The Best Man (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Stefan Schwartz |
| Produced by | Neil Peplow |
| Written by | Stefan Schwartz Ed Roe |
| Starring |
Stuart Townsend Amy Smart Seth Green Kate Ashfield |
| Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos |
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Release date
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9 July 2005 |
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Running time
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96 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Best Man (known in the US as Best Man, Worst Friend (on television) and Unhitched, may the best man win (on home video) is a comedy film starring Stuart Townsend, Amy Smart, Seth Green and Kate Ashfield. It was directed by Stefan Schwartz from a script by Schwartz and Ed Roe.
Childhood friends Olly Pickering and Murray go their separate ways when Olly goes to university. While there, Olly meets James. Murray vomits all over James, creating instant enmity between them.
Olly writes the two first chapters of a novel and an editor pays him $50,000 to finish it. But he gets writer's block, so loses all his money. He finds a job in London as assistant to Dana, an editor of self-help books for women.
James is going to marry in London and throws a party which he invites Olly to. Olly arrives late and gets covered in pigeon droppings in Trafalgar Square. He changes into some women's trousers. James wants Olly to be his best man and write a funny speech.
Olly feels out of place at the party. He is told off by Becka, the rightful owner of his trousers, and to Sarah without knowing she is James's girlfriend. While at the party, Olly meets, and immediately falls in love with Sarah while standing out on the balcony, but James thinks he has fallen in love with Becka.
Stan gives Olly a hard-core magazine for Murray.
Harry, Tania and barrister Graham discuss the matter in the pub. Murray will see to it that the wedding is cancelled.
Murray phones Sarah on Olly's behalf and they fix a date to see a film. Murray makes Sarah believe James is still a womanizer. Murray also sets Olly up with Sarah in Selfridges to see to the wedding list. He also phones James several times from Stan's porn shop, and appears at Becka and Sarah's flat saying that James has decided to sell it.
Back at Selfridges, Olly watches in amazement how Dana tries on a wedding dress although she is supposed to be already married and in a meeting. Dana gives Olly the sack next day. Graham talks to her trying to convince her to give Olly his job back. He doesn't convince her, but he ends up with a date with her.
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