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Features: DVD, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1), Widescreen, English, Spanish, French
Marisa Tomei (Anger Management) and Heather Graham (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) star in this hilarious, sex-obsessed comedy from the makers of Bridget Jones's Diary! Sharonna (Graham) is an "alternative" film actress who takes a young man (Jimi Mistry) under her wing to show him how to make it in her "unique" variety of show biz. But after a chance encounter with a ditzy socialite (Tomei), this would-be actor finds himself playing a very different part: that of a mystically wise--and totally bogus--"sex guru." Now, dispensing advice on everything from free love to sexual nirvana, he's about to be catapulted into a wildly comic, erotically outrageous version of the American Dream in this wickedly entertaining comedy romp.
"Mistry is a find; his scenes with Marisa Tomei as a spoiled heiress exude an unforced sexiness." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
" A gaudy, raucous romp..." Manohla Dargis, L.A. Times
"Tomei cements her reputation as one of Hollywood's best comic actresses..." Carla meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
THE GURU, from director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, begins with a young Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) in a Delhi movie theater, rejecting the extreme song and dance notions of the local Bollywood cinema for the more glamorous American film musical GREASE. This transformative experience eventually leads Ramu to travel to New York, where he plans to launch a career as a dancing actor like his idol, John Travolta. Though things don't initially work out, he soon finds different kinds of success, both as "The Guru of Sex" (catering to an aimless socialite played by Marisa Tomei) and in wooing the woman he loves (Heather Graham), a porn actress with a heart of gold.While Ramu rejects the playfully surreal, over-the-top musical style of Bollywood, director von Scherler Mayer uses it to dual-edged effect in THE GURU: at various times, the scenes set in America suddenly burst into rococo musical production numbers, simultaneously emulating and poking fun at the Indian cinema tradition. A final number even manages to fuse Bollywood techniques with a send-up of GREASE, resulting in a humorous double homage.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; English DTS 5.1 Surround | | Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Photo Gallery | | Theatrical Trailer | | Theatrical Teaser Trailer | | Commentary With Director Daisy Von Scherler Mayer & Tracey Jackson | | Feature Commentary With Jimi Mistry | | Deleted Scenes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 4/12/2005 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 21984 | | UPC: 00025192198427 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"A gaudy, raucous romp....Enjoyable..." 01/31/2003 p.C1New York Times
"THE GURU has a canny, genre-bending gleam in its eye..." 01/31/2003 p.E10 Entertainment Weekly
"Bright dialogue and finely embroidered performances adorn THE GURU....This very funny studio picture plays like an indie lark..." 02/07/2003 p.53 Rolling Stone
"...[With] fun musical numbers. Mistry is a find..." 02/20/2003 p.69 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 2 of 10
The Guru represents one of the most dreaded motion picture experiences any movie-goer can endure: a romantic comedy that is neither romantic nor comedic. Devoid of life, intelligence, humor, and anything else that could entertain even the most undemanding viewer, this film is a perfect example of something that should have been shipped to landfills, not multiplexes. - James Berardinelli
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