The Guys (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jim Simpson

Writers:

Anne Nelson (play)
Anne Nelson (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 November 2003 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver.

Plot Keywords:

Eulogy | Grief | Voice Over | Train Ride | New York City

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Sigourney Weaver	...	Joan
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Nick
Irene Walsh	...	Joan's Sister
Jim Simpson	...	Joan's Husband
Charlotte Simpson	...	Joan's Daughter
Julian Trompeter	...	Joan's Son
Katharine Schreiber	...	Sister's Daughter
Lucas DeBassac	...	Sister's Son
Joshua Ross	...	Sister's Infant
Alfredo Narciso	...	Diner Cashier
Julia Nelson Black	...	Acolyte
David Nelson Black	...	Acolyte
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Bonaventura	...	Tony James
Marcus Collins	...	Brother
Tim Cummings	...	Man on Subway
Joey Salvia	...	Man In Church
Steven Weisz	...	Argentine Writer

Also Known As:

Our Guys: Fearless and True (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6 (f) | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

ContentFilm

Trivia:

Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray played the two main characters in the original stage version.

Movie Connections:

References Flashdance (1983)

I have to comment on the comments below.

The film is good. It's thoughtful and poignant. The acting was well done and the directing made it as interesting as possible given the material (i.e. two people talking). Be warned that this movie is not your average mass-consumption media fare, and if your IQ is hovering around 100 or less you are better off renting an Adam Sandler or Jerry Bruckheimer movie.

The backdrop is 9/11 but you could take the two characters out of NY 2001 and dropped them into any similar tragedy in history. It is not a "US Propaganda" film as someone tried to state below. It is a film about two people having to cope with tragedy. One who was directly touched and one who was sitting on the sidelines wishing to be able to help out. On that level, on telling the brief story of two people who should never have met, it works very well.

Finally, to the person who said "If I were director, I would have ... had someone write a better script..." >>THE FILM IS BASED ON A TWO-PERSON PLAY!!!<< The above statement is as ignorant and mind-numbingly stupid as someone saying "I wish the director of Hamlet had someone write a better script with more fight scenes."