The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Harrison (Qualls) who gets himself expelled so that he can move schools and reinvent himself. Learning how to be cool from a prison inmate, he renames himself Gil Harris and is quick to make new friends and soon gains respect from jocks and geeks alike. He begins dating popular girl Danielle (Dushku) and unites a once-divided school, also greatly improving its football team. Eventually, Gil has to face his demons from his old school when they face each other in a football game. The film received generally negative reviews, but was a modest box office success
Plot[]
The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Harrison (Qualls) who gets himself expelled so that he can move schools and reinvent himself. Learning how to be cool from a prison inmate, he renames himself Gil Harris and is quick to make new friends and soon gains respect from jocks and geeks alike. He begins dating popular girl Danielle (Dushku) and unites a once-divided school, also greatly improving its football team. Eventually, Gil has to face his demons from his old school when they face each other in a football game. The film received generally negative reviews, but was a modest box office success
Cast[]
Dizzy Gillespie Harrison / Gil Harris Eliza Dushku as Danielle Eddie Griffin as Luther Zooey Deschanel as Nora Lyle Lovett as Bear Harrison Jerod Mixon as Kirk Parry Shen as Glen Rachael E. Stevens as Tina Ameer Baraka as Barclay Kina Cosper as Estelle Ross Patterson as Conner Maguire Geoffrey Lewis as Principal Zaylor Kurt Fuller as Mr. Undine Sunny Mabrey as Courtney Illeana Douglas as Miss Kiki Pierce Justine Johnston as Mrs. Whitman Matt Gogin as Ed Ligget Christa Campbell as Tommy Lee's Girlfriend (uncredited) Cameo appearances Jerry O'Connell Charlie O'Connell Vanilla Ice Tony Hawk Silkk the Shocker David Hasselhoff Master P Tommy Lee Kool Moe Dee Horatio Sanz Henry Rollins Josh Todd Jai Rodriguez C-Murder Jermaine Dupri M. C. Gainey Kyle Gass Gene Simmons James Brown (archival footage) Valente Rodriguez
Production[]
The film was shot in Austin and around Austin (San Marcos, Elgin, and Del Valle) utilized Texas State University, Driskell Hotel, and an FYE at Lakeline Mall between October 23, 2000 to January 12, 2001.
Reception[]
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 7% based on 99 reviews, with an average rating of 3.30/10. The consensus reads: "Incoherent, silly, and unoriginal, The New Guy offers up the same old teen gross-out comedy cliches." On Metacritic, the film has a 24% rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews" based on reviews from 23 critics. The film grossed $31,167,388 worldwide against a $13 million production budget.
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