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The New Guy

Play trailer Poster for The New Guy PG-13,  2002,  1h 24m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 7% 98 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 50,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
7% Tomatometer 98 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison (D.J. Qualls) has finally gotten lucky - he has a second chance to be the guy with no past in The New Guy, a hilarious story about wiping the slate clean and reinventing yourself. Transforming from dud to stud at his new school with the help of inmate Luther, geeky Dizzy becomes the cool Gil Harris and sets out to destroy the popularity-obsessed social system, boost school morale and win the heart of Danielle (Eliza Dushku).
The New Guy

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Critics Consensus

Incoherent, silly, and unoriginal, The New Guy offers up the same old teen gross-out comedy cliches.

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Alexander Walker London Evening Standard Jan 12, 2018
Lyle Lovett plays the hero's dad: money must be tight. DJ Qualls: aiming at the dumb and dumber crowd. Go to Full Review
Nathan Rabin AV Club Jun 11, 2013
A comedy just funny enough to make viewers wish it were far funnier. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010
1/5
The New Guy is a waste of talent and time. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 13, 2019
The latest in the never ending saga of ugly duckling-becomes- beautiful swan films, The New Guy flails and flaps in these well charted waters, never really going with the current or finding good solid footing on which to rest its weary plot. Go to Full Review
Steve Head IGN Jun 11, 2013
3/5
It's a fun, upbeat movie, and there are scenes that are downright hilarious. Go to Full Review
Total Film Jun 11, 2013
2/5
So what's new about The New Guy? Not much, actually. Go to Full Review
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Harry M Jan 15, 2018 Ok wow The new guy is the best movie i saw in my life the movie tell abut a guy who get bullid in high school and in his free time h is a singer of a rock band and he visit is friend in jail who cold Crazy the guy told to Crazy that he hate his school so Crazy said to the guy that wasnt all ways The Crazy said he will train him after school to be the coolest and the scarist guy in school Crazy teach him all what he need and the shoking look! the guy get to the new school and started to be the coolst guy and he fell in love with the ceekleaderthat was agreat movie i recomend to watch this movie withe youer freand he get 5 stars from 5 stars See more
Hermione S Feb 12, 2010 A teen flick that is made awesome by DJ Qualls. I really like him, and would have enjoyed seeing him as a lead in more movies. The New Guy is very funny and has become a nostalgic movie for me. (First viewing - Teen years) See more
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Ed Decter

Director

DJ Qualls

Dizzy

Eliza Dushku

Danielle

Zooey Deschanel

Nora

Lyle Lovett

Bear

Jerod Mixon

Kirk

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Synopsis Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison (D.J. Qualls) has finally gotten lucky - he has a second chance to be the guy with no past in The New Guy, a hilarious story about wiping the slate clean and reinventing yourself. Transforming from dud to stud at his new school with the help of inmate Luther, geeky Dizzy becomes the cool Gil Harris and sets out to destroy the popularity-obsessed social system, boost school morale and win the heart of Danielle (Eliza Dushku).
Director
Ed Decter
Producer
Todd Garner, Gordon Gray, Mark Ciardi
Screenwriter
David Kendall
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Bedlam Pictures, Revolution Studios, Frontier Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Mild Drug References|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 10, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.0M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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