Plot
Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
Release Year: 2008
Rating: 3.8/10 (28,296 voted)
Critic's Score: 24/100
Director:
Marco Schnabel
Stars: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco
Storyline Born in America, but raised in Havemahkeeta in India, with a population of 76, Maurice had always to better Deepak Chopra, and be sexually active, ever since he was 12. His Guru, Tugginmypudha, while approving of Deepak, cautions Maurice and has a chastity belt put around his waist. Years later, Maurice has established himself as Guru Pitka in America, but would like to appear in the Oprah Show and be better than Deepak Chopra. When Jane Bullard from the the Toronto Maple Leafs hires him to counsel their star hockey player, Darren Roanoke, to win back his wife, Prudence, from Kings' star player, Jacques Grande, and also stand up to his dominating mother, Lilian, he agrees to do so - with hilarious results.
Writers: Mike Myers, Graham Gordy
Cast: Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson
Kanye West
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Kanye West
Mike Myers
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Guru Pitka
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Young Pitka
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Teenage Pitka
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Mike Myers
Deepak Chopra
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Deepak Chopra
Rob Blake
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Rob Blake
Jessica Alba
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Jane Bullard
Justin Timberlake
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Jacques Grande
Romany Malco
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Darren Roanoke
Verne Troyer
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Coach Punch Cherkov
Meagan Good
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Prudence Roanoke
Manu Narayan
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Rajneesh
John Oliver
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Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert
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Jay Kell
Jim Gaffigan
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Trent Lueders
Ben Kingsley
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Guru Tugginmypudha
Filming Locations: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Box Office Details
Budget: $62,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $13,907,130
(USA)
(22 June 2008)
(3012 Screens)
Gross: $40,863,344
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The opening scene is set in a location named Harenmahkeester, as declared by a large sign. This prop reappears in the reality show
Junk Raiders, Episode 4, where it's salvaged to act as a headboard.
Goofs:
Continuity:
In the first game Guru Pitka hits Darren on the head with a stick of yellow flowers (right after he tells him he is not allowed to fight with anyone). Most of the petals fall off. When the camera cuts back as the Guru turns to his assistant the stick is full of petals again as before.
Quotes: Guru Pitka:
It's a problem. Even Jay-Zed had 99 of them, and the bitch was not one of them!
User Review
R.I.P. Mike Myers Career
Rating: 2/10
I saw this film last night in a advance screening. I can say without a
doubt it is the worst movie I've ever seen in the theater. It is simply
a terrible movie. For every joke that's funny (which are few) there is
about dozen that are not. Then there's all the jokes we've seen in
previous Myers films that aren't so funny the 4th time around when they
appear in this flick. Many moments in this film will having you looking
around the theater wondering if anyone else finds this movie as stupid
as you do.
That's really the bottom line. This movie is stupid. Take every fear
you've had watching the trailer, times it by 10 and you will get an
idea of how bad this film is.
By the way, the hockey in this movie will leave any one who loves the
game sick to there stomach. The hockey portrayal left me in tears. Its
brutal ! The film is a HUGE slap in the face to hockey. Thanks Mike
Myers !
On a positive note though, Justin Timberlake and Stephen Colbert are
hilarious. The only time i enjoyed the movie at all was when they were
on screen. I never thought in a million years I would leave a movie
saying " Thank God Justin Timberlake was is it."
In short : this movie is terrible ! Don't believe me ? Then throw your
money away and see for yourself.
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