The Love Guru


1h 27m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Guru Pitka was once an ordinary American child, until his family left him at the gates of an Indian ashram to be raised by the exhaulted Guru Tugginmypuddha. Growing up in the small fishing village of Harenmahkeester, Pitka was schooled in the inner secrets of spiritual attainment along with his friend and sole rival, Deepak Chopra. But now, Chopra is a massive celebrity in America, and Pitka is still playing second-fiddle without even an "Oprah" episode on his resume. Determined to share his unending insights into the nature of life and get famous to boot, Pitka responds to a fateful call for help from Jane Bullard, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. It seems her star player, Darren Roanoke has gone overnight from being a big hero to a big zero-scorer because his wife, Prudence, left him and is now dating the L.A. Kings' legendary goalie, Jacques "Le Coq" Grande. Pitka's new quest--to restore loving bliss between Darren and Prudence and attain the celestial heights of the Stanley Cup--will challenge everything he thought he knew about the inner workings of truth, love, happiness and hockey.

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Guru, Untitled (Mike Myers/Self-Help Comedy Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

Guru Pitka was once an ordinary American child, until his family left him at the gates of an Indian ashram to be raised by the exhaulted Guru Tugginmypuddha. Growing up in the small fishing village of Harenmahkeester, Pitka was schooled in the inner secrets of spiritual attainment along with his friend and sole rival, Deepak Chopra. But now, Chopra is a massive celebrity in America, and Pitka is still playing second-fiddle without even an "Oprah" episode on his resume. Determined to share his unending insights into the nature of life and get famous to boot, Pitka responds to a fateful call for help from Jane Bullard, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. It seems her star player, Darren Roanoke has gone overnight from being a big hero to a big zero-scorer because his wife, Prudence, left him and is now dating the L.A. Kings' legendary goalie, Jacques "Le Coq" Grande. Pitka's new quest--to restore loving bliss between Darren and Prudence and attain the celestial heights of the Stanley Cup--will challenge everything he thought he knew about the inner workings of truth, love, happiness and hockey.

