| Release Date | 07 May 2002 |
| Budget | $13,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $29,000,000 |
| Tagline | A zero will rise |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Teen Movie, Romantic Comedy, Prison Film |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Underdogs, High School Life, Starting Over, Opposites Attract |
| Tones | Goofy, Raunchy, Easygoing, Rousing, Silly |
| Tags | Delinquency, Inmate, Late Bloomers, Nerd, New Kid In Town, Popularity, Starting Over |
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of a high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns how to be cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris. He is quick to make new friends and soon gains respect from jocks and geeks alike, uniting a once divided school and greatly improving its football team. Eventually, Gil has to face his demons from his old school when they face each other in a football game.