The Girl Next Door
- Release Date
- April 9, 2004
- Director
- Luke Greenfield
- Cast
- Emile Hirsch , Elisha Cuthbert , Timothy Olyphant , James Remar , Chris Marquette , Paul Dano
- Runtime
- 109
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- David Wagner , Brent Goldberg , Stuart Blumberg
- Tagline
- Matt never saw her coming...but all his friends had!
Summary
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life... until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is a comedy about opposite worlds, views and backgrounds colliding. It is about a boy with a future and a girl with a past. A boy who is about to lose his innocence and a girl who is trying to regain it. The film asks, How far are you willing to go for the person you love? Are you willing to risk everything? If you want the girl next door, you had better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which you never could have prepared. Director Luke Greenfield wanted to bring a combustible mix of humor, risk and love to THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. The story - an innocent young man falls for his beautiful, seemingly innocent neighbor, only to discover she's an ex-porn star - could easily have been turned into a raucous teen comedy. But Greenfield was on a different track. "I like exploring life's wild side, and I envisioned the film as being about a normal guy who's thrown into a wild and dangerous situation," he says. "I was looking for a mix of realism and volatility. Of course, the film had to be funny, but at the same time it had to be heartfelt, edgy and a little bit scary." Greenfield wanted to depict a comedy of real life - humor derived from the vulnerabilities of its characters and the challenges they must meet head on. The lead character, high school senior Matthew, has his sights are set on a political career. Now, for the first time in his life, he's out of his element when he falls for Danielle.
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