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Good Advice (2001)  link to Good Advice on IMDb  

Number: 525

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IMDb Rating:
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6.2/10 (6.1K votes)

Country: United States, 93 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Director(s): Steve Rash

Storyline:
Ryan is a womanizing stockbroker whose unethical business practices cost him his job and his trader's license. Unable to find another job, he is forced to move in with his equally self-involved (and completely oblivious) girlfriend, Cindy, an insensitive advice columnist on the cusp of losing her own job due to her poor advice and slow work habits. Finding that the truth behind his moving in has nothing to do with romance, Cindy runs off with another man. Ryan decides to stay in the apartment and earn a living by doing Cindy's job. Ryan establishes himself with Cindy's editor, Page, as Cindy's go-fer, collecting Cindy's paychecks and mail and delivering "her" columns. Initially as hopelessly inept as Cindy in giving advice, he nearly gets the column canceled. However, he rapidly grows into the job and the combination of forced introspection, research and the growing knowledge that he is touching other people's lives transforms him. The column becomes an amazing success. Ryan finds his...

Cast:

Charlie Sheen Ryan Edward Turner
Angie Harmon Page Henson
Denise Richards Cindy Styne
Jon Lovitz Barry Sherman
Rosanna Arquette Cathy Sherman

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 1 Slot 27

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1