# You Stupid Man

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{{Infobox film
| name           = You Stupid Man
| image          = You Stupid Man.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = Brian Burns
| producer       = Brian Burns<br />Al Munteanu<br />Peter Popp<br />Gerald Schubert
| writer         = Brian Burns
| starring       = [Milla Jovovich](/source/Milla_Jovovich)<br />[David Krumholtz](/source/David_Krumholtz)<br />[William Baldwin](/source/William_Baldwin)<br />[Denise Richards](/source/Denise_Richards)<br />Dan Montgomery Jr.<br />[Jessica Cauffiel](/source/Jessica_Cauffiel)
| music          = [David Schwartz](/source/David_Schwartz)
| cinematography = [David Herrington](/source/David_Herrington)
| editing        = William Henry
| distributor    = 01 Distribuzione<br />mediacs AG
| released       = {{Film date|2002|10|18}}
| runtime        = 95 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
}}

'''''You Stupid Man''''' is a 2002 [romantic comedy](/source/romantic_comedy) film written and directed by [Brian Burns](/source/Brian_Burns_(screenwriter)) and starring [Milla Jovovich](/source/Milla_Jovovich), [David Krumholtz](/source/David_Krumholtz), [William Baldwin](/source/William_Baldwin), [Denise Richards](/source/Denise_Richards), Dan Montgomery Jr., and [Jessica Cauffiel](/source/Jessica_Cauffiel).

==Storyline==
Owen is beginning to get over his former girlfriend, Chloe, who has recently moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) to become an actress. Owen finds love with another woman, Nadine, shortly before his former girlfriend's television show is canceled, and Chloe declares that she wants him back.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Milla Jovovich](/source/Milla_Jovovich) as Nadine
* [David Krumholtz](/source/David_Krumholtz) as Owen
* [Denise Richards](/source/Denise_Richards) as Chloe
* Dan Montgomery Jr. as Jack
* [Jessica Cauffiel](/source/Jessica_Cauffiel) as Diane
* [William Baldwin](/source/William_Baldwin) as  Brady
* [Landy Cannon](/source/Landy_Cannon) as Rodger
}}

==Production==
''You Stupid Man'' was filmed in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and [Toronto](/source/Toronto) in December 2000 to January 2001. The shots of the [World Trade Center](/source/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001)) remained in the film after [September 11th attacks](/source/September_11_attacks) in 2001 as a tribute.

==Release==
''You Stupid Man'' made its premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival on October 18, 2002.<ref>{{cite web| title= You Stupid Man| publisher= millaj.com| url= https://www.millaj.com/film/stupid.shtml| access-date= 2007-12-29}}</ref>

==Reception==
Reviewer Michael Rankins noted the plot was "while not stupid, the movie does manage to be agonizingly predictable"<ref>{{cite web| title= You Stupid Man| publisher= dvdverdict.com| url= http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/youstupidman.php| access-date= 2007-12-29}}</ref> and had many similarities to ''[When Harry Met Sally...](/source/When_Harry_Met_Sally...)'', as one reviewer explained, the two characters "decided to follow [the ''When Harry Met Sally''] story line instead of coming up with their own".<ref>{{cite web| title= You Stupid Man| publisher= themoviechicks.com| url= http://www.themoviechicks.com/early2006/mcryoustupidman.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060510005249/http://www.themoviechicks.com/early2006/mcryoustupidman.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2006-05-10| access-date= 2007-12-29}}</ref> Charles Tatum of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2 out of 5, a was critical of the screenplay but praised Jovovich for her performance and her "are you fucking kidding me?" look in response to Krumholtz.<ref>{{cite web |author=Charles Tatum |title=Movie Review - You Stupid Man |url=https://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=13916 |website=eFilmCritic.com |date=2007-10-11 |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0271882|title=You Stupid Man}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|you_stupid_man}}

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