The Love Guru (Original title)
Dates: 2008 (Copyright), 01 August 2008 (Release)Countries: Germany, USA, United KingdomDirected by: Marco Schnabel
Synopsis: Comedy. Raised in India by gurus, Guru Pitka lives in the USA, hoping to get to the top of the self-help business, above Deepak Chopra. Pitka's agent brings him a great opportunity: to take as a client a professional ice hockey star, Darren Roanoke, whose talent has waned because his girlfriend Prudence has left him for a French-Canadian paramour, Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande. If Pitka can restore Darren's stellar talent, ideally by giving him the self-belief that will win Prudence back, then Pitka will be a hero and will be booked to appear on Oprah.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Self-help literature, Ice Hockey Teams (Canadian), Infidelity, Indian community
Releases
Date: 20 June 2008Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): English
Title: The review of the year: Show me the funnyAuthor: HEWITT, Chris Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Empire magazine's overview of the eight biggest film stories of 2008. Short article praising Tom Cruise's cameo in TROPIC THUNDER and criticising the Mike Myers film The LOVE GURU.
In: Empire n223 January 2008 Page: 42
Title: News etc.: The Love GuruArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n9 September 2008 Pages: 66-67
Title: Reviews: The Love GuruAuthor: ATKINSON, Michael Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n231 September 2008 Page: 61
Title: In cinemas: The Love GuruAuthor: JOLIN, Dan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1648 20 Jun 208 Page: 21
Title: Reviews: The Love GuruAuthor: SIMON, Brent Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1626 4 Jan 2008 Pages: 22-23
Title: 2008 preview: Hitting the high notesAuthor: LODDERHOSE, Diana Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of films expected to do well at the 2008 international box office.
In: Screen International n1639 4 Apr 2008 Page: 6,8
Title: Here come the summer hitsAuthor: KAY, Jeremy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the potential international box office winners and losers for the period May-August 2008.
In: Variety 23 Jun 2008 Page: 21
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: LOWRY, Brian Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v401 n8 31 Aug 2007 Page: 22
Title: Films in ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v401 n12 7 Sep 2007 Page: 34
Title: Films in ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Change in listing.
Author: Davé, Shilpa S. Pages: xi, 191 pages
Description: The book also includes a chapter on the US television series Clone High (2002-2003).
Dates: 2008 (Copyright), 01 August 2008 (Release)Countries: Germany, USA, United KingdomDirected by: Marco Schnabel
Synopsis: Comedy. Raised in India by gurus, Guru Pitka lives in the USA, hoping to get to the top of the self-help business, above Deepak Chopra. Pitka's agent brings him a great opportunity: to take as a client a professional ice hockey star, Darren Roanoke, whose talent has waned because his girlfriend Prudence has left him for a French-Canadian paramour, Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande. If Pitka can restore Darren's stellar talent, ideally by giving him the self-belief that will win Prudence back, then Pitka will be a hero and will be booked to appear on Oprah.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Self-help literature, Ice Hockey Teams (Canadian), Infidelity, Indian community
Releases
