The Story: It�s his bachelor bash, his one final night to be a wild single guy, but Paul (Jason Lee) isn�t exactly the life of the party. Instead, he�s determined not to do anything he can�t live with later � or tell his fianc�e, Karen (Selma Blair). That�s why it comes as such a shock when the phone rings the next morning and he wakes up to discover a lovely stranger named Becky (Julia Stiles) in bed next to him with no clothes on. Worse: His mother-in-law-to-be is the one who is calling. Even worse: She tells him Karen is on her way over. Paul zooms into frantic action, shooing Becky out the door and desperately trying to rid the apartment of any evidence of wrongdoing � even though he can�t remember doing anything wrong. When Karen does arrive and asks him how the bachelor party went, Paul tells a teensy lie to cover up what may or may not be the truth. That teensy lie turns into a bigger one, and soon Paul�s life is a series of comical misunderstandings. Paul gets trapped in an ever-escalating comedy of errors with no apparent way out � except up the aisle. When a guy decides he�s ready to make a commitment, how does he know he�s making the right one? It�s amazing how much can change because of one little thing � A Guy Thing.
 
�I really wanted to do a comedy, but most comedies aren�t well-written. As I was reading this script, however, I couldn�t put it down. I was laughing hysterically. Comedy is really different and difficult and it�s something that I�m still trying to figure out, so I figured every day would be a great challenge.� �Everybody�s had the experience of being caught in a lie, a lie they had to keep exaggerating and keep going. I thought that was a great premise for a movie.� �Becky�s good at judging other people, but she�s not really good at making decisions about her own life. Still, she keeps trying new things. That�s one of the things I love most about Becky. She determined to live every day to the fullest. She tries different jobs, different things. She sees Jason�s character getting worked up about everything, and she�s like �Relax! Life is good.� As a result, Becky becomes the only one Paul can really relax around.� �Chris (Koch, director) has a really great sense of comedy. If you come into work and you�re tired, he�s so funny that he gets the energy going. That�s important when you�re shooting for days on end. I had a lot of fun with him.� Asked to define what she might consider to be a �guy thing,� Julia says it�s all about food. �There�s something about men when they get hungry. They have this severe drop in blood sugar. My dad does it. My grandfather did it. Every boyfriend I�ve ever had does it. You can be talking and having a good time, and all of a sudden it�s �I�m hungry. I�m hungry. I need food. Make me a sandwich now.� They get this tunnel vision thing where they must find food.� "My character is kind of what I wish I were like in real life. She reminds me of Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan only quirkier."
Did You Know? Selma Blair (Karen) and Shawn Hatosy (Jim) were both in Down To You with Julia Larry Miller, who plays Julia's on-screen Dad in 10 Things I Hate About You also appears in A Guy Thing
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