A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.
Acting
Campbell Scott's volcanic charisma masks bottomless insecurity.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches.
Direction
Dylan Kidd's NYC feels like a pressure cooker.
Director
Dylan Kidd
Campbell Scott
Roger Swanson
Jesse Eisenberg
Nick
Isabella Rossellini
Joyce
Elizabeth Berkley
Andrea
Jennifer Beals
Sophie
Morena Baccarin
Girl in Bar
Mina Badie
Donna
Ato Essandoh
Bouncer
Peter Appel
Alert Doorman
Ben Shenkman
Donovan
Chris Stack
Chris
Lisa Emery
Woman in Bar
Flora Diaz
Young Working Girl
Stephanie Gatschet
Angela - High School Beauty
Colin Fickes
Angus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jesse Eisenberg's film debut at 18—he'd later call the experience 'confusing' since he was actually a virgin playing one.
The 'naked differences' tagline deliberately echoed Neil LaBute's 'In the Company of Men,' another toxic masculinity autopsy from the same era.
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