Date: 20 June 2008Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: Internationale Filmproduktion Posiedon GmbH & Co., Production Company: Nomoneyfun Films, Presents: Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Produced in association with: Internationale Filmproduktion Posiedon GmbH & Co., In association with: Goldcrest Film Finance LLP, Executive Producer: Gary Barber, Executive Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Executive Producer: Donald J. Lee Jr, Produced by: Michael De Luca, Mike Myers, Co-producer: Josh Bratman, Associate Producer: Graham Gordy, Associate Producer: Sean Gannet, Unit Production Manager: Donald J. Lee Jr, Production Manager: James Powers, Production Supervisor: Nadia Paine, Production Supervisor: Ramona Diaz-sanchez, Production Co-ordinator: Marie-Claude Harnois, Production Accountant: Ramona Diaz-sanchez, Location Manager: Fred Kamping, Location Manager (Hockey Unit): Tim Owen, Post-production Supervisor: Stuart Macphee, Post-production Co-ordinator: Chris Farrow, 2nd Unit Director (Hockey Unit): Mark Ellis, 2nd Unit Director: Jon Poll, Assistant Director (1st): Jeff Authors, Assistant Director (2nd): Penny Charter, Assistant Director (NY 2nd): Jim Nickas, Maggie Murphy, Assistant Director (3rd): Tyler Delben, Assistant Director (Additional 3rd): Siluck Saysanasy, Assistant Director (Hockey Unit 1st): Alan Goluboff, Assistant Director (Hockey Unit 2nd): Jack Boem, Script Supervisor: Samantha Armstrong, Script Supervisor (Hockey Unit): Margaret Tanod, Casting by: Kathleen Chopin, Canadian Casting by: Robin D. Cook, Casting Associate: Julie Schubert, Casting Associate - Canada: Millie Tom, Background Casting: Donna Dupere Casting, Voice Casting: Reel Team, Written by: Mike Myers, Graham Gordy, Director of Photography: Peter Deming, Director of Photography (Hockey Unit): Stephen Andrich, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Paul Hughen, Camera Operator: Mark Willis, Camera Operator (B): Roger Finlay, Steadicam Operator: Mark Willis, 1st Assistant Photographer: Ciarán Copelin, 1st Assistant Photographer (B): John Harper, 1st Assistant Photographer (Hockey Unit): Cam North, 2nd Assistant Photographer: Zena Bielewicz, 2nd Assistant Photographer (B): Ari Magder, Film Loader: Ben Lichty, Chief Lighting Technician: Michael Galbraith, Chief Lighting Technician (Hockey Unit): Sean Osadzuk, 1st Company Grip: Robert Johnson, 2nd Company Grip: Marc Purdy, 1st Company Grip (Hockey Unit): Bob Departo, 2nd Company Grip (Hockey Unit): Martin Lake, Video Assist: Brendan Bresnahan, Mir Toofan Afdasta, Still Photographer: George Kraychyk, Visual Effects Supervisor: David D. Johnson, On-set Visual Effects Supervisor: John Coats, Visual Effects Designer: Joseph Divalerio, Visual Effects by: Pacific Vision Productions, Soho VFX, Soho VFX (Visual Effects Supervisor): Allan Magled, Soho VFX (Visual Effects Producer): Michael Kowalski, Visual Effects by: Space Monkey, Inc. RotoFactory, RotoFactory, Inc. (Executive Producer): Eric Christensen, Rene Tougeron, RotoFactory, Inc. (Visual Effects S'vis): Nicholas Cerniglia, RotoFactory, Inc. (Producer): Christal Christensen, Liz Crawford, RotoFactory, Inc. (Additional Effects): Bill Dunphy, Visual Effects by: Lola Visual Effects, Lola VFX (Visual Effects Supervisor): Edson Williams, Lola VFX (Visual Effects Producer): Thomas Nittmann, Lola VFX (Associate Visual Effects Prod): Ryan Zuttermeister, Visual Effects by: Industrial Light & Magic, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor: Eddie Pasquarello, ILM Visual Effects Producer: Lisa Todd, Graphics/Visual Effects by: Curious Pictures, Curious Pictures (Visual Effects Prod'r): Lewis Kofsky, Marci Ichimura, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Rob Sanderson, On-set Special Effects: Danny White, On-set Special Effects: Tim Barraball, On-set Special Effects: Tomas Hartl, On-set Special Effects: Fiona Macpherson, On-set Special Effects: Terry Doyle, On-set Special Effects: John Macgillivray, Gord