Watch It

For the 2022 Brett Kissel single, see The Compass Project. For the 1966 television play, see Watch It (Australian Playhouse).

Watch It is a 1993 American comedy film written and directed by Tom Flynn and starring Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenney, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore.

Watch It
Directed by	Tom Flynn
Screenplay by	Tom Flynn
Produced by	J. Christopher Burch Thomas J. Mangan IV John C. McGinley
Starring	Peter Gallagher Suzy Amis John C. McGinley Jon Tenney Cynthia Stevenson Lili Taylor Tom Sizemore
Cinematography	Stephen Katz
Edited by	Dorian Harris
Music by	Stanley Clarke
Production companies	Island World Manhattan Project River One Films
Distributed by	Skouras Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1]
Box office	$120,623

Plot

Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.

Cast

• Peter Gallagher as John
• Suzy Amis as Anne
• John C. McGinley as Rick
• Jon Tenney as Michael
• Cynthia Stevenson as Ellen
• Lili Taylor as Brenda
• Tom Sizemore as Danny

Reception

The film has a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Roger Ebert awarded the film two and a half stars.^[3] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B+.^[4]