Good Advice

Good Advice is a 2001 Romantic comedy film starring Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, and Denise Richards. The film also features Jon Lovitz and Rosanna Arquette as a married couple in supporting roles.

Plot
Ryan Turner (Sheen) is an arrogant broker living a Playboy lifestyle in New York City with his conceited girlfriend Cindy Styne. One morning, he is playing golf with Donald Simpson, the owner of one of the biggest newspaper publishers of New York. He tells Ryan of a huge merger between his company, Simpson Inc., and a large drug corporation. Ryan, convinced that this could be his big break, informs all his clients of the huge deal that is going to happen and they all place large amounts of money into the merger. 

However, the next day, Simpson reveals that there is not going to be a merger. Ryan loses most of his own, and much of his clients' money in light of the news. While confronting Simpson in his office, Simpson tells him he that he deliberately lied as revenge for sleeping with his wife. Ryan, now unemployed and bankrupt, sells his possessions and moves in with Cindy. 

Ryan tries to get a job at another brokerage, but his license is revoked. Depressed, he lounges around all day, until Cindy tells him that she is leaving for Brazil with another man, dumping Ryan who she now considers "a loser" for a diamond mine owner.

Cindy was working at a small newspaper as an advice columnist. Ryan charms the editor Page Hensen (Harmon) and takes over the column. Inexperienced at giving advice and thinking about other peoples feelings, Ryan struggles at first, and Page wants to get rid of "Cindy". However he begins giving good advice to the people writing in. The column turns into a huge hit and Page's newspaper begins to sell rapidly across the city. 

Public interest expands with many people wanting to interview Cindy, but Ryan either tells them she does not give interviews or just sends them to the door. He begins to develop feelings for Page, feelings which turn out to be mutual, and they sleep together. 

Cindy unexpectedly moves back to New York, as her plans in Brazil failed. Simpson, who now wants Cindy's column for his own paper, is interested in buying. Ryan and Page are caught in bed, and reveal everything to Cindy. However, she blackmails them, and moves to Simpson's company. 

Ryan uses his brokerage skills to make money off the combination of Cindy and Simpson. Inevitably, she ruins the whole transaction, as she is incapable of expressing the sympathetic advice that Ryan was offering in her absence, and Simpson's stock plummets. Ryan becomes a successful columnist and proposes to Page, ready to settle down and happily live his life with her.

Cast
 Charlie Sheen as Ryan Turner
 Denise Richards as Cindy Styne
 Angie Harmon as Page Hensen
 Jon Lovitz as Barry Sherman
 Rosanna Arquette as Cathy Sherman
 Lisa Rinna as Veronica Simpson
 Barry Newman as Donald Simpson
 Meredith Salenger as Amy
 Estelle Harris as Iris
 John DeLancie as Ted
 Francoise Surel as Lucy Stone
 Pete Gardner as Carl
 Troy Beyer as Nancy
 Andrew Berman as Steven
 Christopher Burkott as Mail Room Clerk
 Madison Mason as Jim Pearson
 Renee Estevez as Flight Attendant
 Art Metrano as Homeless Man
 David Doty as Walt
 Michelle Nordin as Market Cashier
 Meredith Zeley as Woman in Bar
 Geremy Dingle as Performance Artist
 Mary Civiello as CNBC Reporter
 Ray Aranha as Man in Central Park
 Phyllis Bash as Woman in Central Park
 Bonnie Rose as Woman Reading Paper
 Daniella Rich as Waitress Reading Paper
 Paul Wager as Golfer
 Troy Winbush as Golfer
 Ron del Barrio as Caddy
 Heidi Jo Markel as Secretary
 Queenie as Carl's Secretary
 Joseph Duer as TV Newsman
 Vanessa Branch as TV Newswoman
 Masaya Kato as Japanese Trader
 Deborah A. Berry as Mother of Patient
 Jonathan Breck as Balding Man
 Gary Combs as Cab Driver
 John Andrews as Security Guard
 Carol Martin as Herself
 Michael DesBarres as Himself
 George Whipple III as Himself
 Whitney Guss as Reporter (uncredited)
 Janis Jones as Food Desk Editor (uncredited)
 Tara Lynn Orr as Hostess (uncredited)
 Freddy Rodríguez (uncredited)
 Jamie Sherrill as Flight Attendant (uncredited)
 Carlos Tappin as Photographer (uncredited)
 Heather Wahlquist as Sarah (uncredited)

External links

 

2001 films
2001 romantic comedy films
American independent films
American romantic comedy films
Films directed by Steve Rash
Films scored by Teddy Castellucci
MoviePass Films films
2001 independent films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films