Watch It

1993 American film

J. Christopher Burch
Thomas J. Mangan IV
John C. McGinley

StarringPeter Gallagher
Suzy Amis
John C. McGinley
Jon Tenney
Cynthia Stevenson
Lili Taylor
Tom SizemoreCinematographyStephen KatzEdited byDorian HarrisMusic byStanley Clarke

Production
companies

Island World
Manhattan Project
River One Films

Distributed bySkouras Pictures

Release date

March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26)

Running time

102 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$3 million^[1]Box office$120,623

Watch It is a 1993 American comedy film written and directed by Tom Flynn and starring Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenney, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore.

Plot

Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.

Cast

Peter Gallagher as John
Suzy Amis as Anne
John C. McGinley as Rick
Jon Tenney as Michael
Cynthia Stevenson as Ellen
Lili Taylor as Brenda
Tom Sizemore as Danny

Reception

The film has a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Roger Ebert awarded the film two and a half stars.^[3] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B+.^[4]

References

^ https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59700-WATCH-IT
^ "Watch It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ Ebert, Roger (6 June 1993). "Watch It". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ Gleiberman, Owen (30 April 1993). "Watch It". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2018.