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Roomies

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
1.1K
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Roomies (2004)
ComedyDramaRomance

After his last girlfriend slept with his last roommate, Reno Rizzolla moves to L.A. with his new girlfriend... and chaos ensues when the debt on the house forces him to get roommates.After his last girlfriend slept with his last roommate, Reno Rizzolla moves to L.A. with his new girlfriend... and chaos ensues when the debt on the house forces him to get roommates.After his last girlfriend slept with his last roommate, Reno Rizzolla moves to L.A. with his new girlfriend... and chaos ensues when the debt on the house forces him to get roommates.

  • Director
    • Oliver Robins
  • Writers
    • Michael Baumgarten
    • Kate McKinney
    • Oliver Robins
  • Stars
    • A.J. Buckley
    • Holly Fields
    • Jennifer Lyons
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oliver Robins
    • Writers
      • Michael Baumgarten
      • Kate McKinney
      • Oliver Robins
    • Stars
      • A.J. Buckley
      • Holly Fields
      • Jennifer Lyons
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    A.J. Buckley
    A.J. Buckley
    • Reno
    Holly Fields
    Holly Fields
    • Holly
    Jennifer Lyons
    Jennifer Lyons
    • Nicole
    Joel Michaely
    Joel Michaely
    • Christian
    David Wheir
    • Chad
    Michelle Brookhurst
    Michelle Brookhurst
    • News Reporter
    Shelly Kurtz
    Shelly Kurtz
    • Uncle Charlie
    Chris Jacobs
    • Greg
    • (as Christopher Jacobs)
    Andrew Shaifer
    Andrew Shaifer
    • Doug
    Adam Wylie
    Adam Wylie
    • Mr. Asher
    Miranda Bailey
    Miranda Bailey
    • Janice
    William Zabka
    William Zabka
    • Slick Salesman
    Crystal Lett
    Crystal Lett
    • Party Girl
    William Bassett
    William Bassett
    • Mr. Seeley
    Darin Cooper
    Darin Cooper
    • Advisor
    Riki Rachtman
    Riki Rachtman
    • Wasted Guy
    Candace Sibley
    • Robin
    Lisa Brenner
    Lisa Brenner
    • Schitzo Applicant
    • Director
      • Oliver Robins
    • Writers
      • Michael Baumgarten
      • Kate McKinney
      • Oliver Robins
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    3pjsheehan

    I only gave it 3 for the boobs

    This movie would be great. If everyone involved did everything completely opposite of everything they did. Seriously. Every hard copy of this movie should be crushed by the butt of a 1657 Blunderbuss. Every electronic copy of this movie should be completely banished from the interwebs. If anyone is ever caught watching, reproducing, discussing, mentioning, or referencing this movie they should be incinerated by means of pellet stove. Everyone that owns this dvd should buy another one and throw them both out. I'm just serious. Would recommend.
    gabriel_rossetto

    Worst movie ever?

    This must have been one of the worst movies I have ever seen. EVER. The characters are exaggerated to the point that they flaws become really annoying, the acting is sub par and the ending most definitely is the worst ever. I mean, they could at least make the characters stay in their roles through the end of the movie... the Girlfriend who was very reluctant to have oral sex with his future husband then gets to do a threesome with their 2 roommates when she was supposed to be enraged by their actions? WTF, where did this come from?

    I don't recommend this movie to anyone except... well, except no one. I just don't recommend it.
    6NvdVelden

    Realistic ending. No Hollywood style

    I have to agree with all those people that say, this movie isn't a great one. However a lot of people, I think, don't like this movie for the lack of magic. It's obvious this wasn't a big studio production, no mentionable special effects, the filming has a bit of a cheap look and most of all the ending is more down to earth than Hollywood would dare give us. But for me, the end is just the thing that makes up for a lot of the flaws in this film.

    Like i said, the movie is not great, boring even at some times (I caught myself checking my watch once or twice), the characters just live their lives with all its ups and downs, they fight, make up and then jealousy makes them fight some more, but this is like real life and it's obvious they do love each other. The end of the story is equally real, something happens which calls for emotional decision making, and although the viewer may not agree (Because IT has all the facts of the story), sadly this is how things usually turn out.

    5 points out of 10 for the movie, and one extra just for the ending.
    5claudio_carvalho

    Could Have Been a Good Movie

    In Texas, the insecure Reno Rizolla (A.J. Buckley) has been living with his girlfriend Holly (Holly Fields) for six months. Reno is jealous but does not want to get married now with Holly that promises to give him a bj only after their marriage. Reno does not accept to have roommates since his last girlfriend betrayed him with his roomie. Reno is unsuccessfully trying to sell a boxing bag that he has invented. Out of the blue, Reno is fired from his job and evicted from his home. However his Uncle Charlie (Shelly Kurtz) unexpectedly dies in Los Angeles and Reno and Holly travel to the City of Angels.

