You, Me and Dupree Production Notes
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CHAPTERS4 An Arrested Adolescent Who Drives His Best Friends Nuts
Several of the hottest comic talents in the film world today headline the story of a loveable, well-meaning, but arrested adolescent who drives his best friends nuts in the new comedy You, Me and Dupree.. Read More
4 Fish and Company: Inviting Dupree Into Filmmakers' Homes
Perhaps he is the last man standing after all of our friends get married. Or maybe he is that well-intentioned pal who lingers on your couch a little too long when he drops in for a vacation, insisting you go out every night for beers. Who among us doesn't have a “Dupree?” It was exactly this character archetype that inspired screenwriter Michael Le Sieur to pen You, Me and Dupree.” Read More
4 Whirled Into the Dervish: Comic Actors Join the Cast
With Owen Wilson signed on for the title role, the production team turned their attention to casting the film's other key roles. Their first order of business was to find actors to play Molly and Carl Peterson, the new bride and groom who would be the target of Dupree's adulation and accidental mischief. Read More
4 Cheeseburger in Paradise: Shooting Dupree
The cast in place, the crew would now address the challenges of the film's location shoots. It seemed logical (and fortunate) to all involved to film the movie's opening honeymoon sequences on the exotic isles of Hawaii.
You, Me and Dupree commenced principal photography October 7, 2005, on a sunny pineapple field in Kaawa, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. The mood on set was “pure holiday,” thanks to the filmmakers' decision to shoot Carl and Molly's wedding, reception and honeymoon over the first ten days of filming. Read More
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