Hasselhoff, and what's left is hardly worth the celluloid it took to record it.

Not even the gratuitous scene where Dushku models a series of revealing swimsuits can justify its sorry existence."

How many Screens and Money earned on Opening Weekend

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,007,833 (USA) (12 May 2002) (2,687 Screens)
€32,843 (Italy) (25 August 2002) (58 Screens)
€110,779 (Spain) (22 September 2002) (73 Screens)

Gross:

$28,972,187 (USA) (30 June 2002)
$28,827,716 (USA) (23 June 2002)
$28,676,549 (USA) (16 June 2002)
$28,150,227 (USA) (9 June 2002)
$26,818,276 (USA) (2 June 2002)
$24,388,438 (USA) (27 May 2002)
$17,305,157 (USA) (19 May 2002)
$9,007,833 (USA) (12 May 2002)
€32,843 (Italy) (25 August 2002)
€110,779 (Spain) (22 September 2002)

Weekend Gross:
$115,103 (USA) (30 June 2002) (136 Screens)
$52,053 (USA) (23 June 2002) (107 Screens)
$210,606 (USA) (16 June 2002) (282 Screens)
$606,077 (USA) (9 June 2002) (684 Screens)
$1,415,261 (USA) (2 June 2002) (1,676 Screens)
$5,426,096 (USA) (27 May 2002) (2,374 Screens)
$6,478,078 (USA) (19 May 2002) (2,687 Screens)
$9,007,833 (USA) (12 May 2002) (2,687 Screens)
€110,779 (Spain) (22 September 2002) (73 Screens)

The New Guy was not released into mainstream cinema in the UK, however it was released straight to DVD.

The New Guy:
12A (Contains some moderate sex references)

Cast:
Eddie Griffin, Eliza Dushku, Ross Patterson, Tony Hawk, Gene Simmons, Tommy Lee, Henry Rollins, D.J. Qualls, Zooey Deschanel

Director:
Ed Decter

Producer:
Ed Decter, John Strauss, Michael Fottrell, Greg Silverman, Mark Ciardi

Writer:
David Kendall

Duration:
01:29:00

Official Site:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thenewguy/ - However due to how old the film is, this site address is broken and will only come up with a error.

Release to DVD (US):
Friday September 20 2002

Release Date (UK):
2003-03-10

Genre:
Comedy

Distributor:
Columbia Tristar

Trailers

This is the Full Trailer - Normally these are used weeks before the release of the film, to give more insight to what the film is going to be light, and also to attract the audience. The genre is shown (Comedy) and also the USP (Unique Selling Point) is Dreamworks and the fans of the actors DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel and Lyle Lovett including Eddie Griffin as Luther. Also interests the follows of Producer John J Strauss and Director Ed Decter.