History Film / Gigli

''Gigli'' is a 2003 romance-comedy film directed by Martin Brest, and starring Music/JenniferLopez and Creator/BenAffleck.

It involves small-time mobster Larry Gigli (played by Affleck; pronounced "jeelyee") being commanded to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the mentally-retarded, ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''-obsessed brother of a district attorney trying to bring down a mob lord and hold him hostage. However, his boss doesn't think he'll be able to handle him by himself, so he has assassin Ricki (Lopez) join him. Gigli is attracted to Ricki, but she initially rebuffs him due to being a lesbian. Much of the remaining film time comprises the three hanging around Gigli's apartment, receiving threatening phone calls and break-ins from Gigli's boss and the police, and occasionally venturing to locales such as an outdoor diner and hospital, with strong emphasis placed on the romance between Ricki and Gigli and some rather strange lines.

Originally written strictly as a black comedy, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was rewritten to cash in on the Affleck/Lopez romance (then a major media craze) at the behest of executives]].

* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Brian
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Gigli is supposed to be pronounced "zheely".
* LargeHam: AlPacino

* MagicBullets: Either this, or that was an extremely sturdy aquarium behind the bad guy when he gets shot.
** He IS a mob boss... All the glass in his house is probably bullet proof.
* MisplacedNamesPoster: Since when is Ben Affleck a girl or Jennifer Lopez a guy?
* MoodWhiplash: The film's tone changes numerous times at the drop of a hat, perhaps most noticably with a lighthearted scene with one of Ricki's ex-girlfriends...who slits her wrists in front of her and Larry after a couple minutes.

* NoBisexuals: Ricki is a "lesbian" who has been with men (and does not state it was unpleasant, or a mistake,) and falls for Ben Affleck.
** [[Film/ChasingAmy Not the first time]] that Affleck has stolen the heart of "lesbian" either.
* NoIndoorVoice: Al Pacino's "acting" in his one scene is mostly made up of him yelling every few words.
* PoorMansPorn: Brian ejaculates whenever he watches ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''

* RunningGag: They all think his name is pronounced "giggly".
* SoundtrackDissonance: A lengthy reflection on human sexuality by Jenny in which she compares the penis to a sea slug and the vagina to a human mouth is accompanied by a soft, mellow, romantic guitar ballad.

[[caption-width-right:296:Ummmm, this movie did also have AlPacino and ChristopherWalken in it, you know. Also, last we checked, Ben Affleck doesn't have blond highlights in his hair.]]

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Originally written strictly as a black comedy, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was rewritten to cash in on the Affleck/Lopez romance (then a major media craze) at the behest of executives]]. As a result, the film was a major box office flop, and got abysmal rewards all around. It won several [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzies]] and is commonly cited as one of the worst films ever made.
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Originally written strictly as a black comedy, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was rewritten to cash in on the Affleck/Lopez romance (then a major media craze) at the behest of executives]].

Originally written strictly as a black comedy, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was rewritten to cash in on the Affleck/Lopez romance (then a major media craze) at the behest of executives]]. This turned out to be a colossal mistake, as the media saturation of "Bennifer" combined with the film's already dubious quality led to audiences growing sick of the film before it even opened. When it ''did'' open, it was to overwhelmingly negative reviews and a massive commercial failure. The movie is notorious for being so sorely lambasted that its name is synonymous with terrible films in the public consciousness. To cap it off, it was the first film in the history of the Razzie Awards to pull a "Razzie Grand Slam" for Worst Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay (as well as "Worst Screen Couple"). It even picked up another award the following year for "Worst Comedy of Our 25 Years".

It involves small-time mobster Larry Gigli (played by Affleck; pronounced "zheely") being commanded to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the mentally-retarded, ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''-obsessed brother of a district attorney trying to bring down a mob lord and hold him hostage. However, his boss doesn't think he'll be able to handle him by himself, so he has assassin Ricki (Lopez) join him. Gigli is attracted to Ricki, but she initially rebuffs him due to being a lesbian. Much of the remaining film time comprises the three hanging around Gigli's apartment, receiving threatening phone calls and break-ins from Gigli's boss and the police, and occasionally venturing to locales such as an outdoor diner and hospital, with strong emphasis placed on the romance between Ricki and Gigli and some rather strange lines.

* NoBisexuals: Ricki is a "lesbian" who has been with men (and does not state it was unpleasant, or a mistake,) and falls for Ben Affleck.
** [[Film/ChasingAmy Not the first time]] that Affleck has stolen the heart of "lesbian" either.

''Gigli'' is a 2003 romance-comedy film directed by Martin Brest, and starring JenniferLopez and Creator/BenAffleck.

It involves small-time mobster Larry Gigli (played by Affleck; pronounced "zheely") being commanded to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the mentally-retarded, ''{{Baywatch}}''-obsessed brother of a district attorney trying to bring down a mob lord and hold him hostage. However, his boss doesn't think he'll be able to handle him by himself, so he has assassin Ricki (Lopez) join him. Gigli is attracted to Ricki, but she initially rebuffs him due to being a lesbian. Much of the remaining film time comprises the three hanging around Gigli's apartment, receiving threatening phone calls and break-ins from Gigli's boss and the police, and occasionally venturing to locales such as an outdoor diner and hospital, with strong emphasis placed on the romance between Ricki and Gigli and some rather strange lines.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Gili is supposed to be pronounced "zheely".

* InspirationalyDisadvantaged: Brian

* TourettesShitcockSyndrome: Brian.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Gili is supposed to be pronounced "zheely".

** [[ChasingAmy Not the first time]] that Affleck has stolen the heart of "lesbian" either.

''Gigli'' is a 2003 romance-comedy film directed by Martin Brest, and starring JenniferLopez and BenAffleck.

Originally written strictly as a black comedy, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was rewritten to cash in on the Affleck/Lopez romance (then a major media craze) at the behest of executives]]. This turned out to be a colossal mistake, as the media saturation of "Bennifer" combined with the film's already dubious quality led to audiences growing sick of the film before it even opened. When it ''did'' open, it was to overwhelmingly negative reviews and a massive commercial failure. The movie is notorious for being so sorely lambasted that it's name is synonymous with terrible films in the public consciousness. To cap it off, it was the first film in the history of the Razzie Awards to pull a "Razzie Grand Slam" for Worst Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay (as well as "Worst Screen Couple"). It even picked up another award the following year for "Worst Comedy of Our 25 Years".