The New Guy is a 2002 English-language Comedy motion picture written by David Kendall and directed by Ed Decter and produced by Greg Silverman and John J. Strauss under the banner of Columbia Pictures in collaboration with Revolution Studios and Frontier Pictures. A high school senior branded uncool in the ninth grade gets himself expelled so he changes his image to cool kid at the town's other high school. The new guy features Dj Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Griffin, Jerod Mixon and Dante Ponzanelli. The music was composed by Ralph Sall. Cinematography was done by Michael D. O'Shea and editing by David Rennie. The film has a running time of 88 minutes. It was released on 10th May 2002. The Film was successful at box office. The New Guy was made on a budget of $13 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $31 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.