Romantic comedy

All Over the Guy (2001): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: All Over the Guy
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2001-08-10
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Dan Bucatinsky, Richard Ruccolo

All Over the Guy is a 2001 romantic comedy directed by Julie Davis, starring Dan Bucatinsky and Richard Ruccolo. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $1.1 million worldwide. Critics gave it 43% on Rotten Tomatoes and 46 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.

IMDb rating: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
worldwide gross: $1.1M
Metascore: 46

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Released: August 10, 2001
Runtime: 1h 35m (95 min)
Director: Julie Davis
Genres: Comedy , Romance
Original language: English
Studio: Lions Gate Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is All Over the Guy About?

The premise of All Over the Guy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

This romantic comedy follows Eli and Tom, two men who unexpectedly find themselves drawn to each other. While their friends Jackie and Brett enjoy a flourishing relationship, Eli and Tom struggle with their own hesitant romances, leading to a series of comical misunderstandings and awkward encounters. They navigate the complexities of love and friendship, ultimately discovering a connection they hadn’t initially recognized.

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Cast & crew

All Over the Guy Cast

Dan Bucatinsky leads the cast, with Richard Ruccolo. Directed by Julie Davis.

Director Julie Davis

From the director

More from Julie Davis

More films directed by Julie Davis, best-rated first: Finding Bliss, Amy's Orgasm and Witchcraft 666: The Devil’s Mistress.

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Ratings

All Over the Guy Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave All Over the Guy 43% on Rotten Tomatoes and 46 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.

IMDb

6.4 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

43% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 67%
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Metacritic

46 Metascore

User score 6.5
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TMDB

59% User score
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Plot

All Over the Guy Plot Summary

What happens in All Over the Guy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

The film unfolds primarily through flashbacks, as Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) shares his story with Esther (Doris Roberts), an HIV clinic worker, while anxiously awaiting his test results. Meanwhile, Tom (Richard Ruccolo) recounts his experiences to a fellow attendee at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Coming from very different backgrounds, Tom is the child of emotionally detached, alcoholic WASP parents who never embraced his sexual orientation, leading him to become a heavy drinker and engage in fleeting encounters with various men. In contrast, Eli has Jewish psychiatrist parents who encouraged emotional openness but inadvertently raised him to be quite neurotic.

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