    Reno learns that have inherited a mansion and the Mercedes Benz from his uncle, but no money since Charlie had spent his fortune with a stripper. Further, the manor still have five years mortgage loan to be paid. Without any other option, they decide to rent two rooms to pay the debts. The handsome Chad (David Wheir) and the sexy Nicole (Jennifer Lyons) rent the rooms and Reno and Holly become jealous of them. Reno has not patented his boxing bag and soon he discovers that his project has been stolen. He decides to get married with Holly but he needs to travel to Texas to bring their furniture and possessions to LA. But while he is traveling, Chad and Nicole give a party that will change their lives.

    "Wild Roomies" is a combination of comedy, romance and drama that has a reasonable beginning, tiresome development and an amoral conclusion that could have saved the story. The marketing and DVD cover seem to be based on "American Pie", but the plot is totally different. Reno is a good character but totally insecure, losing Holly because his insecurity. Even being infatuated by Chad, Holly's attitude is totally unexpected and inconsistent with her character since she is angry with her house trashed by Chad and Nicole's friends and ends in a threesome with them and doing the oral sex she had always refused to Reno. The problem is not relative to a moral or amoral ending, but coherence with the character. Mt vote is five.

    Title (Brazil): "Se Essa Casa Falasse" ("If This House Could Speak")
    2rsoonsa

    Character Study Lacks Depth, Becomes Lost In Foliage Of Sophomoric Attempts At Humour.

    A tedious mixture of puerile efforts at humour with romantic relationship melodrama fails to provide this weakly made film with any flavour of reality. As action opens, Reno (A.J. Buckley) enters his apartment, there discovering his girlfriend in flagrante delicto with his roommate, who gloatingly tells Reno "Well, at least it's with someone you know", resulting in Reno's decision to never have another roommate, this decision told to viewers by means of a soon abandoned voice-over. The storyline then proceeds ten months where we find that Reno is indeed true to his word concerning avoidance of roommates, although this appears to beg the question due to his garnering of a live-in lover, Holly (Holly Fields), with whom he has generated marital plans. The plot briefly shifts to a sleazy Hollywood strip club, wherein Reno's Uncle Charley, enamoured of a "dancer" whom he finds eminently desirable, keels over dead atop the club's bar after seeing the unadorned charms displayed by the object of his affections. It is apparent that Charley had been aware of the flawed condition of his heart, because he created a video tape during which his commentary bequeaths his large (and mortgaged) residence in Hollywood to Reno, and we see the latter deciding to, contrary to his vow, interview applicants for two roommates as tenants, with he and Holly sharing the selection process in an organized manner. Following an inane sequence involving bizarre renter candidates, all of whom Reno and Holly unsurprisingly find unsuitable for living along with them in their house they, unknown to each other, each select a renter of the opposite sex, with the lovers manifestly cool toward the choice of their partner. The newcomers (Chad and Nicole) would seem to have little discernible point to their existence other than highly aural fornication with a broad range of partners, and it is not long before jealousy mars the harmonic relationship of Reno and Holly. Reno is bent upon patenting and merchandising a type of sporting travel bag and, as he has given an engagement ring to Holly, the potential success of this entrepreneurial adventure is of great financial significance if he intends to advance his marital plan. Unfortunately, the rapacious team of Chad and Nicole, whose every action is ostensibly laced with lust, is likely to disrupt any future wedding intentions of Reno. Direction is slack, plainly far from fulfilling basic needs of the players, although an erratically composed script provides scant material with which actors may work, and ad libbing falls embarrassingly flat. As a result, the performances are undistinguished, not aided by spotty editing, while the manner of camera-work changes as abruptly and often as a firefly's tail light. Filmed with a low budget and on location, only a modicum of skill is required for the designing processes, but a larger measure of value might have been placed upon the tasteless D.J. background soundtrack, generally blaring and nearly always invasive. A good deal of discussion has been stimulated by the movie's final sequences that are apparently not expected by a viewer based upon what has come before, but in reality these comprise probably the only thoughtful portions of a poorly cobbled screenplay, and bids fair to make the work almost watchable, despite the shabby quality of the production as a whole.

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    • Trivia
      Before A.J. Buckley landed the role or 'Reno,' other actors who were interested in the part included Corey Haim of 'Lost Boys' and Kevin Connolly of 'Entourage.'
    • Goofs
      About 7 minutes into the film, when Holly and Christian are in the car, Holly's seat belt is on in one shot, off the next and then back on. Several times...
    • Connections
      References Jurassic Park (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Pickup Song
      Written by Ryan Gosling

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wild Roomies
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Harpeth River Productions.
      • Roomies The Movie
      • Woodlawn Holdings Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $400,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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