Boys and Girls (2000)

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Lowery (written by) &
Andrew Miller (written by)

Release Date:

16 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Opposites Attack

Plot:

A friendship is put to the ultimate test when two best friends wind up in bed together.

Plot Keywords:

Uc Berkeley | Friendship | Break Up | Best Friend | Costume

Cast

Brendon Ryan Barrett	...	Young Ryan Walker
Gay Thomas-Wilson	...	N.Y. Flight Attendant
Raquel Beaudene	...	Young Jennifer Burrows
Claire Forlani	...	Jennifer Burrows
David Smigelski	...	Homecoming King
Blake Shields	...	Homecoming Knight
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ryan Walker
Alyson Hannigan	...	Betty
Jason Biggs	...	Hunter / Steve
Amanda Detmer	...	Amy
Sean Maysonet	...	Michael
John X	...	D.J. at Club
Tsianina Joelson	...	Girl in Bar
Kristofer Mickelson	...	Big Guy
Matt Carmody	...	Kirt

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:A | France:U | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

Punch 21 Productions

Trivia:

The homecoming scene was shot over Thanksgiving.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: What is suppose to be Telegraph Ave. is not the real Telegraph Ave. at all.

Quotes:

[first lines]
N.Y. Flight Attendant: Can I help you?
Ryan: I don't know. Can you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Soundtrack:

Get You Off My Mind

Better Than "When Harry Met Sally"

All the critics seem to be saying that this movie is trying to be "When Harry Met Sally" and failing miserably at it, instead of seeing what a nice change of pace it is to see a romantic movie about two people who don't cuss and run around naked. I get so tired of seeing the same plot line over and over and then when someone makes an original movie like "Boys and Girls" it is bashed because people say it is boring. It is not boring, it just contains great dialogue instead of the usual lame boyfriend girlfriend story where they all try to figure out who to sleep with next or what funny sex scene they can come up with. It is incredibly sweet and it contains a great performance by the wonderful Claire Forlani. She is such an incredible actress and no one seems to notice. The same thing happened with "Meet Joe Black" because it had wonderful dialogue and no one saw that either. I think people just don't like movies with any character development that may actually cause you to think about anything other than what will blow up next. If you want to see something that takes a little effort to understand, then go see "Boys and Girls". The dance scene alone is worth the $7.00.