Stars: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel

Director: Peter Farrelly

Summary: Co-joined twins, Bob and Walt live a relatively normal life until Walt convinces Bob to move to Los Angeles so he can pursue an acting career.

Following the outrageous comedies THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, SHALLOW HAL, and DUMB AND DUMBER, the Farrelly brothers present yet another hilarious romp with STUCK ON YOU. This time around a couple of conjoined twins (Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon) are the focus, and this premise provides for a relentless string of clever, absurd, and always-fresh jokes. Bob (Damon) and Walt (Kinnear) are living happy lives, perfectly content to be joined by a patch of skin that extends from armpit to hip and allows them to share a liver. Though they must do everything in tandem, they are best friends and treat each other as individuals with separate lives. Living on Martha's Vineyard, Bob (Damon) owns a popular local diner where he and Walt work as incredibly fast-moving short-order cooks with all four hands in perfect sync flipping burgers and slicing vegetables--this is one of the best gags in the film. However, as the brothers are shown playing hockey, fighting kung-fu style, cruising for babes in a bar, and taking on basically any other feat imaginable, the laughs only get better. Trouble comes when suave, confident Walt decides to pursue a Hollywood acting career, and Bob's stage fright, panic attacks, and shyness present a personality clash. Nonetheless, they get to meet Meryl Streep, they land a starring role in a television show with Cher, and they find some nice girlfriends. The Farellys keep their signature gross-out humour to a minimum with this likeable film, and provide some truly great, easily digestible physical comedy.

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Stuck on Youfinds those fun-loving Farrelly Brothers in a feel-good mood, delivering a tame, kind-hearted comedy that even your grandma could enjoy. That's a big change from the seminal "hair gel" of There's Something About Mary, but the codirecting Farrellys have genuine affection for Bob and Walt (Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear), conjoined twins who are the owners and short-order cooks at a Martha's Vinyard burger joint. When amateur actor Walt decides he wants to make it in Hollywood--where he lucks into a star-making TV role with Cher (who gamely plays herself in this light Hollywood satire)--Bob has no choice but to go along.

Separation surgery is risky, so most of Stuck on Youmilks mild laughs from the brothers' intimate connection, especially when Bob finds love with a pen-pal (Wen Yann Shih) who's initially unaware of Bob's brotherly predicament. Once again, the Farrellys score big points for their progressive acceptance of differences; several minor roles are played by physically or developmentally disabled actors, and it's a consistently commendable aspect of the Farrellys' comedic worldview. Other, more conventional rewards include Eva Mendes (and her ample cleavage) as a bubbly show-biz wannabe, Seymour Cassel as Walt's old-school agent, and Meryl Streep--yes, Meryl Streep--showing good sportsmanship in a glorified cameo. Stuck on Youis dispensable comedy, but you can't knock it for good old-fashioned brotherly love. --Jeff Shannon

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - Bobby & Peter Farrelly - Writers, Directors, 8 Deleted Scenes, Featurette - 1. IT'S FUNNY: THE FARRELLY FORMULA, 2. STUCK TOGETHER: BRINGING 'STUCK ON YOU' TO THE SCREEN, 3. MAKING IT STICK: THE MAKE-UP EFFECTS, Blooper Reel, INSIDE LOOK: Alien Vs P
Year:	2003
Release Date:	May 3, 2004
Runtime:	114 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	24324 R D V D
Keywords:	You, Comedy, General, Stuck
Genre:	Comedy