Watch It
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{{Infobox film
| name = Watch It
| image = Watch It.jpg
| caption =
| director = Tom Flynn
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- J. Christopher Burch
- Thomas J. Mangan IV
- John C. McGinley
}}
| screenplay = Tom Flynn
| starring = Peter Gallagher
Suzy Amis
John C. McGinley
Jon Tenney
Cynthia Stevenson
Lili Taylor
Tom Sizemore
| music = Stanley Clarke
| cinematography = Stephen Katz
| editing = Dorian Harris
| studio = Island World
Manhattan Project
River One Films
| distributor = Skouras Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1993|3|26}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $3 millionhttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/59700-WATCH-IT
| gross = $120,623
}}
Watch It is a 1993 American comedy film written and directed by Tom Flynn and starring Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenney, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore.
Plot
Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.
Cast
- Peter Gallagher as John
- Suzy Amis as Anne
- John C. McGinley as Rick
- Jon Tenney as Michael
- Cynthia Stevenson as Ellen
- Lili Taylor as Brenda
- Tom Sizemore as Danny
Reception
The film has a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|title=Watch It|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watch_it/|accessdate=14 February 2018}} Roger Ebert awarded the film two and a half stars.{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Watch It|date=6 June 1993|publisher=RogerEbert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/watch-it-1993|accessdate=14 February 2018}} Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B+.{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=Watch It|date=30 April 1993|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://ew.com/article/1993/04/30/watch-it/|accessdate=14 February 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0108521}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|watch_it}}
- {{Mojo title|watchit}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films scored by Stanley Clarke
Category:1990s English-language films
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