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The New Guy movie storyline. Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike.
Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle’s disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into “Gil Harris'” past to uncover any dirt on him.
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Despite the poor response, the film was a modest box office success, grossing $31,167,388 worldwide against a $13 million production budget.
The New Guy (2002)
Directed by: Ed Decter
Starring: DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Griffin, Sunny Mabrey, Ross Patterson, Matt Gogin, Horatio Sanz, Charlie O’Connell, Gene Simmons
Screenplay by: David Kendall
Production Design by: Dina Lipton
Cinematography by: Michael D. O’Shea
Film Editing by: David Rennie
Costume Design by: Susie DeSanto
Set Decoration by: Suzette Sheets
Art Direction by: Michael Atwell
Music by: Ralph Sall
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and mild drug references.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: May 10, 2002
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