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2004 Directed by Jeff Schaffer

No actual Europeans were harmed in the making of this film.

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

Scott Mechlowicz Jacob Pitts Travis Wester Michelle Trachtenberg Jessica Boehrs Kristin Kreuk Vinnie Jones Dominic Raacke Jana Pallaske Nial Iskhakov Petr Jákl Molly Schade Jakki Degg Lenka Dayrit Cathy Meils J.P. Manoux Patrick Rapold Fred Armisen Lucy Lawless Diedrich Bader Rade Šerbedžija Jan Nemejovský Miroslav Táborský Matt Damon Steve Hytner Walter Sittler Patrick Malahide Ellen Savaria Predrag Bjelac Show All… Pat Kilbane Joanna Lumley Mindy Sterling Jeffrey Tambor Tereza Zimova Lucie Kachtikova Barbora Navratilova

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Jeff Schaffer

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Alec Berg Daniel Goldberg David Mandel Jackie Marcus Schaffer David Minkowski Matthew Stillman Martina Burgetová Gary R. Wordham Tom Karnowski

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Alec Berg David Mandel Jeff Schaffer

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Meg Liberman Nelia Morago Cami Patton Kate Caldwell

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Roger Bondelli

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David Eggby

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Mirek Lux Ben Howarth

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Greg Franklin

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Joe Medjuck Tom Pollock Ivan Reitman

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Jan Borůvka

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Klaus Fuxjäger Peter McCaffrey

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Allan Starski

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David Baxa Jindřich Kočí Nenad Pečur Milena Koubková

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Jiří Macke William A. Cimino Barbora Bucharová Bára Barová

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Pavel Policar

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Jonathan Spencer Levy Chris Del Conte Kevin Blank

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Jarda Peterka Adam Barnhart Jan Loukota Cinda-Lin James Miroslav Lhotka Lee Sheward Pat Romano Ivan Mareš Rene Hajek Frantisek Deak Steve Griffin

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James L. Venable

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Reinhard Stergar Bob Newlan Brian Thomas Nist Erin Michael Rettig Rene Mikan James Bolt John Benson Matthew Harrison Tim Gomillion

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Julia Caston Vanessa Vogel

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Review by Javo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ★★★ 10

Scotty doesn't know that Fiona and me Do it in my van every Sunday. She tells him she's in church but she doesn't go Still she's on her knees and Scotty doesn't know!

Oh Scotty doesn't know! So Don't Tell Scotty! Scotty doesn't know! Scotty doesn't know! So Don't Tell Scotty!

Fiona says she's out shopping, But she's under me and I'm not stopping...

Because Scotty doesn't know! Scotty doesn't know! So don't tell Scotty! Scotty doesn't know!

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I can't believe he's so trusting, While I'm right behind you thrusting. Fiona's got him on the phone, And she's trying not to moan. It's a three-way call and he knows nothing!

Scotty doesn't know! So don't tell Scotty!…

Review by nadine 🔪 ★ 2

maybe this is Matt Damon’s best work

Review by mike hotdog ★★★ 6

I'm 10 years late on this one, but this movie is funnier than it has any right to be.

Review by sofi✨ ★★ 1

scotty doesn’t know >>>>> the entire beatles discography

Review by JBird ★★★

Scotty has made such a mess, His email’s blocked so he’s distressed. To Europe he'll go, Cause Scotty doesn't know, He can email from another address.

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matt damon jumpscare

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Please play Scotty Doesn't Know at my funeral.

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Still one of my favourite comedies ever.

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Scott Thomas

• Actually Quite Catchy : Though the first time hearing it was incredibly traumatizing for Scotty, he later admits that the song  Scotty Doesn't Know  (in which the singer goes into great detail about how Fiona cheated on Scotty with him) is pretty catchy.
• Jerkass Ball : Invoked due the Placebo Effect he and Jenny had when eating a plate of brownies, mistakenly thinking those are hash brownies. Outside of this they are actually pretty decent people.
• My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels : Scott's German is quite poor, to the point that he doesn't realise that Mieke was a girl all along despite the fact that he's been emailing her for quite a while. There's also his conversations with the truck driver while trying to hitch a ride to Berlin, not realising that the driver is going as far away from Berlin as possible.

