The Girl Next Door [Blu-ray]

Director: Luke Greenfield Luke Greenfield

Overview

Boy meets girl who's already met all sorts of boys and girls in this teen-slanted comedy. Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-laced and highly ambitious high school student who plans to study at Georgetown University and dreams of a career in politics. While most of his classmates are in the throes of an epidemic of senioritis, Matthew is obsessed with schoolwork and has a hard time relaxing and having fun. But he finds himself a bit less focused on his future career when Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert), a beautiful 19-year-old blonde, moves in next door. Danielle is playful, spontaneous, and doesn't always remember to draw her shades, and before long Matthew is head over heels in love. Danielle soon finds herself taken with Matthew as well, but their relationship takes an unusual turn when he discovers that, before she moved to town, Danielle had a successful career as a porn actress. Matthew is able to convince Danielle that she's cut out for better things in life than appearing in porn videos, but his advice doesn't especially please Kelly (Timothy Olyphant) or Hugo (James Remar), two porn moguls who figure Matthew owes them big-time after convincing their leading lady to drop out of the adult industry. The Girl Next Door -- which, appropriately enough, shares its title with a 1999 documentary about adult film superstar Stacy Valentine -- also features Timothy Bottoms, Paul Dano, and Chris Marquette.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/01/2009
UPC:	0024543602972
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	NR
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	3,883

Special Features

Full-length audio commentary by director Luke Greenfield; Scene specific commentary by Emile Hirsch; Scene specific commentary by Elisha Cuthbert; The Eli Experience featurette; A Look Next Door making-of featurette; Gag reel; Deleted and extended scenes including the original ending

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Emile Hirsch	Matthew Kidman
Elisha Cuthbert	Danielle
Timothy Olyphant	Kelly
James Remar	Hugo Posh
Paul Dano	Klitz
Timothy Bottoms	Mr. Kidman
Donna Bullock	Mrs. Kidman
Jacob Young	Hunter
Brian Kolodziej	Derek
Brandon Irons	Troy
Amanda Swisten	April
Sung Hi Lee	Ferrari,Samnang
Harris Laskaway	Dr. Salinger
Julie Osburn	Jeannie
Laird Stuart	Mr. Ruether,Jennie
Dane A. Garretson	Ryan Winger
Richard Fancy	Mr. Peterson
Catherine McGoohan	Mrs. Peterson
Josh Henderson	Pep Rally Jock
Nicholas Thomas	Glen
John-Clay Scott	Rent-a-Cop
Matt Wiese	Mule
Alonzo Bodden	Steel
Ellis E. Williams	Scholarship President,Scholarship President
Stephanie Fabian	Mina Lopez
Michael Villani	TV Talk Show Host
Dan Klass	School Photographer
Benjamin Banks	Karate Guy in Porn Film
Tomas Herrera	Film School Student
John Harrington Bland	Fan at Convention
Shulan Tuan	Samnang's Mother
Kayla Tabish	Kathy
Nicholas Downs	Bob in '70s Sex-Ed Film
Danny Seckel	Bob's Friend in '70s Sex-Ed Film
Olivia Wilde	Kellie
Autumn Reeser	Jane
Reda Beebe	Cocktail Waitress
Rudy Mettia	Limo Driver
Chris Verdiglione	Responsible Media Minion
Martin Pierron	Media Minion
Freddy Smith	Media Minion
Ray Mond	Media Minion
Ricardo Amaya	Media Minion
Hector Garcia	Media Minion
Beth Buck	Attractive Woman at Scholarship Banquet
Harris Laskawy	Dr. Salinger
Maria Arcé	Chloe
Steven St. Croix	Karate Guy in Porn Film
Paul Aulicino	Voices
Nicolas Downs	Bob
Olivia Wade	Whitney Parker
Chris Marquette	Actor
Paul Haslinger	Composer

Technical Credits

Brent Goldberg

Stuart Blumberg

David Wagner

Luke Greenfield	Director
Brent Goldberg	Screenwriter
Stuart Blumberg	Screenwriter
David Wagner	Screenwriter
Arnon Milchan	Executive Producer
Guy Riedel	Executive Producer
Harry Gittes	Producer
Charles Gordon	Producer
Marc Sterberg	Producer
John Hartigan	Special Effects,Special Effects
Mali Finn	Casting
Bob Morgenroth	Special Effects
John Robotham	Stunts
Marc Sternberg	Producer
Bruce Barris	Sound Effects
Al Laverde	Key Grip
David Kelson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Best of all, in this movie about high school boys, the high school boys sound and look quite authentic (Paul Dano and Chris Marquette are outstanding in this regard), not watered down as would be the norm.