The Third Wheel Movie Review 2002

Shy businessman Stanley finally gets up the nerve to ask out coworker Diana (Richards) after pining for her for a year. The night of the date, he hits a homeless guy Phil (screenwriter Lacopo) with his car, so Phil tags along. Stan also has to deal with a bunch of co-workers who've wagered on the outcome of the date, and are secretly monitoring the proceedings. Damon and Affleck's planned follow-up to "Good Will Hunting" sat on a shelf at Miramax for over two years, probably because of the inconsistent laughs and direction. Good cast does what it can with what it has to work with.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Dates from Hell, Homeless

Screenplay

Jay Lacopo

Cast

Luke Wilson, Denise Richards, Ben Affleck, Jay Lacopo, Matt Damon, Meredith Salenger, Bobby Slayton, Lauren Graham, Nicole Sullivan

Cinematography

Jonathan Brown

Director

Jordan Brady

Music

Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin