The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Ed Decter, written by David Kendall and starring DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, and Eddie Griffin. The film tells the story of a scrawny high schooler named Dizzy Harrison (Qualls) gets himself expelled to reinvent his identity at a new school. With advice from a prison inmate (Griffin), he transforms into the "cool" Gil Harris, winning over the school and dating the head cheerleader (Dushku). The film received generally negative reviews, but was a modest box office success.

Plot

Prison inmate Luther speaks directly to the camera in the opening, telling the story of Dizzy Gillespie Harrison, an 18-year-old nerdy high school senior in Austin, Texas. Dizzy is friends with Nora, Kirk, and Glen, After the school librarian accidentally gives him a penile fracture, Dizzy becomes despondent. He acts recklessly and is temporarily sent to prison, where he meets Luther. He then resolves to get himself expelled from his high school so that he can attend a new one and attain a better social status there. After numerous attempts, he is successfully expelled from his high school, Rocky Creek.

He enrolls at East Highland High and head cheerleader Danielle welcomes the newcomer to school. Ed Decter was slated to make his directorial debut on the film. DJ Qualls was slated to star as the lead character while Eddie Griffin was in negotiations to play as the con who assists Qualls' character in his lies. and around Austin (San Marcos, Elgin, and Del Valle) used Texas State University, Driskell Hotel, and an FYE at Lakeline Mall between October 23, 2000, to January 12, 2001.

Unrated version

In the 92-minute unrated cut, Dizzy appears to be a "child of divorce." He once had a mother named Beth Anne but she left the family while Dizzy was doing his "godfather of soul" routine.

The film grossed $31,167,388 worldwide against a $13 million production budget.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was released on April 23, 2002, by Epic Records and Sony Music Soundtrax.

  1. "The New Guy" by Mystikal
  2. "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan
  3. "You Really Got Me" by Eve 6
  4. "Keep the Party Goin'" by Juvenile
  5. "So Fresh, So Clean" by OutKast
  6. "Outsider" by Green Day
  7. "Uh Huh" by B2K
  8. "So Dizzy" by Rehab
  9. "Breakout" by OPM
  10. "Dark Side" by Wheatus
  11. "I Love You" by Nine Days
  12. "Heart in Hand" by Vertical Horizon
  13. "Hi-Lo" by JT Money
  14. "Let It Whip" by SR-71

Songs that were featured in the film but do not appear on the soundtrack include:

  • "Super Bad" by James Brown
  • "Action Figure Party" by Action Figure Party
  • "(Rock) Superstar" by Cypress Hill
  • "Click Click Boom" by Saliva
  • "Boléro" by Hungarian State Orchestra
  • "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" by Ennio Morricone
  • "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
  • "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Interstellar Force
  • "Dammit, I Changed Again" by The Offspring
  • "Bounce" by Glo & Eklips
  • "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" by Carl Carlton
  • "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by St. John's Cathedral Choirs and Festival Orchestra
  • "Lookin' for Love" by Johnny Lee
  • "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" by Bowling for Soup
  • "New Religion Every Day" by American Steel
  • "Soar" by All Too Much
  • "The New You" by Laptop
  • "The Anthem" by Good Charlotte
  • "Wannabe Gangster” by Wheatus

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