Hudson, Graphic Artist: Jon Hunter, Edited by: Lee Haxall, Edited by: Gregory Perler, Billy Weber, 1st Assistant Editor: Richard B. Molina, 2nd Assistant Editor: Carlos Castillon, Assistant Editor: Douglas Caron, Assistant Editor: Tom Foligno, Assistant Editor: Jennifer Hatton, Assistant Editor: Chi-Yoon Chung, Assistant Editor: Michael Polier, Assistant Editor: Sam Huh, Production Designer: Charles Wood, Supervising Art Director: Dennis Davenport, Art Director: David G. Fremlin, 1st Assistant Art Director: Gordon Peterson, 1st Assistant Art Director: Grant Van Der Slagt, 1st Assistant Art Director: Jason Graham, 1st Assistant Art Director: Abbie Weinberg, Doug Slater, 2nd Assistant Art Director: Meaghan Lynch, Art Department Co-ordinator: Dusty Reeves, Set Decorator: Gordon Sim, Concept Illustrator: Sanford Kong, Storyboard Artist: Gabriel Hardman, Storyboard Artist: Joel Venti, Property Master: Eugene McCarthy, Tory Bellingham, Set Property Master: Jeffrey W. Poulis, Peter Strange, Property Buyer: Anne-Marie Ferney, Property Master (Hockey Unit): Peter Clifford, Construction Co-ordinator: Joe Curtin, Costume Designer: Karen Patch, Assistant Costume Designer: Leah Katznelson, Pauline Chung, Set Costumer (Hockey Unit): Mark De Marchi, Key Make-up Artist: Christine Hart, Make-up Design by: Ve Neill, Make-up Artist for Ms [Jessica] Alba: Tricia Sawyer, Make-up Artist: Christopher Pizzarelli, Burton Leblanc, Key Make-up Artist (Hockey Unit): Pip Ayotte, Puppeteer: Ron Stefaniuk, Puppeteer: Frank Meschkuleit, Key Hairstylist: Patricia Medina, Hairstylist for Mr [Michael] Myers: Jennifer O'Halloran, Hairstylist for Ms [Jessica] Alba: Robert Ramos, Hairstylist: Teresa Buccione, Linda Montgomerie, Key Hairstylist (Hockey Unit): Divya Putney, Main Titles by: mOcean, End Titles by: Hollywood Title, Digital Intermediate/Opticals by: Technicolor Digital Intermediates, Negative Cutter: Executive Cutting, Music by: George S. Clinton, Orchestra Conducted by: George S. Clinton, Orchestrations by: George S. Clinton, Orchestrations by: Suzie Katayama, Rick Giovinazzo, Music Supervisor: John Houlihan, Orchestra Contractor: Gina Zimmitti, Music Co-ordinator: Kevin Houlihan, Music Editor: Mike Flicker, Music Editor: Jamie Lowry, Music Editor: Matt Friedman, Music Editor: Mick Gormaley, Music Recorded/Mixed by: Steve Kempster, Orchestra Recorded at: Warner Bros. Studio Eastwood Scoring Stage, Music Recordist: Greg Dennen, Choreography by: Marguerite Derricks, Sound Designer: Tim Chau, Sound Mixer: David Bruce Carwardine, Boom Operator: Markus Wade, Boom Operator: Gavin Coford, Re-recording Mixer: Tim Chau, Re-recording Mixer: Gregory H. Watkins, Timothy O. Le Blanc, Temp Mixer (NY): Sean Garnhart, Re-recorded by: Warner Bros. Post Production Services, Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Chau, Sound Editor: Sean Garnhart, Dialogue Supervisor: David Bach, Dialogue Editor: Walter Spencer, Sound Effects Editor: Nils C. Jensen, Sound Effects Editor: David Kern, Sound Effects Editor: Scott A. Jennings, ADR (Supervisor): David Bach, Foley Supervisor: Bob Behr, Foley Artist: Robin Harlan, Foley Artist: Sarah Monat, Foley Mixer: Randy Singer, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jamie Jones, Stunt Co-ordinator: Doug Coleman, Sports Co-ordinator: Mark Ellis, Hockey Double: Leonard Thomas, Hockey Double: Dami Amurawiye, Abbah Copeland, Dolby Sound Consultant: David Berti, Dialect Coach: Diane Pitblado, Vocal Coach for Mr [Mike] Myers: Orville Heyn, Vocal Coach for Ms [Telma] Hopkins: Orville Heyn, Animal Wrangler: Richard Parker, Elephant Wrangler: Charlie Gray, Unit Publicist: Sheryl Main
Cast
