Breakin' All the Rules
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| Directed by | Daniel Taplitz |
| Produced by | Lisa Tornell |
| Written by | Daniel Taplitz |
| Starring | Jamie Foxx Morris Chestnut Jennifer Esposito Gabrielle Union Jill Ritchie Bianca Lawson |
| Music by | Marcus Miller |
| Distributed by | Screen Gems |
| Release date(s) | May 14, 2004 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
Breakin' All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz.
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[edit] Plot
Quincy Watson (Jamie Foxx) is unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, and pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates. After his cousin Evan(Morris Chestnut) reads Quincy's book he starts to question his relationship with his girlfriend. Evan breaks up with her and has some time to think it over so he calls over his cousin and tells him to get her but he doesnt know what she looks like so he tries to get her for him but end up making a date with her. They date but some time passed by and it was a party for Quincy's hot seller book but Evan finds out that Quincy is dating his ex girlfriend and became upset with him. He left the party and was determined to get her to talk to him. She decides to leave town and forget about him, but he follows her to the train station. As the train is speeding away he confesses his love for her and bites into his hand.
[edit] Main cast
- Jamie Foxx ... as Quincy Watson
- Peter MacNicol ... as Philip Gascon
- Morris Chestnut ... as Evan Fields
- Gabrielle Union ... as Nicky Callas
- Jennifer Esposito ... as Rita Monroe
- Bianca Lawson ... as Helen Sharp
- Jill Ritchie ... as Amy
- Danny Comden ... as Sam
[edit] Reception
Breakin' All the Rules was received negatively by critics. 33% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a positive review; the consensus reading: "This formulaic screwball comedy is weighed down by a contrived, overly complicated plot."[1]
The film opened at #5 in its opening weekend at the box office, ultimately grossing $12,544,254 worldwide.[2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Breakin' All the Rules Movie Reviews, Pictures. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Breakin' All the Rules (2004). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
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