I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Barry Fanaro (screenplay) and
Alexander Payne (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

They're as straight as can be, but don't tell anyone.

Plot:

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters (Sandler, James) pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. |

Plot Keywords:

Dead Wife | New York City | Gay Wedding | Trial | Firefighter

Awards:

13 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Chuck Levine
Kevin James	...	Larry Valentine
Jessica Biel	...	Alex McDonough
Dan Aykroyd	...	Captain Tucker
Ving Rhames	...	Duncan
Steve Buscemi	...	Clint Fitzer
Nicholas Turturro	...	Renaldo Pinera
Allen Covert	...	Steve
Rachel Dratch	...	Benefits Supervisor
Richard Chamberlain	...	Councilman Banks
Nick Swardson	...	Kevin McDonough
Blake Clark	...	Crazy Homeless Man
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Teresa
Matt Winston	...	Glen Aldrich
Lance Bass	...	Band Leader

Also Known As:

Yo los declaro marido y... Larry (Argentina) (Mexico) (Uruguay) [es]
Chuck und Larry - Wie Feuer und Flamme (Germany) [de]
Damadi öpebilirsin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Declaro-vos Marido e... Marido (Portugal) [pt]
Férj és férj (Hungary) [hu]
Gasilca pred oltarjem (Slovenia) [sl]
Härmed förklarar jag er Chuck och Larry (Sweden) [sv]
Io vi dichiaro marito e marito (Italy) [it]
Je vous déclare Chuck et Larry (Canada: French title) [fr]
Jeg erklærer jer nu for Chuck og Larry (Denmark) [da]
Kdyz si Chuck bral Larryho (Czech Republic) [cs]
Kui Chuck abiellub Larryga (Estonia) [et]
Kyrios tou kyriou, O (Greece) [el]
Os declaro marido y marido (Spain) [es]
Quand Chuck rencontre Larry (France) [fr]
Voitte suudella sulhasta (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references. (re-rated; originally rated R)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating, certificate #43579) | Germany:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:Btl | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | UK:12A | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12 | France:U | USA:R (original rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title "Apple Bottom".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chuck is talking to Alex in the pharmacy, his necklace goes from being over his undershirt to under it several times.

Quotes:

Kevin McDonough: I'm sorry sir. He sucks, you're cool, I'm gay, I'm out.
[sits down again]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

For One Night Only

Somewhere between Crap and Funny....

... this movie is firmly lodge.

I laughed out loud on more than one occasion. There are a few amusing cameos (my favorite being Dave Matthews as a flamboyant personal shopper). But I think the overall joke hit to miss ratio is probably something like 1 in 10. Sandler and James are just fine in their roles, but they didn't have much to work with. The story doesn't really work- way too many holes, even for a comedy. I think the movie just loses it's touch by going back and forth between overly general, unflattering depictions of homosexuals and sloppy attempts to make Chuck and Larry folk heroes to the gay community. All if it is done in such a way that none of it is believable. The movie is never quite as funny as it should be, and nowhere near as touching as it's desperately trying to be.