The Girl Next Door (2004 film)

This article is about the 2004 romantic film. For the 2007 horror film, see The Girl Next Door (2007 film).

The Girl Next Door
A blonde woman in a red top and low cut pants. In the distance a young man is looking out the at her window.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLuke Greenfield
Screenplay by
Story byDavid T. Wagner
Brent Goldberg
Produced byHarry Gittes
Charles Gordon
Marc Sternberg
Starring
CinematographyJamie Anderson
Edited byMark Livolsi
Music byPaul Haslinger
Production
companies
Regency Enterprises
New Regency
Daybreak
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 9, 2004 (2004-04-09)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20–25 million[2][3][4]
Box office$30.4 million[5]

The Girl Next Door is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield. It follows a high school senior who falls in love for the first time with the girl next door, but finds the situation becoming complicated after he learns that she is a former pornographic actress. It stars Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, and Paul Dano. The film received mixed reviews and low theatrical attendance at the time,[1] but over time has gained cult film status.[1][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c Rosen, Christopher (October 29, 2014). "The Juice Was Worth The Squeeze: Looking Back On 'The Girl Next Door'". The Huffington Post.
  2. ^ "The Girl Next Door | PowerGrid". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Girl Next Door (2004): Destroyed by Poor Marketing". New Regency fully financed The Girl Next Door for $21 million and Fox distributed the film in most markets.
  4. ^ "The Girl Next Door (2004) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  5. ^ "The Girl Next Door (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Jesse Carp (July 31, 2012). "Girl Next Door Writer-Director Luke Greenfield Sets up Two New Features". CinemaBlend. The writer-director should be best known for his underrated 2004 cult hit The Girl Next Door, starring Elisha Cuthbert
  7. ^ "Luke Greenfield to Direct Comedy Half-Brothers for Focus Features". Collider. May 7, 2019.
  8. ^ John McDermott (May 17, 2017). "The Internet Killed the Teen Sex Comedy". MelMagazine.com. The Girl Next Door (2004) is something of a cult classic now, but it failed to make its money back in theaters.