You Stupid Man

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You Stupid Man
You Stupid Man.jpg
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Directed byBrian Burns
Written byBrian Burns
Produced byBrian Burns
Al Munteanu
Peter Popp
Gerald Schubert
Starring Milla Jovovich
David Krumholtz
William Baldwin
Denise Richards
Dan Montgomery Jr.
Jessica Cauffiel
Cinematography David Herrington
Edited byWilliam Henry
Music by David Schwartz
Distributed by01 Distribuzione
mediacs AG
Release date
  • October 18, 2002 (2002-10-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

You Stupid Man is a 2002 romantic comedy film written and directed by Brian Burns and starring Milla Jovovich, David Krumholtz, William Baldwin, Denise Richards, Dan Montgomery Jr., and Jessica Cauffiel.

Contents

Storyline

Owen is beginning to get over his former girlfriend, Chloe, who has recently moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. Owen finds love with another woman, Nadine, shortly before his former girlfriend's television show is canceled, and Chloe declares that she wants him back.

Cast

Production

You Stupid Man was filmed in New York City and Toronto in December 2000 to January 2001. The shots of the World Trade Center remained in the film after September 11th attacks in 2001 as a tribute.

Release

You Stupid Man made its premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival on October 18, 2002. [1]

Reception

Reviewer Michael Rankins noted the plot was "while not stupid, the movie does manage to be agonizingly predictable" [2] and had many similarities to When Harry Met Sally... , as one reviewer explained, the two characters "decided to follow [the When Harry Met Sally] story line instead of coming up with their own". [3] Charles Tatum of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2 out of 5, a was critical of the screenplay but praised Jovovich for her performance and her "are you fucking kidding me?" look in response to Krumholtz. [4]

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References

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  4. Charles Tatum (2007-10-11). "Movie Review - You Stupid Man". eFilmCritic.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.