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The Pallbearer (1996)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:6

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Affable twenty-something Tom Thompson has just been asked to deliver a eulogy for a dead classmate. But there's one problem: Tom has no recollection of who this person is! Furthermore, at the... Affable twenty-something Tom Thompson has just been asked to deliver a eulogy for a dead classmate. But there's one problem: Tom has no recollection of who this person is! Furthermore, at the funeral, Tom runs into Julie DeMarco, the girl he had a killer crush on high school. He falls in love with her all over again, and begins to woo her. Meanwhile, Tom is seduced himself by Mrs. Abernathy -- the sexy mother of the dead man. How long can Tom successfully juggle both women? And what will happen when an extremely scornful Mrs. Abernathy discovers that Tom has been unfaithful? [More]

Starring: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette

Starring: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette, Carol Kane, Bitty Schram, Barbara Hershey, Michael Vartan

Director: Matt Reeves

Director: Matt Reeves

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Aug 3, 1999

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  • Hot star David Schwimmer (TV's FRIENDS) makes a hilarious big-screen debut in this outrageous comedy hit! As Tom Thompson, the popular star plays a befuddled college grad whose social life is practically D.O.A. ... that is, until he's asked to be a pallbearer at the funeral of a classmate he can't remember! Comic chaos follows as Tom fends off the seductive advances of the grieving mother (Barbara Hershey -- BEACHES), and tries desperately to find the nerve to ask out the beautiful girl of his dreams (Academy Award(R) winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Best Actress, 1998, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) -- who can't remember him!
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    Oh God! Who told David Schwimmer he could act???

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    05/20/03
    Leonard Schwarz
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    Palo Alto Weekly

    Nice little rip-off of 'The Graduate.' Actually holds up on its own.

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    Josh Gilchrist
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    Not as bad as the title might suggest, maybe a bit too dark a comedy for most audiences. However, it still has some comedic blank spots.

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