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The Pool Boys

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
2.7K
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Matthew Lillard, Rachelle Lefevre, Efren Ramirez, and Brett Davern in The Pool Boys (2009)
Comedy

A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women in the world's oldest profession.A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women in the world's oldest profession.A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women in the world's oldest profession.

  • Director
    • J.B. Rogers
  • Writers
    • Julie O'Hora
    • Justin Ware
  • Stars
    • Matthew Lillard
    • Brett Davern
    • Efren Ramirez
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • J.B. Rogers
    • Writers
      • Julie O'Hora
      • Justin Ware
    • Stars
      • Matthew Lillard
      • Brett Davern
      • Efren Ramirez
    • 15User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Roger Sperling
    Brett Davern
    Brett Davern
    • Alex Sperling
    Efren Ramirez
    Efren Ramirez
    • Hector
    Rachelle Lefevre
    Rachelle Lefevre
    • Laura
    Tom Arnold
    Tom Arnold
    • Tom Arnold
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Robert Davi
    Jay Thomas
    Jay Thomas
    • Marty
    Rhoda Griffis
    Rhoda Griffis
    • Nancy
    Patricia De Leon
    Patricia De Leon
    • Julia
    • (as Patricia Deleon)
    Sheena Lee
    • Lin
    Simona Fusco
    • Hedda
    Darla Haun
    Darla Haun
    • Mrs. Ashmore
    Janine Habeck
    • Clarissa
    Monica Leigh
    • Trish
    Jennifer Walcott
    • Caitlin Stenson
    Heather Marie Marsden
    Heather Marie Marsden
    • Bree
    • (as Heather Marsden)
    Rachel Rogers
    Rachel Rogers
    • Bethany
    A.J. Alexander
    • The D.J.
    • Director
      • J.B. Rogers
    • Writers
      • Julie O'Hora
      • Justin Ware
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    User reviews15

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    6cparmisan

    Risky Business copy

    There are subtle differences but is essentially a copy of Risky Business. Therefore it is entertaining as booby movies go. I would watch Risky Business before watching this. The movie is billed as a comedy but you will not get many laughs but the idea is interesting and seeing how it plays out. The acting is ok and so is the production. The writing and scores are not bad either. If you have some time to kill give this a watch, it's not quite a popcorn movie but you won't feel like you wasted your time. Don't overthink it and let it do it's best to entertain you on a lazy Saturday afternoon....
    5movieman_kev

    Serviceable but forgettable

    Alex Sperling (Brett Davern of Awkward), fresh out of high-school hooks up with his cousin Roger (Matthew Lillard) when he needs a new internship after his first one is unexpectedly terminated. But turns out Roger exaggerated his place in life and is a mere pool boy. When Roger's place is being fumigated, he decides to stay at a vacationing client's mansion, which he soon turns into a makeshift brothel to help pay for Alex's tuition. Meanwhile Alex is falling for one of the prostitutes.

    This film was merely OK for a lazy rainy day afternoon. It's never laugh out loud funny, but it's not as awful as other movies of it's ilk. The only gripes I had was I couldn't really buy Pedro from Napolean Dynamite as anything approaching a 'tough guy' and I still have no clue how they got the great Robert Davi to cameo. But that aside its a serviceable enough film.

    Eye Candy: Simona Fusco shows T&A; Janine Habeck, Monica Leigh, Jennifer Walcott, and AJ Alexander get topless

    My Grade: C+

    Where I saw it: Cinemax
    1tomedwards1982

    I had to join IMDb just to warn the world

    Forgive me, I'm not going to go into too much detail (this film has already taken too much of my life) but, please trust me when I say... Do not watch this movie. Bar Adam Sandlers "Over board", this is the single worst movie I have ever seen... Honestly, ever.

    If you are a 14 year old boy, please ignore the above... Dude, it's got tits... Although seriously, try spankwire - take advantage of the modern age. I had to cope with old copies of Razzle when I was your age, you debauched little bastards.

    If you do decide to watch it, don't tell me I didn't warn you.

    Peace out
    1artpf

    How to Make a Bad Movie

    Alex is on his way to Harvard but needs a summer internship to qualify for a scholarship. When a job in D.C. falls through, he turns to his glib cousin, Roger, whom he thinks is an aquatic engineer.

    Roger is, in truth, a Beverly Hills pool boy who offers Alex a job and promises to invent an internship to fool Harvard.

    When a pool customer with a mansion goes on holiday for six weeks, Roger gets the idea to run a brothel and enlists Alex to keep the books. As the scholarship interview approaches, what could go wrong?

    Been done before and I supposed the $15 budget was spent on Meth because it doesn't show in the film quality. Maybe it went to Tarzan. The film is really dumb. The part that is especially annoying is it takes this "insider" approach where the actors give a nod and a wink to the audience that they are in a movie. It doesn't work. It brings the film down to a Troma level and that's a micro budget.

    15 minutes into this movie I actually thought close to 90 minutes elapsed! That's how bad it is.

    My recommendation is don't bother
    filmgeek18-85-204236

    Much Better Than Expected

    I heard there is a release date for this film for Sept. 30, 2011, but I had a chance to see it at a screening already. I will admit I went with much trepidation, but by the time the film was done, I had a good time for two hours. This is definitely a genre film, in the vein of "Animal House," "Risky Business," and "American Pie," and even some Night Shift," thrown in. But every film falls into some kind of story structure, and "The Pool Boys" is no different.

    This film is good-natured and is meant to be a feel-good film. Matthew Lillard and Rachelle Lefevre are quite good, actually making you care about their characters, and John Billingsley is a hoot as the Dean everyone wished they had. The party that wraps things up, is hilarious and worth the price of admission.

    This film is what it is and doesn't pretend to be anything more, and it succeeds admirably. The film is never mean or hateful to its own characters. Enjoyable.

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in 2007, but had trouble getting a release.
    • Quotes

      Tom Arnold: Hey everybody! There is a unicorn fighting a gimp in the basement. Lets go!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.23 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      You Know I Would
      Written by Peter Rafelson and Astrid Coppens

      Performed by Astrid Coppens

      Courtesy of RM Records and Watley Records

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    • Release date
      • 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Summer
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • A-Mark Entertainment
      • FlipZide Pictures
      • Parallel Media
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,269
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,269
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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