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Synopsis: Set against the bright lights of Manhattan, a tale which takes a comic, urbane look at the modern male ego at war in the singles scene trenches. Roger Swanson is a hopelessly cynical advertising copywriter with a razor-sharp wit who believes he has mastered the art of manipulating women. But Roger's seemingly foolproof world of smooth talk and casual sex begins to unravel when he is paid a surprise visit by his teenager nephew, Nick. Hoping to settle, once and for all, the issue of his virginity, Nick begs Roger to school him in the art of seducing women. Welcoming the challenge, Roger guides Nick through the city's wild nightlife for an all-night crash course, only to realize that he--the adult--still has something to learn about what women, and men, really want.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Dylan Kidd
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  12 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
2002
106 min
$1,169,941
413 Views


when you woke me out of a dead, pleasant|sleep and demanded the use of my body.

- You could have said no.|- What?. Are you kidding me?.

That was a call to action.

I dressed in 30 seconds|like a volunteer fireman.

I was insane--

You should stop talking and listen|to me. I got something to say to you.

Oh, yeah?.

- Words are my stock-in-trade,Joyce.|- I know.

You can't just|stop up the floodgate.

- Put that down.|- What?.

- We need to stop this.|- Stop what?.

God, I love watching you|in the bathroom.

You're like an athlete after the game,|scraping off the war paint.

I meant, we need to stop|seeing each other.

Oh, really?.

This whole thing was a bad idea.

Generally, I have good judgment,|but this time, right out the window.

This whole thing is a great idea.|Nobody knows about us.

We all go out, I sit there and...

you know, a few hours later...

I know I'm going to be|the traveling salesman...

and you're going to be|the lonely housewife.

I need you to be an adult about this.|No scenes.

Joyce, I am your boy.|I'm your thoroughbred.

Adult. Understand?.

Forget about the keys, okay?.|Just keep the keys with--

Tonight is our last night,|so let's make it a good one.

Good-bye sex is never good.

Next week, we'll have|"get back together" sex--

- Can I stay the night?.|- Roger, no.

Right.

Hi. Can I have a Cosmo and|a Maker's Mark on the rocks?. Thanks.

- Let's have a talk.|- I'm sorry. I'm with some people.

Let me guess.

You're relatively new at the company.

Maybe you moved to New York from|somewhere else. Somewhere friendly.

First you took pride in being alone.

Wanna make a name foryourself|in the big city.

After a while, you started thinking|how it might be nice to meet somebody.

Winter's not far off,|and it gets lonely sometimes.

Okay. And?.

And so you develop a crush|on your supervisor...

even though the other women|in the office tell you...

" Keep clear. He's bad news."

- Why is he bad news?.|- Because he's a player.

He's a guy who collects trophies.

Every woman who takes a job there|ends up in bed with him.

And ifyou give in to temptation...

you'll end up the punch line|to a sordid joke by the water cooler.

Am I hot or cold?.

- It's a good story.|- It's a cliche.

So what do you do|when you're not reducing the world?.

What's wrong with reduction,|boiling things down to their essence?.

What's wrong with...|seeing what's really going on?.

And what's really going on?.|What's the big revelation?.

Why should I tell you?.

Telling you|isn't going to change anything.

For instance, I could tell you that|what you think of as your personality...

is nothing but a collection|of Van aarticles.

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Dylan Kidd

Dylan Kidd (born August 30, 1969) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing and writing the 2002 American film Roger Dodger. more…

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