The New Guy

Year:

2002

Duration:

88 min | 92 min (director's cut)

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Ed Decter

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2002-05-10

Filming Locations: 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr, Cedar Park, Texas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $13,000,000

Opening Weekend: $9,007,833 (USA) (12 May 2002)

Gross: $28,972,187 (USA) (30 June 2002)

Cast

Actor

Character

Christa Campbell

The New Guy

Julius Carry

Jerod Mixon

The New Guy

Parry Shen

The New Guy

DJ Qualls

Dizzy

Eliza Dushku

Danielle

Zooey Deschanel

Nora

Lyle Lovett

Bear

Eddie Griffin

Luther

Sunny Mabrey

Courtney

Ross Patterson

Conner

Matt Gogin

Ed Ligget

Horatio Sanz

Dance Instructor

Tony Hawk

Himself

Geoffrey Lewis

Principal Zaylor

Charlie O'Connell

Charlie

Gene Simmons

Reverend

Tommy Lee

Himself

Kool Moe Dee

Ted

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine

Josh Todd

Rudy

Henry Rollins

Warden

Illeana Douglas

Kiki Pierce

Kurt Fuller

Mr. Undine

M.C. Gainey

Clem

Hans Stroble

Dave

Charles Hutchison

Lonnie

Avery Kidd Waddell

Pete

Mike Erwin

Travis

Bryan Shy

Mark

Jesse Castillo

Gordon

Rachael E. Stevens

Tina

Laura Clifton

Emily

Conrad Goode

Billy Ray

Jai Rodriguez

Jose

Robert A. Guthrie

Damian

Matthew Lee Pelosi

Young Dizzy

Ryan Waller

Announcer

Kina Cosper

Estelle

Vanilla Ice

Music Store Employee (as Robert Van Winkle)

Bill Wolkoff

Music Store Manager

Mike Wachs

Henry

Pride Grinn

Redneck

Kyle Gass

Mr. Luberoff

Valente Rodriguez

Ramone

Justine Johnston

Mrs. Whitman

Billy F. Harden

Choir Member

Joy Hadnott

Carmen

Christie Abbott

Christie

Meredith May

Cheerleader

Audrea Ulmer

Cheerleader (as Andrea Ulmer)

Saudia Rashed

Cheerleader

Shana McClendon

Cheerleader

Camille Chen

Cheerleader

Jessica Hale

Cheerleader

Kelly Bright

Cheerleader

Kristen Anderson

Cheerleader

Kellye Cunningham

Cheerleader

David Hasselhoff

Himself

John Christensen

Jerry O'Connell

Highland High Party Twin #1

Deborah Abbott

Sam Goodie's Shopper (uncredited)

Cynthia Aguiar

Fan

Kate Alexander

Highland High Student

René Alvarado

Party Guy

Ameer Baraka

Barclay

Johnny Bartee

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Jason Bohn

Football Player

James Brown

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robb Chamberlain

Fan

Joshua Clephas

Football Player

Peter Cornwell

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Joshua J. Cotten

(uncredited)

Marta Cross

Party Girl (uncredited)

Timothy F. Crowley

Football Official

Lisa Del Dotto

Mall Shopper

Susan E. Denison

Flower Child (uncredited)

Patrick Dew

Party Boy

Troy Dillinger

Prisoner / Mascot (uncredited)

Katy Dunlap

Popular Girl (uncredited)

Dan Eggleston

Football Fan

Michelle Fairbanks

Goth Girl (uncredited)

Leigh M. Harris

Rocky Creek Student (uncredited)

John Harrison

Highland High Student

David Scott Heck

Highland Hippie (uncredited)

Landon Kash

Football Player

Rachel Klein

Highland Popular Girl

Matthew S. Moffett

Fan

Christina Murphy

Party Dancer (uncredited)

Rick Olmos

Mall Customer

Vincent James Prendergast

Nerd with a Back Brace (uncredited)

Scott Rocher

Football Fan

Greg Romero

Football Fan

Julia Schultz

Tommy Lee's Girlfriend

Melanie Stovall

Highland High Student

Nicole Taylor

Highland High Popular Girl

Gary Teague

Football Fan

Gary Vaught

Football Official

Aaron Wells

Jason

Did you know?

Trivia

Zooey Deschanel, who plays quirky Nora in The New Guy, also plays quirky Jess in the TV show The New Girl.

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Students at W. Charles Akins High School were not allowed to be extras in the film despite the fact that the film was partially shot there. This was because extras were required to be at least 18 years old, and at the time Akins' only had 9th and 10th grade students. However, several teachers and staff of Akins High School got to be extras.

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When 'Dizzy/Gil' goes to the County Jail, and is talking to Luther, you can see a black flag symbol on the wall behind him. The Warden is played by former black flag front man, Henry Rollins.

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Goofs

At Danielle's restaurant, the lights that form the shape of a cowboy in the background change from facing the left to facing the right between shots.

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When Kirk lets go of the motorcycle and it crashes into the garage door the front wheel is on the left, but when shown from the reverse angle the front wheel is still on the left when it should be on the right.

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At the first football game that Gil goes to, the announcers say that that was the first win since the last Bush was president. Then, when Gil goes into the office and the coach and the principal are thanking him for all he did, the coach then states that it was their first win in five years. The movie was made in 2002 when George W. Bush was president, five years before that Bill Clinton would be president, not George Bush.

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Quotes

Nora: No animals are nicer. They don't boo when they're killing something.

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Mr. Undine: We got a homecoming dance coming up in a month or so and it has been the most god-awful experience for everyone involved, right Coach?

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Nora: He's got kind of a... Brad Pitt thing going there.

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?

A

The Director's cut of "The New Guy" has only been released in the US so far. It contains some cuts for the PG-13 and also two new plot scenes which feature DJ Qualls as William Wallace (not Patton) already in the first football game. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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