Cooper Harris

• Amusing Injuries : Cooper getting brutally sodomized and having his testicles electrocuted. If this weren't a comedy, he'd probably be traumatized for life.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall : While peeking through the bushes at the topless women in the hot tub at the post-graduation party, Cooper comments, "Well there's your R-rating right there", at which point the scene cuts to a clear shot of one of the aforementioned women.
• Character Catchphrase : "This isn't where I parked my car."
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold : Coop may be a snarky, perverted slacker, but he loves his friends. He even gives Jamie a big bear hug when they part ways.
• Sex Tourism : Cooper's main purpose with the trip.
• "Ugly American" Stereotype : Coop fits the bill more than the rest of the gang. He's looking to score with hot European women with absolutely nothing else on his mind. His antics at the Vatican further hammer across his uncultured ways.

• Jerkass : Invoked due the Placebo Effect she and Scott had when eating a plate of brownies, mistakenly thinking those are hash brownies. Outside of this they are actually pretty decent people.
• Which can be a headscratcher especially considering that Jenny was never shown at any point in time to be dressing unattractively for a pervert like Cooper to completely dismiss her though it might just be that he grew up with her
• More likely the fact that he respects her (when he habitually objectifies all other women) makes her an "honorary man" in his eyes
• Toplessness from the Back : In the extended deleted scene with the gang trying to hitch a ride to Berlin, Jenny partially flaishes by lifting her shirt, which because she's wearing a bra is shown from the front. When she takes the bra-and eventually her shirt-off though, the camera cuts to behind her and it stays that way as she's jumping topless and lassoing the shirt. If Michelle Trachtenberg had her 18th birthday before the scene's filming, this would likely have been averted.
• Twincest : She kissed her twin brother after drinking absinthe.

• Big Brother Instinct : Very protective of Jenny, objecting to any plan to use her as Ms. Fanservice .
• Camera Fiend : He doesn't go anywhere without his trusty Leica M7.
• Distracted by the Sexy : Jamie gets robbed at knife-point in Amsterdam, but he's too busy getting a blowjob from a local girl to put up much of a fight.
• Karmic Jackpot : Jamie selling his camera to take Scotty to Rome to see Mieke. It starts a series of events that ends with him getting hired to tour all of Europe's museums.
• Twincest : He kissed his twin sister after drinking absinthe.
• All Girls Want Bad Boys : Fiona cheats on mild-mannered, middle-class Scott with the lead singer in a rock band.
• It's Not You, It's Me : Although, seconds later, Fiona retracts this and insist that it is in-fact Scotty's fault. Considering it's a Minor Flaw, Major Breakup , her claim is debatable.

• The Cameo : He only appears in the prologue.
• Refuge in Audacity : Fiona and Donny don't just tell Scotty that they've been having an affair. He writes and performs with his band a full song (at the graduation party, no less) all about their affair and various sex acts, all to the refrain of Scotty (who is in the audience) not knowing anything.
• Small Role, Big Impact : His song "Scotty Doesn't Know" has become so popular that the song becomes a part of the plot.

Mad Maynard

• Berserk Button : He really hates Italians.
• Face of a Thug : He's very intimidating looking, but he turns out to be a rather nice fellow.
• Football Hooligans : He and his buddies are ready to get into a fight over another person wearing a rival club's shirt.
• Hard Head : Maynard gets unaffected by bottles being broken against his head.
• Hidden Depths : Appears to have quite a good understanding of the European political situation and the need for the EU.
• Green-Eyed Monster : He's clearly jealous that Scott's robot impression is more popular than his own.

