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The Pallbearer

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The Pallbearer (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 6

Rotten:13

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 funeral, Tom runs into Julie DeMarco, the girl... 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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Oh God! Who told David Schwimmer he could act???

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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
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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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