The Baxter (2005)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Michael Showalter

Writer (WGA):

Michael Showalter (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic comedy for anyone who's ever been dumped.

Plot:

In the style of a Howard Hawks comedy, Baxter follows the twists and turns of a young man's life during the two weeks before his wedding. |

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Dartmouth University | Brooklyn | Secretary | Wedding Planner

Cast

Michael Showalter	...	Elliot Sherman
Elizabeth Banks	...	Caroline Swann
Michelle Williams	...	Cecil Mills
Justin Theroux	...	Bradley Lake
Zak Orth	...	Wendall Wimms
Michael Ian Black	...	Ed
Catherine Lloyd Burns	...	Stella
Peter Dinklage	...	Benson Hedges
Paul Rudd	...	Dan Abbott
Katharine Powell	...	Sonya Simmons
Jon DeVries	...	Alan Swann
Donna Mitchell	...	Judy Swann
Haviland Morris	...	Kate Lewis
David Wain	...	Louis Lewis
Jim DeMarse	...	Leonard Sherman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual humor and some drug references.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

IFC Productions

Trivia:

Michael Ian Black and Catherine Lloyd Burns play a couple named "Ed" and "Stella". These are the names of two television shows starring Michael Ian Black.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the Dartmouth pep rally flashback, Tanner is holding a girl's lacrosse stick.

Quotes:

Ed: I mean Elliot, you got my knickers all up in a pinch here!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'The Baxter' (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Songs without Words: Aria

Then I Slipped you My Big, Fat, HEYYYYY!

I really like "The Baxter." Now, I am a confessed Showalter, Wain, Black, The State, "Wet Hot", Stella fanatic, so I obviously have a history with these guys and their particular brand of humor. This is a great, sweet, hilarious little movie. These State alumnus guys have a very intelligent, interesting, off kilter type of humor that is definitely love it or not get it. Watch "Stella" sometime with a room full of your friends. Half of them will laugh extremely hard, and half of them won't get it. If you are familiar with Show and his humor, you will love this film. Its much more subtle than Stella or Wet Hot American Summer, but there are some huge laughs in it. It is probably the only romantic comedy I've ever seen that I really like. Highly recommended!