- Release Date: 2002
- Runtime: 88 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Jerod Mixon ... see all
- Director: Ed Decter
- Plot: Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his... Read more
User Reviews
Very Funny!!!!
Oct 10, 2008
jordanpowell2003 - yahoo.com
Oct 10, 2008jordanpowell2003 - yahoo.com
I thought this was really good! It has a really awesome plot and message! Dizzy is a nerd who so desperately wants to be cool. After he's expelled from school, he seeks help from a prisoner named Luther. Luther helps him... Full review
Lovely
Jan 30, 2008
edelgadillo - yahoo.com
Jan 30, 2008edelgadillo - yahoo.com
I recently watched this movie and felt in love with it. Jane is such a sweet and nice person that is always thinking about the happiness of others and never of herself. Guys!!! this is the movie you must take your... Full review
GOOD comedy for a Friday night
Nov 25, 2007
zettz2 - yahoo.com
Nov 25, 2007zettz2 - yahoo.com
This movie overall is really FUNNY! I reccomend it as a funny comedy to view on a date. Or like on a Friday when you have had a bad week. IT WILL CHEER YOU UP FAST!... Full review
New Guy
Nov 07, 2007
tkgamesrock - yahoo.com
Nov 07, 2007tkgamesrock - yahoo.com
It is alot funny and i'll give that 1 up and I have it at my house cool. And the time when I watched it with my friends it was funny.... Full review
Piece of trash
Aug 07, 2007
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Aug 07, 2007dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
With the New Guy being Ed Decter's first film to direct, all there is to say is: "first time is clearly not a charm."... Full review
One-to-many teen movies
May 12, 2007
bcountry7 - yahoo.com
May 12, 2007bcountry7 - yahoo.com
Although I am have a total dislike of teen high school movies, I have to say that this movie was actually kind of funny. Comedies have taken a turn for the worst over the past four years revolving around sexual, drug... Full review
It's an excellent film. Eliza is great
Feb 09, 2007
cgmariotti - imdb.com
Feb 09, 2007cgmariotti - imdb.com
I have seen the new guy movie. Iam from Argentine and i bought the original. The performance of Eliza Dushku is Excellent.I have seen almost all her movies and she is great. The other actors are also great. I love... Full review
I knew that this movie was gonna be dumb.
Jan 02, 2007
danieltegtmeier - yahoo.com
Jan 02, 2007danieltegtmeier - yahoo.com
It's funny and all but it's so dumb. A frickin first grader can make a better story than this. Believe me, dumb, but funny.... Full review
"The New Guy" Delivers
Nov 06, 2006
C_Hardrick - imdb.com
Nov 06, 2006C_Hardrick - imdb.com
"The New Guy" is one of the best comedy films of the year 2002. D.J. Qualls stars as an outcast high school student who is the butt of all the jokes, and is ridiculed by every social group, but his... Full review
Sucked...
Jul 30, 2006
evan7851 - yahoo.com
Jul 30, 2006evan7851 - yahoo.com
This movie was pointless and pretty much sucked. It was humorous at times, but still sucked. It is a story about an idiot who becomes a hero (or so it says.) He pretty much stays that way. Don't waste your money... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
This helps make The New Guy a good hearted revenge of the nerd teen movie that's as individual as its toothpick star.
Qualls, however, is actually a truly goofy stick-insect who looks like his DNA has been spliced from Mr Bean, Pee-Wee Herman and Earnest into one awkward glob.
... Full Review
| Dec 13, 2002Beliefnet
The slapstick of the film is pretty violent, and there are frequent kicks to the groin.
The most troubling aspect of "The New Guy" might be strained impressions D.J. Qualls calls upon in his quest for status.
"The New Guy" is a waste of talent.
... Full Review
| Nov 05, 2002CultureCartel.com
So my misguided teenage friends, go to this movie; enjoy this movie on whatever level youre capable of enjoying it on; and tomorrow morning, forget about this movie.
those of you who laugh at those jokes have no doubt laughed at the same jokes in the two million teen flicks upon which The New Guy is based, and nothing I say or do is going to convince you that your sense of humor is in need of a tune up
... Full Review
| May 11, 2002Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribun
But when it comes to over-the-top fans, he can't hold a candle to his co-star, Eliza Dushku.
As for Dushku, 21, she stumbled into acting -- literally.
... Full Review
| May 10, 2002Deseret News
However, few - if any - audiences will laugh at this stupid, painfully unfunny, nerd-empowerment comedy, which makes little sense, and which throws in several severely dated references to bad effect.
To top it off, the film is poorly directed by Ed Decter, who lingers long after punchlines are over.
... Full Review
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Six years ago, The Economist ran a piece about a new trend emerging: The Bridget Jones Economy . It was about the rise of single young females in their 20s and 30s changing the economy and consumer patterns. ... Full Article
Movies AP: TOP HEADLINES FEATURED GALLERIES
nwsource.com –
2002-12-31
Hollywood studios apparently are under the assumption that high-concept, low-humor teen comedies don't need to be directed. Just roll a camera on the most tasteless collection of jokes you can squeeze under the PG-13 wire. If you get lucky, when ... Full Article
The New Guy
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