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The Guys

Play trailer Poster for The Guys PG Released Mar 28, 2003 1h 25m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After the terrible events of September 11th, Nick (Anthony LaPaglia), a New York Fire Department captain, is left with the daunting task of delivering the eulogies for eight fallen firefighters who perished during the evacuation of the World Trade Center. Overpowered with emotion and unsure what to say, he gets help from a journalist (Sigourney Weaver) who helps him craft eulogies to honor not only his men who died, but also everyone who lost their lives that day.
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A moving tribute.

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Randy Cordova Arizona Republic A well-intentioned misfire that doesn't work in the way it intended. Rated: 2/5 Jul 4, 2003 Full Review Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution A noble attempt, but not much more. Rated: C+ Jul 4, 2003 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Weaver, LaPaglia and director Simpson have little problem keeping us involved as they grapple with conflicting feelings in the ways nearly all Americans did. Rated: 3/4 Jul 4, 2003 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Very well acted performances from Sigourney Weaver and Anthony Lapaglia, the excellent screenplay, and fluid hazy direction make this a hidden masterpiece. Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com The occasional intercut of fire department surveillance camera footage isn't exactly making the most of the cinema medium. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 6, 2009 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 4/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Deeply moving, without pathos. A delicate subject nicely handled. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I guess you had to sit through some of the eulogies that were written to understand the emotionally draining events that this Captain went through. Though the names were changed, this was the story about actual people that lived. I was related to one of them and found it to be a very accurate portrayal of the events that happened and the lives of those we lost. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Virtue can be a hell of a thing for a film. Not so The Guys, adapted from the stage play by Anne Nelson that she wrote as a response to 9/11. Sigourney Weaver is touchingly moving as a New York journalist helping a fire captain (Anthony LaPaglia, excellent) compose eulogies for all the men he lost on that day. The film, like the play, is just two people talking. That's it. But director Jim Simpson skillfully gives the story a beat and a pulse for its grieving heart. Wonderful. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Deep, emotional story, heavy subject matter, but also one of several fitting cinematic tributes to those lost in 2001. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Wish I could see the play to compare the two. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I think itwas really sweet. There really needs to be more themes on the individuals themselves like this one, instead of generic numbers of people in movie scenes, I don't think people will ever forget but how many ever knew the people for who they really were up close and personal? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jim Simpson

Director

Sigourney Weaver

Joan

Anthony LaPaglia

Nick

Irene Walsh

Joan's Sister

Jim Simpson

Joan's Husband

Charlotte Simpson

Joan's Daughter

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Synopsis After the terrible events of September 11th, Nick (Anthony LaPaglia), a New York Fire Department captain, is left with the daunting task of delivering the eulogies for eight fallen firefighters who perished during the evacuation of the World Trade Center. Overpowered with emotion and unsure what to say, he gets help from a journalist (Sigourney Weaver) who helps him craft eulogies to honor not only his men who died, but also everyone who lost their lives that day.
Director
Jim Simpson
Producer
Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Screenwriter
Anne Nelson, Jim Simpson
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
ContentFilm, Open City Films
Rating
PG (Brief Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2003, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 9, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.1K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Surround, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)