Starsky loves Hutch?WRITER-DIRECTOR Todd Phillips knows from male bonding male bonding Psychology The formation of a close nonsexual relationship between 2 or more men; guy stuff. Cf Bonding. . The guy who shepherded Starrsky & Hutch hutch 1. standard cagelike accommodation for rabbits. 2. light, movable cabin for calves or pigs; to provide shelter and warmth for animals at pasture. hutch burn from the small screen to the really big big screen has made his name with movies featuring men uncomfortably close to one another, like Frat House, Road Trip, and Old School. Phillips announces his intentions early in Starsky. The buddy picture, starring Zoolanler pals Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the titular tit·u·lar adj. 1. Relating to, having the nature of, or constituting a title. 2. a. Existing in name only; nominal: the titular head of the family. b. cops, opens with Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You" and then ratchets up the gay subtext sub·text n. 1. The implicit meaning or theme of a literary text. 2. The underlying personality of a dramatic character as implied or indicated by a script or text and interpreted by an actor in performance. between the partners with it inappropriate touching, soundtrack cues--when the duo "breaks up," the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" blares--and banter that wouldn't be out of place in a Meg Ryan-Tom Hanks flick. The camp hits its zenith when Stiller and Wilson reunite with baddie Will Ferrell for a Midnight Express--inspired jailhouse visit that involves hairy belly buttons and dragons. Don't ask. But do watch for a police station locker--room scene where a betoweled Hutch gives a whole new motoring to the Happy Days putdown put·down or put-down n. Slang 1. A dismissal or rejection, especially in the form of a critical or slighting remark: "Such answers were, perhaps still are, a . . . "Sit on it." |
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