- The Baxter
Infobox_Film
name = The Baxter
caption =
writer =Michael Showalter
starring =Michael Showalter Elizabeth Banks
Michelle Williams
director =Michael Showalter
producer =Reagan Silber Galt Niederhoffer
editing =Sarah Flack
distributor =IFC Films
released =24 April 2005 (premiere)
runtime = 91 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0401244"The Baxter" is a 2005 film written and directed by
Michael Showalter of Stella. A "Baxter", as defined by the film, is the nice, dull guy in a romantic comedy who is dumped at the end of the story for theprotagonist . Much light is made of showing Showalter as a "Baxter" in several typical romantic comedy clichés; for instance, he is shown being left at the altar as a former love is claimed by her High School sweetheart, and being left in college at a pep rally for an underdog sports hero. The plot revolves around the life of Elliot Sherman during the two weeks before his wedding, as he doggedly fights off the curse of his former Baxter role in relationships.IFC Films financed the film and produced it withPlum Pictures . They gave the film a very limited release; it had a U.S. box office gross of $181,872 [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808655496/details The Baxter (2005) - Movie Details - Yahoo! Movies ] ]Cast
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Michael Showalter – Elliot Sherman
*Elizabeth Banks – Caroline Swann
*Michelle Williams – Cecil Mills
*Justin Theroux – Bradley Lake
*Peter Dinklage – Benson Hedges
*Michael Ian Black – Ed
*David Wain – Louis Lewis
*Paul Rudd – Dan Abbott
*Joe Lo Truglio – Baxter FriendTrivia
The name of
Michael Ian Black 's character references the sitcom "Ed", on which he played a recurring character, and his wife's name Stella references the comedy group that consists of Black, Showalter, andDavid Wain .References
External links
*imdb title|id=0401244|title=The Baxter
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