Tomcats

R

Released Mar 30, 2001

1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

LGBTQ+

List

14%

77 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A group of buddies make a bet that could save Michael Delaney's (Jerry O'Connell) life. He owes a Vegas casino from a gambling spree and he needs the cash. There is only one person standing in his way... Kyle (Jake Busey), a notorious womanizer and Michael's competition to win the bet, the money and his life back. It seems hopeless, but Michael has a secret weapon... Natalie (Shannon Elizabeth).

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Derek T

This is the quiescential coming of age movie with slapstick humor and surprisingly original content for a genre that has been repeated with copycat producers following the latest trend since the late 70's.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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ahmad m

A humorous tale that just crosses past the line of relatable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

If you like sophomoric hijinks and stupidity than you will love this. If you are repulsed at the thought do not watch this. That is it. I watched this 20 years ago on cable and I watched it again with my 2 University aged kids back from school and we cracked up on the floor. The scene with the little redhead is hysterical a great twist.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. If you are just running out dirt humor comedies, then this might do the trick, but it's definitely lower quality than, say, "American Pie". With some low-tier male actors, and underrating their female stars, this doesn't have the writing or star power to really wow me. Shannon Elizabeth owns every scene she is in, by far the best actor in this, and probably the funniest too. Jamie Lee Pressly is basically reduced to a male fantasy gag. I actually like Jake Busey ("The Frighteners", I'm unsure exactly why), but his character is specifically unlikeable in this, and barely funny with a one-note joke of being a misogynistic asshole. While the has some funny moments, there isn't a lot to this movie other than a lesson against gambling and treating women like consumables.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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steve d

Terribly unfunny "comedy"

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Is Jerry O'Connell really that bad? I have to wonder if they'd had someone else in that role, if it could have made it a bit better?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Gregory Poirier

Director

Jerry O'Connell

Michael Delaney

Shannon Elizabeth

Natalie Parker

Jake Busey

Kyle Brenner

Horatio Sanz

Steve

Jaime Pressly

Tricia

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Grown men with their own offices found this material amusing enough to film.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

It is a comic nadir, the stanky green crust caking the bottom of the well of titters.

Rated: 0/5

Apr 5, 2001

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Laced with such rampant misogyny that the laughs stick in your throat.

Rated: 0.5/5

Apr 5, 2001

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David Nusair

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...periodically amusing yet mostly tedious...

Rated: 1.5/4

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

A parade of labored sex gags and bathroom humor.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 15, 2010

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Desperate is too kind a word. This isn't so much a movie as director Gregory Poirier's failed application to the Farrelly Brothers Country Club. Even those looking for T&A will be disappointed, unless Jerry O'Connell's hairy tuchus floats their boat.

Rated: 0/4

Dec 2, 2010

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Synopsis

A group of buddies make a bet that could save Michael Delaney's (Jerry O'Connell) life. He owes a Vegas casino from a gambling spree and he needs the cash. There is only one person standing in his way... Kyle (Jake Busey), a notorious womanizer and Michael's competition to win the bet, the money and his life back. It seems hopeless, but Michael has a secret weapon... Natalie (Shannon Elizabeth).

Director: Gregory Poirier
Executive Producer: Todd Garner
Screenwriter: Gregory Poirier
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Eagle Cove Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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