Creepy Italian Guy

• Black Comedy Rape : Scott wakes up from a very pleasant sex dream involving Mieke, only to find the Creepy Italian snuggling up next to him in the exact same position he dreamed Mieke was in. Cue everyone screaming.
• Catchphrase : Mi scusi .
• Depraved Homosexual : He doesn't take "no" for an answer.
• Faux Affably Evil : He plays off every blatant advance he makes on Jamie and Scott as innocently as possible...only to make even more invasive comeons seconds later.

Madame Vandersexxx

• Dominatrix : The actual purpose of the club is to give BDSM services to the clients, much to Cooper's horror.

Absinthe Fairy

• Advertised Extra : He appears in every part of marketing but only appears in two scenes of the film.
• Bowdlerise : In the trailer, he says "That is just wrong" instead of "That is some pretty fucked up shit."
• Catchphrase : "This [X] is bullshit!"
• Fairy Companion : Downplayed. He only appears in hallucinations.
• No Name Given : We don't even know his name.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here : He says the last three words verbatim as another catchphrase.
• Sir Swears-a-Lot : He is a sweary fairy and swears in nearly every sentence he says.

• All There in the Script : Mieke's last name is revealed as "Schmidt", as shown in a scene where Scotty tries to reply back to her after she blocked his e-mail address, and in a deleted scene, where they meet the Creepy Italian Guy, who is the supervisor for a touring company in the Vatican City.
• Gender-Blender Name : Scott initially assumes she's a man due to pronouncing her name "Mike" and gets surprised when she asks him to meet her.
• Kissing Cousins : Scott has a nightmare in which Mieke is so desperate to cut Scott out of her life that she has sex with her own cousin.
• Ms. Fanservice : Once it's revealed that Mieke is an attractive girl, her hotness is emphasized as much as humanly possible. Most of these are in Scott's imagination, but it gets to ridiculous levels when the two finally meet in person and immediately shag each other's brains out in a confession booth .
• Satellite Love Interest : She gets practically next to no character dynamic with any other (major/supporting) character other than Scott, and even with Scott it was barely a few short interaction scenes.
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What to Know About Venice’s Fees for Day Trips

Venice is trying to mitigate overtourism with a small fee on busy days. City leaders hope it will make visitors more aware of the city’s fragility.

By Elisabetta Povoledo

Reporting from Rome

After years of debate , Venice on Thursday began charging day visitors five euros to visit its fragile historic center on peak days, making it the first city in the world to adopt such a measure to counter overtourism.

Critics question whether a nominal fee will put people off from visiting one of the world’s most desired destinations. But officials hope that it might encourage some to rethink their plans and decide to come on weekdays or in the off-season.

That might help mitigate the impact of the estimated 20 million visitors who descended last year on the city’s beleaguered residents, who number fewer than 50,000, according to municipal statistics . About half of those visitors came only for the day, city officials said. Overnight guests are exempt from the fee.

The spirit of the initiative, city officials have said, is to make people aware of the uniqueness — and fragility — of Venice. Overtourism is creating an economy solely based on tourism that risks killing the city by pushing its dwindling residents out, said Nicola Camatti, an economics professor and expert in tourism at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

When will Venice start charging?

The fee went into effect on Thursday, a holiday in Italy. For 2024, city officials have singled out 29 peak days when single-day travelers in Venice between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. have to pay. The days run until mid-July and are mostly on national holidays and weekends. The access-fee website provides a list of the dates.

Who must pay?

While just about everyone visiting the city has to register to obtain a QR code, not all visitors have to pay the fee. Overnight guests at registered accommodations like hotels or Airbnbs are exempt, because they already pay a daily tourist tax, as are people who study or work in Venice and those visiting relatives. There are other exemptions as well.

Residents of Venice, those born there and minors under 14 are among those who do not have to register. But they must have documents that prove their status.

