Along Came Polly [Blu-ray]

Director: John Hamburg John Hamburg

Overview

Screenwriter John Hamburg directs his second film (since his 1998 debut Safe Men) with the romantic comedy Along Came Polly. Ben Stiller plays Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor who never takes chances in any aspect of his life. When his new bride Lisa (Debra Messing) leaves him for a European scuba instructor named Claude (Hank Azaria), he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whom he remembers from his seventh-grade Model U.N. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces him to a new world of spicy food and suggestive dances. Along Came Polly also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Reuben's washed-up best friend Sandy Lyle and Alec Baldwin as the obnoxious insurance company boss Stan Indursky.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2016
UPC:	0025192337338
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	23,215

Special Features

Original opening of Along Came Polly; Rodolfo goes Hollywood; Deleted scenes; Outtakes; Making of Along Came Polly; Feature commentary with director John Hamburg; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ben Stiller	Reuben Feffer
Jennifer Aniston	Polly Prince
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Sandy Lyle
Debra Messing	Lisa Kramer
Alec Baldwin	Stan Indursky
Hank Azaria	Claude
Bryan Brown	Leland Van Lew
Jsu Garcia	Javier
Michelle Lee	Vivian Feffer
Bob Dishy	Irving Feffer
Missi Pyle	Roxanne
Judah Friedlander	Dustin
Kevin Hart	Vic
Masi Oka	Wonsuk
Kym E. Whitley	Gladys
Amy Hohn	Cheryl
Nathan Dean	Mitch
Cheryl Hines	Catering Manager
Caroline Aaron	Wedding Coordinator
Christina Kirk	Party Hostess
Todd Stashwick	Security Officer
Robb Skyler	Basketball Player
Eddie Conna	Basketball Player
Bruce Nozick	Executive Chef
Mark Adair-Rios	Cake Decorator
Michael Shamberg	Van Lew Executive
Nick Jameson	Van Lew Executive
Richard Willgrubs	AFLAC Executive
Richard Assad	Indian Waiter
Ronald Hunter	Peanut Vendor
David Baron	Rabbi
James Dumont	Larry
Nicholas Benevento	Wedding Photographer
Jeffrey Ross	Wedding Band Leader
Mitch Silpa	J.C. Superstar Director
Robert M. Koch	Partygoer
Mark Ramos Nishita	Salsa Band Leader
Theodore Shapiro	Hector,Composer
Claudia Tenoro Gonzales	Salsa Singer
Carmit Bachar	Salsa Dancer
Marco De La Cruz	Salsa Dancer
Alison Faulk	Salsa Dancer
Tomasina Parrott	Salsa Dancer
Gustavo Vargas	Salsa Dancer
Allen Walls	Salsa Dancer
Rudy Zalez	Salsa Dancer
Paul Blazeak	Salsa Band Member
Richard Barron	Salsa Band Member
George Balmaseda	Salsa Band Member
Leslie Drayton	Salsa Band Member
Jose Espinosa	Salsa Band Member
Walter Miranda	Salsa Band Member
Alfredo Ortiz	Salsa Band Member
Phillip Ranelin	Salsa Band Member
Michael Wong	Salsa Band Member
Adrienne Ash	J.C. Superstar Singer
Christine Barger	J.C. Superstar Singer
Toni Blair	J.C. Superstar Singer
Eugenia Care	J.C. Superstar Singer
Mari Endo	J.C. Superstar Singer
Mike Fujimoto	J.C. Superstar Singer
Gustavo Hernandez	J.C. Superstar Singer
Monique Jongs	J.C. Superstar Singer
Anjulie Marriott	J.C. Superstar Singer
Jeffrey Sherrard	J.C. Superstar Singer
Ryan Cross	J.C. Superstar Band Member
Anthony King	J.C. Superstar Band Member
Vernon Neilly	J.C. Superstar Band Member
Stu Silverstein	J.C. Superstar Band Member
Michelle Reis	Vivian Feffer
Suzanne Whang	Actor

Technical Credits

John Hamburg

John Hamburg	Director,Screenwriter
Jane Bartelme	Executive Producer
Kathleen Chopin	Casting
Greg Curtis	Special Effects
Alex Daniels	Stunts
Danny DeVito	Producer
Syd Dutton	Special Effects
Dan Levine	Executive Producer
Mike Meinardus	Special Effects
Michael Shamberg	Producer
Stacey Sher	Producer
Bill Taylor	Special Effects
Chris Brenczewski	Special Effects
Bruce Paul Barbour	Stunts
Illusion Arts	Special Effects
Geoffrey Patterson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The inspired teaming of Ben Stiller with Jennifer Aniston makes this formulaic romantic comedy a whole lot better than it has any right to be -- in fact, it's the primary reason for the film's success. Stiller once again plays a hapless, neurotic Everyman; this time it's Reuben Feffer, a tightly wound insurance adjustor who specializes in risk assessment. After spending his entire adult life avoiding risk, Reuben decides to throw caution to the winds after being cuckolded on his honeymoon. A chance meeting with former classmate Polly Parker (Aniston), a kooky iconoclast whose life is as unstructured as Reuben's is regimented, results in an unlikely but hilarious courtship. The laughs come via his gradual, reluctant acceptance of her spontaneous lifestyle and devil-may-care attitude. John Hamburg, who previously directed Stiller in Zoolander and Meet the Parents, knows exactly how to handle his star and milk comedic situations for all they're worth. Comedy grounded in bodily functions dominates -- Reuben's irritable bowel syndrome makes his excursions to Polly's favorite ethnic restaurants the dietary equivalent of kamikaze missions -- but Hamburg knows how to rein Stiller in before his character's eccentricities become too off-putting. Aniston is ideally cast as the free-spirited Polly, and the supporting characters are top-notch, too. Philip Seymour Hoffman is hilarious as Reuben's best friend, a slovenly former child star whose comeback attempts seem doomed to failure. Alec Baldwin creates a memorable impression in his limited screen time as Feffer's boorish boss; Debra Messing is properly perky as the unfaithful bride; and Hank Azaria steals the few brief scenes in which he plays a French scuba instructor. Although it's not the most tasteful comedy you'll ever see, Along Came Polly remains extremely endearing: It reinforces Stiller's star status and suggests that Aniston's big-screen career may someday overshadow her work on Friends.