Crew

Patricia Abarca Medina

Hair Stylist

Mir Toofan Afdasta

Video Assist/Playback

Damon Albarn

Song

Casey Allen

Digital Effects Artist

Roshan Amendra

Stunts

Dami Amurawiye

Stunt Double

Steve Andrich

Other

Steve Andrich

Director Of Photography

Samantha Armstrong

Script Supervisor

Vashti Arthur

Tailor

Guru Pitka's Ashram Band

Song Performer

Jeff Authors

Assistant Director

Pipsan Ayotte

Makeup Artist

David Bach

Adr Supervisor

Robert G Baird

Transportation Co-Captain

Anand Bakshi

Song

Gary Barber

Executive Producer

Tim Barraball

Special Effects

Bob Behr

Foley

Tory Bellingham

Property Master

Maria Belperio

Seamstress Supervisor

Nuno Bettencourt

Song

Steve Bewley

Stunts

Guy Bews

Stunts

Mustafa Bhagat

Song

Zena Bielewicz

Photography

Jonathan Billings

Rigging Grip

Matt Birman

Stunts

Roger Birnbaum

Executive Producer

Sean Bittinger

Software Engineer

Robert Blake

Other

Jack Boem

Assistant Director

Coralie Brady

Assistant Location Manager

Josh Bratman

Coproducer

Ciara Brennan

Costume Supervisor

Brendan Bresnahan

Video Assist/Playback

Teresa Buccione

Hair Stylist

Kim Buttlar

Coordinator

Tammy Cardon

Song

Douglas Caron

Assistant Editor

Bruce Carwardine

Sound Mixer

Carlos Castillon

Assistant Editor

Bruce Cawardine

Sound

Nicholas Cerniglia

Visual Effects Supervisor

Penny Charter

Assistant Director

Tim Chau

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tim Chau

Sound Designer

Tim Chau

Sound Editor

Gary Cherone

Song

Jasbunder C Chima

Assistant

Toronto Children's Concert Choir

Song Performer

Kathleen Chopin

Casting

Deepak Chopra

Other

Christal Christensen

Visual Effects Producer

Eric Christensen

Visual Effects Producer

Pauline Chung

Assistant Costume Designer

Bill Church

Digital Effects Artist

Dolores Claman

Song

Paul Clatney

Stunts

Trent Claus

Digital Effects Artist

Peter Clifford

Property Master

George S. Clinton

Original Music

John Coats

Visual Effects Supervisor

Gavin Coford

Boom Operator

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

The Electric Company Band

Song Performer

Peter Constantinides

Carpenter

Robin D. Cook

Casting

Abbah Copeland

Stunt Double

Claran Copelin

Photography

Carole Costello

Costumer

Graham Coxon

Song

Liz Crawford

Visual Effects Producer

Collin Creighton

Assistant

Ryan Crombie

Modelmaker

Ryan Crombie

Background Painter

Maureen Curtain

Costume Supervisor

Joe Curtin

Construction Coordinator

Memphis Curtis

Song

Jonathan Cuthbert

Art Department

Taryn Dakha

Stunts

Syd Dale

Song

Syd Dale

Song Performer

Laura Dasilva

Production Assistant

Dennis Davenport

Art Director

Lance Davis

Digital Effects Artist

Robert L Davis

Transportation Captain

Neil Davison

Stunts

Amy Daye

Digital Effects Artist

Isabel De Biasio

Set Costumer

Michael De Luca

Producer

Dave Dean

Digital Effects Artist

Isabel Debiasio

Set Costumer

Tyler Delben

Assistant Director

Peter Deming

Director Of Photography

Peter Deming

Other

Greg Dennen

Music

Bob Departo

Grip

Marguerite Derricks

Choreographer

Jimmy From Detroit

Song Performer

Kristen Detwiler

Assistant

Christopher Dias

Rotoscope Animator

Ramona Diaz-sanchez

Production Supervisor

Ramona Diaz-sanchez

Production Accountant

Marco Diflaviano

Production Assistant

Celine Dion

Song Performer

Joseph Divalerio

Visual Effects Designer

Deyon Dobson

Song

Deyon Dobson

Song Performer

Tucker Doherty

Set Designer

Warren Douglas

Background Painter

Warren Douglas

Modelmaker

Terry Doyle

Special Effects

Bill Dunphy

Visual Effects

Miroslaw Dziwik

Painter

Andrea Eisen

Other

Michelle Elkin

Choreographer

Mark Ellis

Coordinator

Mark Ellis

Unit Director

Ahmet Ertegun

Song

Tom Farr

Stunts

Chris Farrow

Post-Production Coordinator

Anne-marie Ferney

Props Buyer

Marc Ferrari

Song

Roger Finlay

Camera Operator

Mike Flicker

Music Editor

Thomas Foligno

Assistant Editor

David Freeman

Song

Jeff Freeman

Song

Jeff Freeman

Song Performer

David Fremlin

Art Director

Mark Friedman

Compositing Supervisor

Matt Friedman

Music Editor

Howard Galbraith

Chief Lighting Technician

Michael Galbraith

Chief Lighting Technician

Johannes Gamble

Digital Effects Artist

Sean Gannet

Associate Producer

Sean Garnhart

Sound Editor

Sean Garnhart

Sound Mixer

Scott Gaynos

Digital Effects Artist

Ian Gibson

Production Assistant

Rick Giovinazzo

Original Music

Alan Goluboff

Assistant Director

Becky Gordy

Assistant

Graham Gordy

Screenplay

Graham Gordy

Associate Producer

Mick Gormaley

Music Editor

Jason Gosbee

Stunts

Anne Graham

Digital Effects Artist

Jason Graham

Assistant Art Director

Charlie Gray

Animal Wrangler

Robert Greb

Digital Effects Artist

Scott Gregory

Colorist

Shyam Gurumoorthy

Rotoscope Animator

Nathalie Gysel

Costumes

Jennifer Hamilton

Choreographer

Edward T. Hanley

Costumer

Gabriel Hardman

Storyboard Artist

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Marie-claude Harnois

Production Coordinator

John Harper

Photography

Christine Hart

Makeup Artist

Tomas Hartl

Special Effects

Jennifer Hatton

Assistant Editor

Lee Haxall

Editor

James William Henterly

Song

Martin Hesselink

Background Painter

Martin Hesselink

Modelmaker

Orville Heyn

Coach

Orville Heyn

Song

David Reon Hguyen

Post-Production Assistant

Adrian Hodgson

Grip

Arden Hofheins

Song

Mark Holding

Song

Eloisa Honrada

Digital Effects Artist

Telma Hopkins

Song Performer

John Houlihan

Music Supervisor

Kevin Houlihan

Music Coordinator

Gord Hudson

Special Effects

Paul Hughen

Director Of Photography

Paul Hughen

Other

Kathryn Hughes

Assistant Director

Samuel Huh

Assistant Editor

Jon Hunter

Graphic Artist

Morgan Hunwicks

Coordinator

John Hurlbut

Sound

Greg Hyman

Visual Effects Editor

Cha Min Hyun

Digital Effects Artist

Marci Ichimura

Visual Effects Producer

Chris Ingersoll

Digital Effects Artist

James Ireland

Production Assistant

Chris Isaak

Song Performer

Chris Isaak

Song

Anna Ivanova

Modelmaker

Anna Ivanova

Background Painter

Hasrat Jaipuri

Song

Alex James

Song

Jude Jansen

Researcher

Paul Jefferson

Carpenter

Steve Jeffries

Song Performer

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Guru, Untitled (Mike Myers/Self-Help Comedy Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2008

Released in United States on Video September 16, 2008

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2008

Released in United States on Video September 16, 2008