| Buying the Cow | |
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| Directed by | Walt Becker |
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| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Edited by | Tony Lombardo |
| Music by | Andrew Gross [de] |
| Distributed by | Destination Films |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Buying the Cow is a 2002 American screwball comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Jerry O'Connell, Ryan Reynolds, Alyssa Milano and Bridgette L. Wilson.
Plot
David is too afraid to commit to his girlfriend Sarah, who is pressuring him to get married. While she goes away to New York for work for two months, David's friends persuade him to experience the dating scene one more time. Meanwhile, David's womanizing friend Mike gets drunk one night and mistakenly believes he has had sex with a man, and afterwards makes several awkward attempts to come out of the closet, even though he is not really gay.
Cast
- Jerry O'Connell as David Collins
- Bridgette L. Wilson as Sarah
- Alyssa Milano as Amy
- Ryan Reynolds as Mike Hanson
- Annabeth Gish as Nicole
- Bill Bellamy as Jonesy
- Jon Tenney as Andrew Hahn
- Ron Livingston as Tyler Carter Bellows
- Erinn Bartlett as Julie Madison
- Scarlett Chorvat as Katie Madison
- David DeLuise as Frat Guy
- Sonya Eddy as Security Woman
- Alma Beltran as Hispanic Woman
Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released in the fall or holiday season of 2000, but ended up being released in late 2002, after Van Wilder had already been released.
Reception
Robert Pardi of TV Guide rated it 1/5 stars and called it "memorable for all the wrong reasons" because of its misogyny and homophobia.
References
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-16-ca-54402-story.html
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-14-re-hotprop14-story.html
- Pardi, Robert. "Buying The Cow". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
External links
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