Guess Who
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Produced by	Betty Thomas Jason Goldberg
Written by	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner William Rose Screenplay David Ronn Jay Scherick Peter Tolan
Starring	Bernie Mac Ashton Kutcher Zoë Saldaña Judith Scott
Music by	John Murphy
Cinematography	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editing by	Paul Seydor
Studio	Regency Enterprises
Distributed by	North America Columbia Pictures International 20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	March 25, 2005
Running time	105 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$101,866,030

Guess Who is a 2005 American comedy film about race relations, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, in the form of a romantic comedy. The films stars Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. It was remade into Tamil as Kannamoochi Yenada in 2007.

The majority of the movie was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Main characters 2.2 Supporting characters 3 Release 3.1 Box office 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

When Theresa (Zoë Saldaña) brings her new fiancé, Simon (Ashton Kutcher), home, everyone is surprised to see that he's white. Her father Percy (Bernie Mac) immediately dislikes him and tries to find something that's wrong with him. This is when the troubles begin. Sooner or later, Percy will have to realize that Simon is white and has to like and accept him for who he is.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main characters

• Ashton Kutcher as Simon Green, the film's main protagonist. His girlfriend, Theresa, brings him home to meet her family. Her dad, Percy, dislikes Simon upon meeting him. Simon tries too hard to impress Percy, so keeps telling lies in order to impress her father. However, he quit his job prior to their visit and didn't tell Theresa.

• Bernie Mac as Percy Jones, the film's second protagonist. He is the father of Theresa and Keisha. He and his wife, Marilyn are about to celebrate their 25th anniversary. He immediately dislikes Simon upon meeting him. He is desperate to dig up as much dirt on Simon as he can. So with the help of his personal assistant, Reggie, he finds out some of Simon's past history. This temporarily damages the marriage between him and Marilyn. He is an obsessed Jeff Gordon fan.

• Zoë Saldaña as Theresa Jones, Simon's girlfriend, Percy and Marilyn's daughter and Keisha's sister. She is excited when she brings Simon home. However, she doesn't like how her dad treats him.

• Judith Scott as Marilyn Jones, Percy's wife and Theresa and Keisha's mom. She is a friendly, loving woman who likes Simon despite his race. Just like Theresa, she doesn't agree with Percy's attitude towards Simon. She wants to Tango at her 25th anniversary party.

[edit] Supporting characters

• Hal Williams as Howard Jones
• Kellee Stewart as Keisha Jones, Theresa's sister
• Robert Curtis Brown as Dante
• Ronreaco Lee as Reggie
• Phil Reeves as Fred
• Sherri Shepherd as Sydney
• Nicole Sullivan as Liz Klein
• Jessica Cauffiel as Polly
• Niecy Nash as Naomi
• Mike Epps (uncredited) as The Cab Driver
• David Krumholtz (uncredited) as Jerry MacNamara

[edit] Release

[edit] Box office

According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $68,915,888 in the US and went on to earn $32,950,142 at the world wide box office, giving it a total gross of $101,866,030.^[1]

[edit] Reception

Guess Who gathered mixed reviews earning a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Guess Who (2005) - Box Office Mojo
2. ^ Guess Who (2005) - Rotten Tomatoes

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Guess Who at the Internet Movie Database
• Guess Who at Box Office Mojo
• Guess Who at Rotten Tomatoes

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