Tomcats (2001)

15% of critics liked it
(75 reviews)
43% of users liked it
(22,443 ratings)

This romantic comedy in the vein of There's Something About Mary and American Pie concerns the story of Michael Delaney (Jerry O'Connell), a struggling cartoonist who makes a bet with seven buddies over who will be the last to marry. Several years later, the pot has boiled down to two: Michael, who… More This romantic comedy in the vein of There's Something About Mary and American Pie concerns the story of Michael Delaney (Jerry O'Connell), a struggling cartoonist who makes a bet with seven buddies over who will be the last to marry. Several years later, the pot has boiled down to two: Michael, who is battling gambling debts in Las Vegas, and diehard bachelor Kyle Bremmer (Jake Busey), who is a self-proclaimed ladies' man. Michael tries to get Kyle to wed within 30 days in order to rescue himself from financial turmoil. When Natalie (Shannon Elizabeth) enters the picture as Kyle's new intended bride (as set up by Michael), she and Michael end up falling for one another, setting up a competition for her affections by the two men. Tomcats is the feature directorial debut for screenwriter Gregory Poirier. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Gregory Poirier
Written By: Gregory Poirier
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 30, 2001 Wide
On DVD: Aug 14, 2001
Studio: Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Laced with such rampant misogyny that the laughs stick in your throat.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
In its mingling of horniness and disgust, Tomcats attains a convoluted cleverness.
Mike Clark, USA Today
This is 90 minutes of gags of the lowest order.
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Offers only tired jokes, grimace-worthy physical comedy and bad, bad acting.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Yet one more slice of American Pie-style outrageousness for and about guys with raging libidos and pinheads.
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Much of Tomcats is actually boisterously, crudely entertaining.
Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media
A parade of labored sex gags and bathroom humor.
Nick Rogers, Suite101.com
Desperate is too kind a word. This isn't so much a movie as director Gregory Poirier's failed application to the Farrelly Brothers Country Club. Even those looking for T&A will be disappointed, unless Jerry O'Connell's hairy tuchus floats their boat.
Tony Macklin, Las Vegas CityLife
Tomcats is a raunchy, rambunctious, crowd-pleasing film.
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
So what happens when everyone making a skin flick gets Puritanical about showing skin? A plot, that's what, and 'Tomcats' offers a yarn that's truly yawn-provoking.
Jorge Avila Andrade, Moviola
Sin gracia, agresiva, misógina, aburrida y completamente prescindible.
Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies
Watching teenagers going through some of these situations seems normal; watching men in their late 20s going through them is obnoxiously abnormal.
Ted Murphy, Baseline.Hollywood.com
There isn't a single laugh to be had ...
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
If you're like most of the human race and it takes more than a gross-out gag to tickle your funny bone, do yourself a favor and steer clear of this monstrosity of a movie.
David Noh, Film Journal International
Writer-director Gregory Poirier is bent on delivering the raunchiest good time he can come up with and pretty much succeeds.

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Joseph E

This is the motherload of all that is "Late Night" Comedies..and it almost pulled it off perfectly, but almost is only good in your dreams!
Deb S

"Call me Mistress, you disgusting worm" If you like hilarious perverted humor, you'll love this one haha. And Michael Delaney was just yummy.
Jason S

Its crass laughs but rarely do they work. Its tame compared to the likes of American Pie, and its never as offensive as it makes itself out.
Chad R

Average comedy with a few laugh out loud spots. The guy that we all knew as the fat kid from Stand by Me does right by himself gets all kinds of tail. Jerry and Jake Busey are fairly funny here. Shannon Elizabeth probably puts out her best ever acting effort...which isn't… More
Average comedy with a few laugh out loud spots. The guy that we all knew as the fat kid from Stand by Me does right by himself gets all kinds of tail. Jerry and Jake Busey are fairly funny here. Shannon Elizabeth probably puts out her best ever acting effort...which isn't saying much. Bunch of hot women in this movie but barely any nudity dammit. Anyway I wouldn't rush out to see this, just average to slightly below.