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The Love Guru
The Love Guru is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Marco Schnabel in his directorial debut. It was written and produced by Mike Myers, who was the leading cast-member along with Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Verne Troyer, John Oliver, Omid Djalili, and Ben Kingsley. The film follows Pitka (Myers), a guru who is tasked with revitalizing the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.
Myers came up with the concept of a Guru character in the late 1990s. The aforementioned character was initially planned to appear in the Austin Powers franchise, but was left unimplemented. The film came from Myers' desire to make a hockey movie, expressing wish fulfillment in the film's plot. Filming commenced in Toronto, Canada in August 2007. Before release, the film's portrayal of Hinduism received divided responses from Hindu audiences, who remained cautious at the film's handling of cultural themes. Paramount Pictures, the film's main distributor, eventually enabled pre-screenings for select representatives of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), who concluded that the film was not problematic.
The Love Guru was released in the United States on June 20, 2008, by Paramount, with the United Kingdom and Germany getting releases later that year in August and October respectively, albeit with a different distribution partner for the latter. It was panned by critics and audiences who criticized its humor, screenplay, and Schnabel's direction, often being considered a low-point in Myers' career and one of the worst films ever made. It was a box-office failure, grossing $40 million on a budget of $62 million. At the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won three of its seven nominations, including Worst Picture.
Guru Pitka is the self proclaimed "number-two guru in the world", after Deepak Chopra. A flashback shows Pitka was an orphan, taught by Guru Tugginmypudha. When the twelve-year-old Pitka announces he wants to become a guru so that girls will love him, Tugginmypudha puts a chastity belt on him until he can learn that loving himself is more important than being loved by others.
Pitka's dream is to become the number-one guru and appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He lives a charmed life with thousands of followers, including celebrities Jessica Simpson, Val Kilmer and Mariska Hargitay (whose name is used as a faux-Hindi greeting). Pitka's teachings, which involve simplistic acronyms and plays on words, are displayed in PowerPoint slide shows.
In Canada, Jane Bullard inherits the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, who are on a losing streak. Their star player, Darren Roanoke, has been playing badly ever since his wife Prudence left him for Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jacques "Lè Coq" Grandé. Jane is a big fan of Pitka's and offers him $2 million to fix Darren's marriage so the team can win the Stanley Cup. Pitka's agent tells him if he succeeds, Oprah will have him on her show. Pitka also meets team coach Cherkov, and mocks his dwarfism.
Pitka and Jane bond on the plane ride. Jane became a fan of Pitka's work due to the death of her father and admits she has a crush on Pitka. When Jane says she had a gay experience in college, Pitka gets an erection, causing his chastity belt to clank.
During a game, Pitka encourages the rival team to beat up Darren to distract him. Darren begins to play well, but then gets suspended for the next two games after beating up Lè Coq and hitting Coach Cherkov with a hockey puck.
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The Love Guru
The Love Guru is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Marco Schnabel in his directorial debut. It was written and produced by Mike Myers, who was the leading cast-member along with Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Verne Troyer, John Oliver, Omid Djalili, and Ben Kingsley. The film follows Pitka (Myers), a guru who is tasked with revitalizing the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.
Myers came up with the concept of a Guru character in the late 1990s. The aforementioned character was initially planned to appear in the Austin Powers franchise, but was left unimplemented. The film came from Myers' desire to make a hockey movie, expressing wish fulfillment in the film's plot. Filming commenced in Toronto, Canada in August 2007. Before release, the film's portrayal of Hinduism received divided responses from Hindu audiences, who remained cautious at the film's handling of cultural themes. Paramount Pictures, the film's main distributor, eventually enabled pre-screenings for select representatives of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), who concluded that the film was not problematic.
The Love Guru was released in the United States on June 20, 2008, by Paramount, with the United Kingdom and Germany getting releases later that year in August and October respectively, albeit with a different distribution partner for the latter. It was panned by critics and audiences who criticized its humor, screenplay, and Schnabel's direction, often being considered a low-point in Myers' career and one of the worst films ever made. It was a box-office failure, grossing $40 million on a budget of $62 million. At the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won three of its seven nominations, including Worst Picture.
Guru Pitka is the self proclaimed "number-two guru in the world", after Deepak Chopra. A flashback shows Pitka was an orphan, taught by Guru Tugginmypudha. When the twelve-year-old Pitka announces he wants to become a guru so that girls will love him, Tugginmypudha puts a chastity belt on him until he can learn that loving himself is more important than being loved by others.
Pitka's dream is to become the number-one guru and appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He lives a charmed life with thousands of followers, including celebrities Jessica Simpson, Val Kilmer and Mariska Hargitay (whose name is used as a faux-Hindi greeting). Pitka's teachings, which involve simplistic acronyms and plays on words, are displayed in PowerPoint slide shows.
In Canada, Jane Bullard inherits the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, who are on a losing streak. Their star player, Darren Roanoke, has been playing badly ever since his wife Prudence left him for Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jacques "Lè Coq" Grandé. Jane is a big fan of Pitka's and offers him $2 million to fix Darren's marriage so the team can win the Stanley Cup. Pitka's agent tells him if he succeeds, Oprah will have him on her show. Pitka also meets team coach Cherkov, and mocks his dwarfism.
Pitka and Jane bond on the plane ride. Jane became a fan of Pitka's work due to the death of her father and admits she has a crush on Pitka. When Jane says she had a gay experience in college, Pitka gets an erection, causing his chastity belt to clank.
During a game, Pitka encourages the rival team to beat up Darren to distract him. Darren begins to play well, but then gets suspended for the next two games after beating up Lè Coq and hitting Coach Cherkov with a hockey puck.