The Love Guru (2008)

Director:

Marco Schnabel

Writers (WGA):

Mike Myers (written by) &
Graham Gordy (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

His Karma is Huge

Plot:

Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete. |

Plot Keywords:

Hindu | Product Placement | Apology | Penis Joke | Obscene Finger Gesture

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Cast

Jessica Alba	...	Jane Bullard
Mike Myers	...	Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Himself
Justin Timberlake	...	Jacques Grande
Romany Malco	...	Darren Roanoke
Meagan Good	...	Prudence Roanoke
Omid Djalili	...	Guru Satchabigknoba
Verne Troyer	...	Coach Punch Cherkov
Ben Kingsley	...	Guru Tugginmypudha
Jessica Simpson	...	Herself
Kanye West	...	Himself
Deepak Chopra	...	Himself
Rob Blake	...	Himself
Manu Narayan	...	Rajneesh
John Oliver	...	Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert	...	Jay Kell

Also Known As:

Untitled Mike Myers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some comic violence and drug references.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44134) | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:G (Québec) | France:U

Filming Locations:

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Michael De Luca Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In Coach Cherkov's office meeting, Coach Cherkov slams his table over, but on the next take, his table returns to the upright position with many objects on top of it.

Quotes:

Guru Pitka: Please welcome, Celine Dion!
Jacques Grande: Ah! Dis is my day of lucky!

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek: The Gamesters of Triskelion (#2.16)" (1968)

Soundtrack:

Lead Me To Your Rock

It was painful.

I have seen some awful movies. Movies that just aren't that great, aren't interesting, lack that certain spark that a Great Movie always has. I knew, walking in to screen this movie this morning, that this would lack that certain spark. I knew this would not be a Great Movie, but I expected it to be at least somewhat funny -- it is, after all, a comedy. And as for expecting the rest of it to be stupid, well, it went above and beyond: it was absolutely ridiculous.

Generally, I'm indifferent to Mike Myers' stupid (for lack of a better word) humor. There have been some genuinely funny moments in past movies, but you won't find more than two or maybe even three in this one. The entire movie was basically sexual innuendo after innuendo after innuendo after humping elephants.

At one point, I wanted to bash my head against a wall. This supposed "comedy" was absolute torture to sit through.

But Stephen Colbert is interesting -- has a few funny lines -- and Jessica Alba was very pretty. Also, Verne Troyer has quite the clever line -- in the credits, that is.

I suppose one thing to say about this movie is, while not exactly in a positive light, it will likely always be in your memory, never forgotten. Although, keep in mind: seeing a movie should never hurt this much.