It is possible that different fees will apply next year on a sliding scale that will depend on how many people city officials expect on any one day. City officials said the fees could be as high as 10 euros per day.

How will the system work?

Before coming to Venice on peak days, visitors should use the website to register and get a QR code.

The code will be scanned at points where visitors enter, like the train station, the city parking lot, the airport and the sprawling waterfront along the San Marco basin where boats dock. The access points will have one line for tourists and another for residents and what officials call city users, who are coming into Venice for reasons other than sightseeing.

At least for now, those who do not register ahead of time can do so at some access points or on their cellphones, officials said. Assistants will be available.

Initially, the controls will be “very soft,” said Michele Zuin, the municipal councilor responsible for the city’s budget.

Speaking to reporters at the foreign press association in Rome this month, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said the fee was not about cashing in on tourists. “The costs of the operation are higher than what we’re going to make,” he said.

Why is Venice doing this?

City officials hope to relieve some of the stress that tourists put on the city by encouraging them to come on less busy days. They also say that by knowing ahead of time how many visitors to expect, the city can better deploy services.

“We want to better manage the numbers of tourists and disincentivize mass tourism” that makes it difficult for residents and visitors to “live in this city,” Mr. Zuin said this month.

To track the flow of visitors, the city already monitors them via phone location data and surveillance cameras, a system some critics have likened to Big Brother .

Venice has also fallen under the scrutiny of the United Nations’ culture agency, UNESCO, whose experts are concerned that not enough is being done to protect the city. Last year, Venice risked being added to UNESCO’s list of Endangered World Heritage Sites after experts at the agency listed mass tourism , along with climate change and development, as a major threat to its future. It urged City Hall to take steps to ameliorate the damage.

The municipal council approved the access fee just days before UNESCO was to vote on its status, and Venice stayed off the “in danger” list . But UNESCO officials said in a statement that “further progress still needs to be made” to conserve Venice.

Critics of the access fee note that officials have not capped the number of visitors, and they say that the nominal fee is hardly a deterrent. As recently as Friday, city officials said that about 80,000 visitors swelled the city’s narrow calli, as the streets are known, and the gardens of the 2024 Venice Biennale , still the world’s principal place to discover new art .

How else is Venice trying to restrict visitors?

Venice also has taken other steps it hopes will reduce what city officials call “mordi e fuggi” tourism, or “eat and flee,” referring to those who seek the city’s greatest hits — the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square — and who bring packed lunches and dump their garbage, contributing little to the local economy.

After years of heated debate and protests by vocal Venetians, the city banned cruise ships from its inner canals in 2021 , though Mr. Camatti, the tourism expert, said the ban on the ships had not reduced the number of day visitors.

This year, the city imposed a limit of 25 people per tour group and also banned the use of megaphones.

Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region. She has been a journalist for 35 years. More about Elisabetta Povoledo

GKIDS and Anime Ltd. Acquire Global Rights to ‘The Colors Within’

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GKIDS and European animation distributor Anime Ltd. have acquired global rights to Naoko Yamada’s new film “ The Colors Within .” GKIDS has acquired the film for North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, while Anime Ltd. has acquired the film for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and all of Europe.

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“The partnership and coordination on the international release of ‘The Colors Within’ signals a new approach to film promotion: working together on a singular global vision whilst utilizing our respective local experience to maximize the impact of the film. Working in unison like this allows all of us to provide the best possible support for talented directorial voices,” said Anime Ltd. CEO Andrew Partridge. ”On a personal level, I’ve worked closely with promoting Naoko Yamada’s films before I even founded Anime Ltd. – starting with her debut feature film as a part of Scotland Loves Anime. So it’s a real pleasure to be bringing her latest work to as wide an audience as possible in Europe.”

Yamada directs with a script from Reiko Yoshida. Producers include Science SARU and Genki Kawamura under his Story Inc. banner. Takashi Kojima serves as character designer and animation director.

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