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Along Came Polly

Who wrote "Along Came Polly"?

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John Hamburg. Stuart Blumberg wrote "Keeping the Faith", Ed Decter and John J. Strauss wrote "There's Something About Mary" and William Blinn and Stevie Long wrote "Starsky and Hutch".



Who did Reuben end up with: Lisa or Polly?

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Polly. After convincing Polly they were right for each other, Reuben took her and Rodolfo on vacation. They ran into Claude, who had the audacity to again offer to take them scuba diving. Reuben turned him down and instead went scuba diving with Leland. Personally, I'm glad he chose Polly, I liked her better than Lisa.



Which is not the name of a character from "Along Came Polly"?

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Ivan Feffer. Lisa Kramer was Reuben's wife and Stan Indursky was Reuben's boss. Irving Feffer was Reuben's father's name, not Ivan.



When Reuben introduced Polly to Lisa as his girlfriend, how did Polly respond?

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I'm not your girlfriend.. This happened after Lisa dumped Claude and tried unsuccessfully to get back with Reuben. Reuben thought he and Polly had a serious thing, while Polly was just taking it casually.



What was Polly's last name?

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Prince. Polly Prince was an attractive, free-spirited, spontaneous waitress and old aquaintance of Reuben's from middle school. Reuben bumped into her at a party he attended with his friend Sandy. He went on a series of dates with her afterwards. She got him to take risks he never took before, like eating spicy foods and dirty nuts, and going salsa dancing. Reuben was the type who liked to play it safe, while Polly liked to do what she wanted, when she wanted.



What was Polly's ferret's name?

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Rodolfo. Polly forgot it when she went to catch a plane to Cleveland but came back for it. She also took it on vacation with her and Reuben at the end of the movie.



What nickname did Polly's friend, Javi, give to Reuben?

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Ruby Tuesday. Javi was a gay salsa dancer whom Polly befriended and whose boyfriend, Hector, played keyboard in the salsa band.



What movie was Sandy in 15 years earlier?

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Crocodile Tears. Sandy was a former child actor trying to resume his career. He was famous for playing the bagpipes in "Crocodile Tears".



What is the name of the Company that Reuben works for?

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Indursky and Sons Insurance. Indursky and Sons Insurance is the name of Mr. Indursky's company. We do not know why the company is called Indursky and Sons, as Mr. Indursky does not seem to have any sons working at his company. I assume it was his father's company which he has inherited.



What did Reuben do when he went to Polly's house after they went salsa dancing?

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He spanked Polly. Polly took Reuben to a salsa club to go dancing. Afterwards, they went to her apartment where he spent the night. Sandy advised him that women like Polly like it when guys spank them. Apparently she didn't.



What city was Reuben in when Leland parachuted off the building?

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Los Angeles. Reuben worked as a risk analyst, and Leland was one of his clients. While Reuben was interviewing Leland to see if he was worthy of taking insurance out on them, he pulled this stunt. He landed on some trees but was alright.



What caused Reuben to break up with his wife, Lisa?

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She cheated on him with a scuba instructor. While Reuben and Lisa were on their honeymoon, Lisa went off with a scuba instructor named Claude. Reuben caught them having sex and abruptly left her.



Reuben's dare-devil client, Leland Van Lew, is played by which actor?

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Bryan Brown. Bryan Brown made his first appearance in the 1977 flick, "The Love Letters from Teralba Road". Mr. Van Lew is Reuben's main case that he is accessing at the moment. Leland, like Polly, likes to live on the edge. Sandy, Reuben's best friend has to pitch Reuben's case in the end, so that Reuben can stop Polly from leaving.



How much time does Reuben say he is wasting by putting the cushions on and off his bed?

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eight minutes a day, two days a year. Reuben is very good at calculating risks, so it is a natural thing for him to spend a lot of time calculating how much time he spends on various activities.



Finish this quote by Polly: "Are you okay? _______."

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Because you're sweating pretty profusely. Polly said this to Reuben on their first date. They went to an Indian restauraunt and Reuben didn't like spicy food.



"Along Came Polly" was filmed in which three locations?

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Hawaii, Los Angeles, New York. The beach scenes for the movie were all filmed on the beaches of Hawaii. All the city scenes were filmed in New York and Los Angeles.

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