The New Guy (2002)
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A zero will rise.
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?
- Released: 2002-05-10
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 682 votes
Directed by Ed Decter.
Top cast
- DJ Qualls as Dizzy Harrison / Gil Harris
- Eliza Dushku as Danielle
- Zooey Deschanel as Nora
- Lyle Lovett as Bear Harrison
- Jerod Mixon as Kirk
- Illeana Douglas as Kiki Pierce
- Parry Shen as Glen
- Kurt Fuller as Mr. Undine
- Julius Carry as Coach
- M.C. Gainey as Clem
Where to watch The New Guy
- United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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