Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 12/17/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/KO/TH
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DS
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
After five years of dating,
David (
Jerry O'Connell) gets what he feels is an ultimatum from his girlfriend,
Sarah (
Bridgette Wilson). She thinks they should get married. When his old buddy,
Tyler (
Ron Livingston of
Swingers), a legendary womanizer, calls to announce his wedding plans, it only increases the pressure on
David. When
Sarah leaves town on a business trip,
David has a chance to explore his options. He turns to his friends,
Jonesey (
Bill Bellamy), and the unrepentant lothario
Michael (
Ryan Reynolds, who also starred in director
Walt Becker's
National Lampoon's Van Wilder) for advice.
Jonesey half-heartedly encourages
David to marry
Sarah.
Michael, who treats women shabbily, tries to talk
David out of it.
David tells his friends about an epiphany that he had many years earlier, when he saw beautiful blond
Julie (
Erinn Bartlett) in an airport, and was instantly smitten. He knew she was the one. He courageously handed the strange girl his phone number, and a brief romantic correspondence ensued, but it ended disastrously. Uncertain about his destiny with
Sarah,
David spots another woman at a Mexican restaurant, and has the same feeling he had with
Julie. He spends a lot of time and effort trying to track this mystery woman down, while
Sarah, frustrated by their lack of progress, considers ending their relationship.
Michael, meanwhile, has a real identity crisis, when he wakes up in a strange bed after a night of drinking, drugs, and debauchery, only to find a gay man in the bedroom with him.
Buying the Cow also stars
Alyssa Milano,
Annabeth Gish, and
Jon Tenney. The film was co-written by director
Becker and
Peter W. Nelson.
~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
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