Rent a Man - a man for a few seconds
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| German title | Rent a Man - a man for a few seconds |
| Original title | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 85 minutes |
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| Director | Mike Mitchell |
| script | Harris Goldberg , Rob Schneider |
| production | Barry Bernardi , Sidney Ganis |
| music | Teddy Castellucci |
| camera | Peter Lyons Collister |
| cut | George Bowers , Lawrence Jordan , Doron Shauly |
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Rent a Man - A man for certain seconds (Alternative title: Rent-a-Man , rent a Man , rent a Man - American Gigolo ; Original title: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo ) is an American film comedy of Mike Mitchell from the year 1999 . The film was produced and distributed by Touchstone Pictures .
action
While the gigolo Antoine Laconte is away on business, the unsuccessful aquarium cleaner Deuce Bigalow is supposed to take care of Laconte's fish. He accidentally ransacked Laconte's apartment. In order to earn the money for the repairs, Bigalow now also competes as a gigolo - however, unlike the very good-looking Laconte, his customers are anything but dream women.
Bigalow finally falls in love with his customer Kate, an "ugly duckling" who had received the gigolo's services as a gift from her friends.
Police investigator Chuck Fowler meanwhile demands Bigalow to hand over Laconte's customer directory. As it turns out, Fowler suspects his own wife to have used Laconte's services. Bigalow can reconcile the couple, however.
In the end, Bigalow managed to renovate Laconte's apartment just in time. However, because the aquarium was glued too fresh and suffered another total write-off, the dizziness is nevertheless exposed. When the irascible Laconte attacks Bigalow, he is arrested by Fowler.
Reviews
On Rotten Tomatoes , a website that evaluates reviews, Rent a Man has a rating of 23% for a few seconds .
Lawrence Van Gelder wrote in the New York Times on December 10, 1999 that viewers would expect "a little sex" and "a little humor". The problem with the film, the title of which is reminiscent of the comedy Ace Ventura - An animal detective , is not the crude gags (“The problem ... is not its low humor”). These have a “proud history” in the films. The problem is that they are not numerous and "undemanding" ("... is the low level of its low humor", "Among devotees of comedy," Deuce Bigalow "is for the undemanding").
"Flat comedy that strings out worn-out slapstick gags and hopes in vain for the effectiveness of bizarre, weird characters."
Awards
Rob Schneider was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2000. The film was nominated for Best Comedy for the Teen Choice Award in 2000.
background
The shooting took place in Los Angeles , in Angel Stadium of Anaheim and Orlando ( Florida instead). Production costs were estimated at 18 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 65.5 million in US cinemas.
In 2005 the sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo was produced.
Rob Schneider's daughter Elle King can be seen in the film as the "Cookie Girl".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Age rating for Rent a Man - A man for a few seconds . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes (Eng.)
- ↑ Review by Lawrence Van Gelder on nytimes.com
- ↑ Rent a Man - A man for a few seconds. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo on imdb.com
- ↑ Business Data for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo on imdb.de
Web links
- Rent a Man - A man for certain seconds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rent a Man - A man for certain seconds at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Rent a Man - A man for certain seconds at Metacritic (English)
- Rent a Man - A man for a few seconds in the online film database
- Rent a Man - A man for a few seconds in the German dubbing file