The Other Guys
Short description
Two New York detectives, Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz, spend their working days on paperwork and minor cases while the department's celebrated officers take the headlines. Gamble is content with the desk work; Hoitz, reassigned to him after an embarrassing incident, is not. When a case that looks routine turns out to reach much further, the pair see a chance to prove themselves, though their attempt to step into the spotlight does not go as smoothly as they hope.
Adam McKay directed and co-wrote the film with Chris Henchy, producing alongside Will Ferrell and Patrick Crowley. It followed Step Brothers in McKay's filmography. Ferrell plays Gamble and Mark Wahlberg plays Hoitz, with Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan and Ray Stevenson among the supporting cast. The production, made by Columbia Pictures with Mosaic Media Group and Gary Sanchez Productions, cost about 100 million dollars and took roughly 170 million dollars worldwide, a modest return against its budget for a comedy of this scale.
On IMDb it holds 6.7 out of 10 from around 308,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.3 out of 10 from about 4,700 votes. A critics' rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 203 reviews places professional opinion broadly level with the large IMDb audience, while the smaller TMDB sample is slightly less enthusiastic.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of the episode where Allen and Terry walk barefoot through the streets of New York, several people captured Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell on their mobile phone cameras.
- In one scene, Allen and Terry drove onto a golf course and began to be hit with golf balls, which is a clear reference to the series "Freaks and Geeks" (2000-2002).
- Michael Keaton’s character was named after the famous sports manager Gene Mauch, under whose leadership the California Angels baseball team performed successfully in the championships of 1982–1986.
- At the 46th minute, the hero played by Will Ferrell has a gun either in his holster or on the asphalt.
- The role of P.K. Haysmith was originally written for Michael Chiklis, but he turned it down, not wanting to appear on screen again as a cop (Chiklis plays one of the main roles in the series “The Shield” (2002-2008)).
- Leaving Las Vegas, Allen tells Terry that he has "gotten hooked" on poker and other gambling. The character's surname is Gamble, a "speaking name" because "to gamble" in English means "to play gambling games."
- In one scene of the film, Mark Wahlberg's character jumps onto a table and, sliding across it on his back, fires a gun in a Macedonian style. This is a reference to the film "Max Payne" (2008), where Wahlberg played the main role.
- In the scene where Allen tries to remember a film starring Meg Ryan, he calls it "Her Letter," while the film is actually titled "You've Got Mail" (1998).
- Director Adam McKay also appears in the film – he played the cameo role of Dirty Mike, the leader of the perverted homeless people.
- In preparation for his role, Ferrell spent some time at a police station, observing the daily life of cops.
- As the end credits roll, the viewer is also shown the scale of some major financial pyramids. It is stated that there is an average amount per American citizen sufficient for a trip around the world. Steve Coogan, who played a fraudster in the film, also starred in "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004).
- During a basketball game, Brooke Shields can be seen sitting next to Ferrell's character. The film's screenwriter, Chris Hensch, is Brooke's husband.
- In one scene, Allen asks Terry how characters in Hollywood movies don't look at explosions. This is a reference to the music video by The Lonely Island, “Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions,” which Will Ferrell performed with the group and in which Mark Wahlberg was mentioned.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
