The Baxter

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The Baxter
Directed by	Michael Showalter
Written by	Michael Showalter
Produced by	Reagan Silber Galt Niederhoffer
Starring	Michael Showalter Elizabeth Banks Michelle Williams Justin Theroux
Cinematography	Tim Orr
Edited by	Jacob Craycroft Sarah Flack
Music by	Theodore Shapiro Craig Wedren
Production company	Plum Pictures
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	April 24, 2005 (2005-04-24)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$181,872[1]

The Baxter is a 2005 American comedy film written by, directed by and starring 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: being abandoned 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.