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Love, hockey, and Indian spirituality come together in this film that marks Mike Myers's return to live-action comedy. THE LOVE GURU co-stars Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, and Ben Kingsley.

Product Identifiers

ProducerMichael De Luca, Mike Myers

EAN5014437943637

eBay Product ID (ePID)66618175

Product Key Features

ActorMeagan Good, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley, Omid Djalili, Romany Malco, Mike Myers, Verne Troyer

Film/TV TitleThe Love Guru

DirectorMarco Schnabel

LanguageEnglish

Run Time85 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Deleted and Extended Scenes\Featurettes\Outtakes

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerGeorge S. Clinton

Additional InformationMike Myers spoofs the self-help industry with the creation of Guru Pitka, his first original character since Austin Powers. Orphaned at a young age, Maurice (Myers) studies with Guru Tugginmypuddha (Ben Kingsley) at an ashram in India where his classmate is a young Deepak Chopra. Pitka becomes a world-renowned guru in his own right, but despite his best efforts, he repeatedly comes in second to Chopra in the guru rankings. But his manager has a plan: the only difference between Pitka and Chopra is that the latter has appeared on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW. Pitka's key to an Oprah show appearance is Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco), star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. Estranged from his wife, Prudence (Meagan Good), who has started dating French-Canadian Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande (Justin Timberlake), Roanoke's game has suffered terribly, putting his team's bid for the playoffs and the Stanley Cup in jeopardy. If Pitka can reunite the estranged couple in time for Roanoke to help win the Stanley Cup, he'll get more than just a big paycheque; he'll finally be on Oprah. <BR>Myers created Guru Pitka after embarking on his own spiritual search following the death of his father. He counts Chopra, who appears briefly in the film, as a personal friend. Jessica Alba stars as the owner of the Maple Leafs, and Verne Troyer is their coach. Playing sportscasters, Stephen Colbert and Jim Gaffigan share some of the film's funniest moments, while Timberlake holds his own on the comic front. Watch for brief appearances from Jessica Simpson, Val Kilmer, Mariska Hargitay (whose name Pitka assumes as his greeting), Kanye West, and even Myers himself. Parents should be forewarned: THE LOVE GURU is filled with double entendres, sexual innuendo, plenty of midget jokes, and gross-out humour.

ReviewsThe Guardian - THE LOVE GURU is a cheerful, silly, crass, and entertaining new comedy... It has some very groanworthy schoolboy gags - and plenty of really good ones as well. Myers' shtick isn't for everyone, but I laughed, Film Threat - To be sure, THE LOVE GURU is incredibly funny. Side-splitting laughter only stops when the movie does, so don't expect it to linger all the way to the parking lot, Toronto Star - Myers' Pitka is the stealthiest of holy rollers: he makes you roar just when you think he's going to hell in a hand basket

ScreenwriterGraham Gordy, Mike Myers

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Love Guru

Director of PhotographyPeter Deming

Consumer AdviceContains frequent moderate sex references and moderate language