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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/17/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama

Two frustrated young executives vent their pent-up rage via a childish prank and end up paying a price in this psychological black comedy, the feature-film debut of writer-director Neil LaBute. Former college buddies Chad (Aaron Eckhart) and Howard (Matt Malloy) are in their early 30s and work in the same company. One day the two encounter each other in the men's executive washroom and begin expressing their mutual frustration regarding their lack of rapid advancement at work and their most recent bad luck with women. In hopes of gaining revenge against the fairer sex and bolstering their battered egos, the two hatch a nasty scheme to be enacted over an upcoming six-week-long business trip: Find a vulnerable young woman to court, slather with affection, and then callously dump. They choose a lovely, hearing-impaired typist named Christine (Stacey Edwards), a woman who hasn't dated in many years. Not realizing that she is about to be the metaphorical mouse between a pair of hungry cats, she laps up the sudden attention, but in no time it becomes apparent that Chad is the man she prefers. When Howard discovers this, it creates escalating tension between the two men who begin playing more psychological games, not only with hapless Christine, but also with each other. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Aaron Eckhart - Chad
Matt Malloy - Howard
Stacy Edwards - Christine

A twisted tale of two bitter businessmen who focus their rage for all things female on a naïve secretary, director Neil LaBute's controversial black comedy debut dealing with the dark side of relationships receives its DVD debut courtesy of Columbia TriStar Home Video. Viewable in either the original anamorphic widescreen theatrical aspect ratio of 1.78:1 or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, the image is accompanied by a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, as well as an alternate English Dolby Digital Mono track and optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles. Extra features offer insight into this biting and disturbing film, with director and cast commentaries and a theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide