Love Guru 2008 File

The film is a satirical comedy centered on a self-help guru, Pitka, who uses a blend of Eastern spirituality and Western pop psychology to help a star hockey player win back his estranged wife. Gurudev “Deepak” Pitka (Mike Myers), abandoned as an American child at an Indian ashram, grows up alongside his rival, the more famous Deepak Chopra (played by himself in a cameo). Pitka returns to the US to become a “love guru.”

1. Overview | Aspect | Details | | :--- | :--- | | Title | The Love Guru | | Release Date | June 20, 2008 (USA) | | Director | Marco Schnabel | | Writer | Mike Myers & Graham Gordy | | Producer | Mike Myers | | Distributor | Paramount Pictures | | Budget | $62 million | | Box Office | $40.9 million (worldwide) | | Tagline | “His Karma is Huge” | love guru 2008

He is hired by the owner (Jessica Alba) of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team to fix its star player, Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco). Roanoke’s wife has left him for the loutish rival goalie, Jacques “Le Coq” Grande (Justin Timberlake). Pitka uses absurd techniques, from chanting to a “ménage à trois” with a giant Indian elephant, to restore Roanoke’s confidence and reunite him with his wife, all while falling for the team owner himself. | Actor | Role | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Mike Myers | Guru Pitka | Egotistical, pun-loving self-help guru. | | Jessica Alba | Jane Bullard | No-nonsense Maple Leafs owner. | | Romany Malco | Darren Roanoke | Troubled star hockey player. | | Justin Timberlake | Jacques “Le Coq” Grande | French-Canadian goalie, pretentious and flamboyant. | | Meagan Good | Prudence Roanoke | Darren’s estranged wife. | | Verne Troyer | Coach Punch Cherkov | Miniature, foul-mouthed hockey coach. | | Ben Kingsley | Guru Tugginmypudha | Pitka’s mentor in the ashram. | | Deepak Chopra | Himself | Pitka’s rival guru. | The film is a satirical comedy centered on