Watch It

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Watch It
Directed byTom Flynn
Screenplay byTom Flynn
Produced by
Starring Peter Gallagher
Suzy Amis
John C. McGinley
Jon Tenney
Cynthia Stevenson
Lili Taylor
Tom Sizemore
CinematographyStephen Katz
Edited byDorian Harris
Music by Stanley Clarke
Production
companies
Island World
Manhattan Project
River One Films
Distributed by Skouras Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million [1]
Box office$120,623

Watch It is a 1993 American comedy film written and directed by Tom Flynn and starring Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenney, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore.

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Plot

Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.

Cast

Reception

The film has a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [2] Roger Ebert awarded the film two and a half stars. [3] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B+. [4]

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References

  1. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59700-WATCH-IT
  2. "Watch It". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. Ebert, Roger (6 June 1993). "Watch It". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. Gleiberman, Owen (30 April 1993). "Watch It". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 14 February 2018.