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The Baxter is a 2005 film written by, directed by and starring American comedian Michael Showalter. A “Baxter”, as defined by the film, is the nice, dull guy in a romantic comedy who is dumped at the end of the story for the protagonist. Much light humor is made of showing Showalter as a "Baxter" in several typical romantic comedy clichés; for instance, he is shown being left at the altar as a former love is claimed by her high school sweetheart, and being left in college at a pep rally for an underdog sports hero. The plot revolves around the life of Elliot Sherman during the two weeks before his wedding, as he doggedly fights off the curse of his former Baxter role in relationships. IFC Films financed the film and produced it with Plum Pictures. They gave the film a very limited release; it had a U.S. box office gross of $181,872.
Original Release
08/26/2005
US Release
08/26/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Showalter | Elliot Sherman |
Elizabeth Banks | Caroline Swann |
Michelle Williams | Cecil Mills |
Justin Theroux | Bradley Lake |
Zak Orth | Wendall Wimms |
Michael Ian Black | Ed |
Catherine Lloyd Burns | Stella |
Peter Dinklage | Benson Hedges |
Paul Rudd | Dan Abbott |
Katharine Powell | Sonya Simmons |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Showalter | Elliot Sherman |
Elizabeth Banks | Caroline Swann |
Michelle Williams | Cecil Mills |
Justin Theroux | Bradley Lake |
Zak Orth | Wendall Wimms |
Michael Ian Black | Ed |
Catherine Lloyd Burns | Stella |
Peter Dinklage | Benson Hedges |
Paul Rudd | Dan Abbott |
Katharine Powell | Sonya Simmons |
Jon DeVries | Alan Swann |
Donna Mitchell | Judy Swann |
Haviland Morris | Kate Lewis |
David Wain | Louis Lewis |
Jim DeMarse | Leonard Sherman |
Leslie Lyles | Sheila Sherman |
A.D. Miles | Bar Baxter #1 |
Joe Lo Truglio | Bar Baxter #2 |
Seth Herzog | Bar Baxter #3 |
Jonathan Marc Sherman | Deaf Bar Baxter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Holly Becker | Executive Producer |
Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
Galt Niederhoffer | Producer |
Erin Owens | Producer |
Celine Rattray | Producer |
Jonathan Shoemaker | Producer |
Reagan Silber | Producer |
Daniela Taplin Lundberg | Producer |