The Guru (2002)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.5/10   

Director:

Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Guionista (WGA):

Tracey Jackson (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 febrero 2003 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Fantasía | Música | Romance

Frase comercial:

When he talks, women listen

Plot:

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America...

Plot Keywords:

Waiter | Bollywood | Restaurant | India | Guru

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It might not make you laugh, but you may be sore from grinning

Reparto

Jimi Mistry	...	Ramu Gupta
Heather Graham	...	Sharonna
Marisa Tomei	...	Lexi
Michael McKean	...	Dwain
Dash Mihok	...	Rusty McGee
Emil Marwa	...	Vijay Rao
Christine Baranski	...	Chantal
Ronald Guttman	...	Edwin, Lexi's Dad
Malachy McCourt	...	Father Flannigan
Ajay Naidu	...	Sanjay
Anita Gillette	...	Mrs. McGee
Pat McNamara	...	Mr. McGee
Dwight Ewell	...	Peaches
Parul Shah	...	Indian Princess in Movie
Omar Rahim	...	Indian Prince in Movie

También conocida como:

Le gourou et les femmes (France)
The Guru of Sex (USA) (working title)
El guru del sexo (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language.

Duración:

94 min

País:

UK | France | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Hindi

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Clasificación:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Malaysia:(Banned) | Philippines:R-18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

During the early stages of writing the script, the writer wanted the character of Kitty to be Martha Stewart or Madonna. They would have played themselves had one of them been cast.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Sharonna is teaching Ramu about moving one's body to music, Ramu's pendant jumps in and out of his shirt between shots.

Citas:

Vijay: Do you know why they call it the American Dream? Because it only happens when you are asleep.

Conexiones de Película:

References Double Feature (1999) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

Round Round

It might not make you laugh, but you may be sore from grinning

Not many people will be attracted to The Guru; if for no other reason that the movie poster (or DVD box, if you will) would suggest that of an Indian film that may be too ethnic for the casual moviegoer. And that is too bad, for The Guru is one of those small gems of a film that through word of mouth will eventually get its due as an entertaining, light comedy.

Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer (1998, Madeline), the movie stars Jimi Mistry as Ramu Gumpta, an young Indian man that moves to America in hopes of obtaining the American dream; that of fame, fortune and celebrity. His hopes are soon dashed however, when he realizes that the land of opportunity is not awaiting his presence with open arms, and he must find work as a waiter and then a reluctant actor in porn films in order to pay his quarter of the rent.

As chance would give, Ramu finds himself at an upper class house party where a guru has been hired as the entertainment. When the guru passes out due to excessive drinking, Ramu assumes his role and uses logic obtained on his movie sets to enliven the guests in the first of three musical numbers within the film. At this gathering, a young, compulsive female named Lexi (played by Academy Award Winner Marisa Tomei), falls for the guru's sexual teachings and soon uses her connections to get him set up with one-on-one client visits and eventually television spots.

But alas all is not well in guru land. The teachings and mutterings by Ramu are actually words from a porn actress named Sharona, (played with normal ditziness by Heather Graham), who thinks that she is giving him lessons on how to be a better porn star and asks only that he tells no one of the information they share. Later Ramu must is put in a ‘we-can-see-this-coming-a-mile-away' scene where his teachings to a mass audience are witnessed by Sharona and he must try to win her back after betraying her trust.

The Guru is very light entertainment, but it delivers by offering nothing more than a few laughs and musical numbers that will have your feet tapping the floor. There are plenty of ethnic jokes and stereotypes (Indians driving cabs, ha ha), but nothing offensive or off color. Daisy von Scherler Mayer keeps things lively by providing us with just the right amount of sex, music and humor to keep us enthralled.

The Guru is by far a perfect movie and a 7 out of 10 would be about the proper rating if I was asked to rate it on such a scale, but considering the amount of comedies out there and the lack of laughs they provide, I think you will agree that The Guru will at least keep a smile on your face for 90 minutes. Thumbs up!