Dirty Love (film)
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Dirty Love is a 2005 film written by and starring Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Mallory Asher. At the time of filming McCarthy and Asher were married; they divorced the month the film was released.[1] The film heavily plays off McCarthy's reputation for toilet humor. The film made $36,016 at the box office, worldwide.
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Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Rebecca (Jenny McCarthy), a struggling photographer, finds her model boyfriend Richard (Victor Webster) in bed with another woman. He also destroys all of her camera equipment. Her life falls apart, and she alternates between desire for revenge upon him, sexual promiscuity and abandonment of all hope of love.
Her best friends, Michelle (Carmen Electra) and Carrie (Kam Heskin), try to set her up on dates. These include one with a freakish magician (Guillermo Díaz) and another with a man who gives her ecstasy and has a fetish for fish. She attempts to make Richard jealous by taking a director, who is reminiscent of Woody Allen, to a runway show, but he ends up vomiting on her breasts in front of everyone.
Ultimately Rebecca realizes she should focus her energy on being with someone who truly loves her, and that turns out to be John (Eddie Kaye Thomas), her nerdy but caring best male friend who has been supportive of her through the entire ordeal.
Cast
Main
- Jenny McCarthy as Rebecca Sommers
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as John
- Carmen Electra as Michelle López
- Victor Webster as Richard
- Kam Heskin as Carrie Carson
- Deryck Whibley as Tony
- Steve Jocz as Steve The Drummer
- Kathy Griffin as Madame Belly
- David O'Donnell as Jake
- Lochlyn Munro as Kevin
- Jessica Collins as Mandy
- Sum 41 as Themselves
- John Mallory Asher as himself
Supporting
- Renee Albert as Sara
- Noah Harpster as Robert Rodale
- Jay Johnston as Waiter
- Judith Drake as Waitress
- David O'Donnell as Jake
- Forbes March as Mr. Hot Bacon
- Deryck Whibley as Tony
- Tabitha Taylor as Sexy Woman
- Bob Glouberman as Mylo
- Rob Steiner as Henry
- Lochlyn Munro as Kevin
- Kathy Griffin as Madame Belly
- Mary Dignan as Bennifer Casting Director
- Cris Borgnine as Cop #1 (credited as Chris Borgnine)
- David Zappone as Cop #2
- Marki Costello as Casting Woman
- Teddy Lane Jr. as Steroid Monster
- Frank Alvarez as Doorman
- Jenna Hagel as Supermarket Cashier
- Kaye Wade as Old Woman (credited as Kay Wade)
- Brian George as Rajul
- Jackie Harris as Pawn Shop Girl
- Judith Benezra as Officer Davis
- Amy McCarthy as Lilly
- Araceli Marquez as Crying Girl
- Nancy Sinclair as Elegant Woman
- Bryant Grizzell as Dr. Tom
- Monty Bane as Big Beefy Man
- Jonathan Torrens as Mike
- Roger Perry as Joe
- Steve Jocz as Steve the Drummer
- Joyce Bulifant as Mary
- Sum 41 as Themselves
- Tiffany Baumann as Hooker / Singer (Dirty Jailhouse Blues)
- Michelle Faraone as Shocked Checkout Girl
- Gary Sievers as Wino on Bench
- Hawk Younkins as Big Jon
Cameo/uncredited
- Colby Donaldson as Mike
- Mario Flores as Nightclub Guest
- Jobi Graham as Club DJ
- Bruce Hood as Guy in the Car
- Sean LoGrasso as Mosh Pit Guy
- Elena Lyons as Cindy
- Nick Orefice as Steroid Monster
- Ingrid Rogers as Mindy
- Coyote Shivers as Himself - DJ at Fashion Show
- Liam Stone as Blue-Eyed Brunette Male Runway Model
- Elvis Strange as Hollywood Rocker
- Channing Swift as Concert Goer
- Shira Zimbeck as Runway Model
Critical Response
Dirty Love holds a 4% "Rotten" rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews summarized as, "The laugh-free Dirty Love is a comedy dead zone — it's aggressively crude and shoddily constructed."[2] Film critic Roger Ebert gave the movie a zero star rating and said it was the third worst movie of 2005. In his written review of the film, he stated, "Here is a film so pitiful, it doesn't rise to the level of badness. It is hopelessly incompetent."[3]
Awards
Dirty Love won four Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies): Worst Picture; Worst Director (John Asher); Worst Actress (Jenny McCarthy), and Worst Screenplay (written by McCarthy). It was also nominated for Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Electra) and Worst Screen Couple, (Jenny McCarthy "& ANYONE Dumb Enough to Befriend or Date Her").[4]
Soundtrack
The film features Sum 41 as a guest artist, and they perform "No Reason", the main song on the soundtrack.
See also
References
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External links
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- Dirty Love at AllMovie
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Preceded by | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 26th Golden Raspberry Awards |
Succeeded by Basic Instinct 2 |
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