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Mike Myers (Guru Pitka/young Pitka/teenage Pitka), Jessica Alba (Jane Bullard), Justin Timberlake (Jacques Grande), Romany Malco (Darren Roanoke), Meagan Good (Prudence Roanoke), Omid Djalili (Guru Satchabigknoba), Ben Kingsley (Guru Tugginmypuddah), Verne Troyer (Coach Punch Cherkov), Telma Hopkins (Lillian Roanoke), John Oliver (Dick Pants), Jessica Simpson (herself), Kanye West, Mike Myers, Deepak Chopra, Rob Blake (himself), Manu Narayan (Rajneesh), Stephen Colbert (Jay Kell), Jim Gaffigan (Trent Lueders), Daniel Tosh (cowboy hat), Ron Huebel (frat guy), Rob Gfroerer (sickly nerd), Rob Cohen (nerd), Linda Kash (female reporter), Bob Bainborough (assistant coach), Autam Chopra aka Gotham Chopra (Deepak early 20s), Suresh John (Indian man), Trevor Heins (young Pitka), Jaan Padda (young Deepak), Sean Cullen (referee), Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang (angry fan), Matt Baram, Boyd Banks (EMT), Samantha Bee (Cinnabon cashier), Garry Robbins (biker), Peter Schoelier (Uncle Jack), Ben Gans (goal post judge), Taylor Flood, Alexia Filippeos (11 year old girl), Shakti Kupil (Sanjay), Graham Gordy (DJ), Michelle Marshall (Oprah Winfrey voice double), Jahlani Bishop, Jahmal Daniel, Zoia Davis, Donna Ellis, Jazmine Jeffrey, Danielle Johnson, Carlisa Lewis, Elyssa Marshall, Jamila Mason, Nathaniel Robinson, Helen Semmunigus, Daniel Skeete, Tierra Mcrae-spence, Kadesha Webb, Clarice Gillard, Raemiah Dorrington, Knikole Frans, Zachary Jones-Hurst, Tyra Jones-Hurst, Adisa Liburd, Sabrina Morris, Nadine Muir, Larissa Abrams-Ogg, Tracey Soman, Alpha Kayondo, Ashton Williams, Madhumita Sen, Krystal Kiran Garib, Uppekha Jain, Dani Jazzar, Frank Bishun, Karun Pathak, Sachin Bhatt, Prosenjit Kundu, Robert Halley, Sharat Chawla, Namita Kapoor, Hetal Patel, Nazneen Irani, Shereen Ladha, Sharona D'ornellas, Paul Myers (background vocalist), Val Kilmer ([himself])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Empire n235 January 2009 Page: 160Title: The review of the year: Show me the funnyAuthor: HEWITT, Chris Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Empire magazine's overview of the eight biggest film stories of 2008. Short article praising Tom Cruise's cameo in TROPIC THUNDER and criticising the Mike Myers film The LOVE GURU.
In: Empire n223 January 2008 Page: 42
Title: News etc.: The Love GuruArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n9 September 2008 Pages: 66-67
Title: Reviews: The Love GuruAuthor: ATKINSON, Michael Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n231 September 2008 Page: 61
Title: In cinemas: The Love GuruAuthor: JOLIN, Dan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1648 20 Jun 208 Page: 21
Title: Reviews: The Love GuruAuthor: SIMON, Brent Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1626 4 Jan 2008 Pages: 22-23
Title: 2008 preview: Hitting the high notesAuthor: LODDERHOSE, Diana Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of films expected to do well at the 2008 international box office.
In: Screen International n1639 4 Apr 2008 Page: 6,8
Title: Here come the summer hitsAuthor: KAY, Jeremy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the potential international box office winners and losers for the period May-August 2008.
In: Variety 23 Jun 2008 Page: 21
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: LOWRY, Brian Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v401 n8 31 Aug 2007 Page: 22
Title: Films in ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v401 n12 7 Sep 2007 Page: 34
Title: Films in ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Change in listing.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Indian accents: brown voice and racial performance in American television and filmAuthor: Davé, Shilpa S. Pages: xi, 191 pages
Description: The book also includes a chapter on the US television series Clone High (2002-2003).