Good Luck Chuck (2007)
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A dentist burdened by a childhood curse becomes a 'lucky charm' for women, leading him to struggle with finding true love.
The story
After a childhood incident where a girl places a hex on him, Chuck Logan becomes a successful dentist who inadvertently acts as a 'lucky charm' for women. When he meets Cam Wexler, a clumsy penguin scientist, he attempts to become her true love. However, his reputation as a lucky charm causes complications, as women who have been intimate with him suddenly find their own 'one true love.' Chuck must navigate his feelings for Cam while dealing with the unintended consequences of his curse and the pressure of his public persona.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1985, 10-year-old Charlie 'Chuck' Logan is hexed by a goth girl named Anisha Carpenter after refusing her advances, causing any woman who sleeps with him to find their 'one true love.' In the present, Chuck is a dentist who discovers this curse is active. While trying to date Cam Wexler, a penguin scientist, he realizes that women are falling in love with others after being with him. His best friend Stu encourages him to indulge in 'guilt-free sex' to test the curse. After a series of failed attempts to prove the curse doesn't work on others, Chuck becomes desperate. He tries to smother Cam with attention, leading her to dump him. Chuck eventually tracks down Anisha to have her remove the hex. She refuses, telling him to let go of Cam if he truly loves her. Chuck arranges for Cam to meet a penguin expert, but she leaves for Antarctica. He gives her a ring box with a pebble, and they reconcile. A year later, they are together in Antarctica. In the end credits, Stu and his new fiancée discover a bizarre sex tape featuring Chuck, Cam, and a stuffed penguin.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 99
- Production countries
- United States; Canada
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Mark Helfrich
- Writers
- Josh Stolberg · writer
- Cast and characters
- Dane Cook · Dr. Charlie "Chuck" Logan; Jessica Alba · Camilla "Cam" Wexler; Dan Fogler · Dr. Stuart "Stu" Klaminsky; Troy Gentile · Young Stu; Ellia English · Reba; Sasha Pieterse · Young Anisha Carpenter (credited as Goth Girl); Michelle Harrison · Anisha Carpenter; Lonny Ross · Joe Wexler, Cam's stoner brother who works with her at the marine mammal park
- Genres
- romantic comedy; sex comedy
- Themes
- curse; true love; casual sex; destiny
- Tone and mood
- romantic; comedy; gross-out
- Setting
- Modern day United States and Canada, with a flashback to 1985.
- Premise and plot tags
- curse; dentistry; witchcraft; romance
- Content notes
- sex
- Reception
- The film was widely panned by critics for its humor and chemistry, receiving very low scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, though it was a financial success relative to its budget.
- Awards and nominations
- Razzie Award · Worst Actress · Nomination; Razzie Award · Worst Screen Couple · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was the directorial debut of Mark Helfrich, a long-time film editor.; One of its theatrical posters parodied a well-known Rolling Stone cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.; The film was the second-highest-grossing film at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend.
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