The Foursome
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The Foursome is a 2006 American comedy film. It is about 4 college friends who reconnect at their 20-year college reunion on the golf
course. The film stars Entourage
cast member Kevin Dillon
, John Shaw
, Chris Gauthier
and Paul Jarrett. The film was directed by William Dear
and written by Jackson Davies
, based on the play by Norm Foster
. The film features the Bryan Adams
song 18 'Til I Die.
The next morning, the four friends meet on the golf course, and decide to play in two teams of two for money, low score winning the hole. Cam pairs up with Ted, and Rick with Donnie, who has never golfed in his life. Rick hits a 300 yard drive, while Cam and Ted struggle and Donnie takes many tries to hit the ball, but finally hits it into a tree. Rick then says he is an avid golfer and a hustler. Rick and Donnie win the first five nine holes, with Ted and Cam getting frustrated.
Near the end of the round, Cam tells Ted how he can't afford the $2500 they bet on the game, so ted tells Rick they want to press, so they would play another 18 holes for $5000. They would play with the same teams, starting even. That night at the bar, Donnie sees Rick and a drunk Cam's wife, Lori go into the janitors closet, and Lori leave tucking her panties into her purse, suspecting they had sex. While the other wives compare themselves to Ted's young wife, and reminisce about how they used to look like that. The night ends with Donnie suspecting Rick and Lori are having an affair.
During the second round, Rick and Donnie continue to lead, but Donnie continues to struggle. In the middle of the round, Rick tells Donnie to hit into the group ahead, but he hits into the trees. Rick hits soon after, nearly hitting one of them, then all four of them run into the trees. Later into the round, Donnie calls on Rick for cheating with Lori, and Cam storms off, but Rick proves they weren't in there nearly long enough to have sex, so the allegations are dropped. The three other golfers go back to the clubhouse to find Cam, and tell him that Lori isn't cheating on him. Rick then convinces Susanne to marry him after he proves he can commit to a relationship, soon after, they go back out to finish their game.
On the last hole, in the dark, Ted hits his second shot close to the pin. Cam then says he was fired from his T.V. exec job 2 weeks earlier and can't afford to lose this game. With Rick also on the green close to the pin, starting to feel for his friend, and his loss and desperation. On the green, Cam narrowly misses his birdie putt leaving it on the lip, leaving Rick with a putt to win. Rick feels bad for Cam and shifts his putter head slightly, hits his ball into cam's ball and knocks Cam's ball into the hole, giving Cam and Ted the win. It is at that moment that Cam says he wasn't fired, he hustled the hustler, Rick. After that, the four of them sing the Bryan Adams
song 18 'Til I Die, a song familiar to them from college. The film ends and the credits roll with the four jumping in mid-air on the 18th green.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course. The film stars Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
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cast member Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon is an American actor.Kevin Dillon is also the name of:*Kevin Dillon , character from Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel Freak the Mighty and the film based on it, The Mighty...
, John Shaw
John Shaw
John Shaw was a Captain in the early years of the United States Navy.-Biography:He was born at Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.Appointed Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 3...
, Chris Gauthier
Chris Gauthier
Christopher Gauthier is an English born Canadian actor. He is married with two children and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
and Paul Jarrett. The film was directed by William Dear
William Dear
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and written by Jackson Davies
Jackson Davies
Jackson Davies is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as RCMP Constable John Constable in the television series The Beachcombers, which he reprised in the TV movies The New Beachcombers and A Beachcombers Christmas . Originally from Wetaskiwin, Alberta and now living in Vancouver, BC...
, based on the play by Norm Foster
Norm Foster (playwright)
Norm Foster is a Canadian playwright, considered to be Canada's most produced playwright. Foster discovered his talents as a playwright in Fredericton, New Brunswick, while he was working as host of a popular morning radio show. He accompanied a friend to an audition, and landed his first acting...
. The film features the Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
song 18 'Til I Die.
Cast
- Kevin DillonKevin DillonKevin Dillon is an American actor.Kevin Dillon is also the name of:*Kevin Dillon , character from Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel Freak the Mighty and the film based on it, The Mighty...
- Rick Foster - John ShawJohn ShawJohn Shaw was a Captain in the early years of the United States Navy.-Biography:He was born at Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.Appointed Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 3...
- Cameron Towers - Chris GauthierChris GauthierChristopher Gauthier is an English born Canadian actor. He is married with two children and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
- Donnie Spencer - Paul Jarrett - Ted Renton
- Leila Johnson - Susanne Brindle
- Nicole OliverNicole Oliver-Education:She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London.-Career:...
- Lori Towers - Ellie HarvieEllie HarvieEllie Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress born in Belleville, Ontario who portrayed Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis....
- Peggy Spencer - Siri Baruc - Karen Smith
- Sarah Penikett - Stacey Peters
- Stephanie Penikett - Tracey Peters
- Matty Finochio - Course Marshall
- Beverley Elliott - Wendy Oakley
- Norm Foster - Praying Golfer
Synopsis
The film starts with the four friends of Rick, Cameron, Donnie and Ted arriving at their college reunion party and re-introducing themselves. Cam, Donnie and Ted are all married, but Rick's girlfriend, Susanne, says that she won't marry Rick because she says he can't commit. Cam is married to his high-school sweetheart, Lori, who slept around a lot in college. Ted was previously divorced, but got married a second time to a young woman in her mid twenties, while Ted was in his early forties.The next morning, the four friends meet on the golf course, and decide to play in two teams of two for money, low score winning the hole. Cam pairs up with Ted, and Rick with Donnie, who has never golfed in his life. Rick hits a 300 yard drive, while Cam and Ted struggle and Donnie takes many tries to hit the ball, but finally hits it into a tree. Rick then says he is an avid golfer and a hustler. Rick and Donnie win the first five nine holes, with Ted and Cam getting frustrated.
Near the end of the round, Cam tells Ted how he can't afford the $2500 they bet on the game, so ted tells Rick they want to press, so they would play another 18 holes for $5000. They would play with the same teams, starting even. That night at the bar, Donnie sees Rick and a drunk Cam's wife, Lori go into the janitors closet, and Lori leave tucking her panties into her purse, suspecting they had sex. While the other wives compare themselves to Ted's young wife, and reminisce about how they used to look like that. The night ends with Donnie suspecting Rick and Lori are having an affair.
During the second round, Rick and Donnie continue to lead, but Donnie continues to struggle. In the middle of the round, Rick tells Donnie to hit into the group ahead, but he hits into the trees. Rick hits soon after, nearly hitting one of them, then all four of them run into the trees. Later into the round, Donnie calls on Rick for cheating with Lori, and Cam storms off, but Rick proves they weren't in there nearly long enough to have sex, so the allegations are dropped. The three other golfers go back to the clubhouse to find Cam, and tell him that Lori isn't cheating on him. Rick then convinces Susanne to marry him after he proves he can commit to a relationship, soon after, they go back out to finish their game.
On the last hole, in the dark, Ted hits his second shot close to the pin. Cam then says he was fired from his T.V. exec job 2 weeks earlier and can't afford to lose this game. With Rick also on the green close to the pin, starting to feel for his friend, and his loss and desperation. On the green, Cam narrowly misses his birdie putt leaving it on the lip, leaving Rick with a putt to win. Rick feels bad for Cam and shifts his putter head slightly, hits his ball into cam's ball and knocks Cam's ball into the hole, giving Cam and Ted the win. It is at that moment that Cam says he wasn't fired, he hustled the hustler, Rick. After that, the four of them sing the Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
song 18 'Til I Die, a song familiar to them from college. The film ends and the credits roll with the four jumping in mid-air on the 18th green.