Company Man (2000)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Directors:

Peter Askin
Douglas McGrath

Writers:

Peter Askin (writer)
Douglas McGrath (writer)

Release Date:

3 May 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A high school teacher in the 60s becomes an international spy and becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Fidel Castro. |

Plot Keywords:

Fidel Castro | Ballet Dancer | Marilyn Monroe | Grammar | Bay Of Pigs

Cast

Paul Guilfoyle	...	Officer Hickle
Jeffrey Jones	...	Sen. Biggs
Reathel Bean	...	Sen. Farwood
Harriet Koppel	...	Stenographer
Douglas McGrath	...	Alan Quimp
Sigourney Weaver	...	Daisy Quimp
Terry Beaver	...	Mr. Judge
Sean Dugan	...	Skull and Bones Waiter
Grant Walden	...	Older Man
Nathan Dean	...	Younger Man
John Randolph Jones	...	Fobbs
Ryan Phillippe	...	Petrov
Kim Merrill	...	Woman in Line
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Mr. Brisk
Heather Matarazzo	...	Nora

Also Known As:

Company Man (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and drug content.

Runtime:

Argentina:82 min | France:95 min | Germany:86 min | USA:86 min

Country:

France | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Film Foundry Partners

Trivia:

'Bill Murray' had a cameo in the film, but his appearance was cut.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Alan first lands in Cuba in the late 1950s, he flies in on a Cessna Caravan, an aircraft that didn't take its first flight until 1982.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Old style still the best humor

This movie seemed really boring at first, but after about 15 mins I got it and it takes off with a loud clear resounding laugh! I was pleased to see that I was laughing at something that was actually funny for a change... in lieu of the "im so hip i chuckle at nothing because its snl" (so-called) humor. (snl hasn't been funny for 20 of the last 25 years.)

The cast is perfect in acting in the style of a 50's movie. The ones that stood out to me are:

Douglas McGrath .... Alan Quimp = brilliant brilliant delivery

Sigourney Weaver .... Daisy Quimp = she can play a real witch :)

John Torturro .... Crocker Johnson = psycho-soldier extrodinaire

Anthony LaPaglia .... Fidel Castro = warm cuddly version

See this movie if you want to be reminded that humor isn't necessarily vulgar, but just plain funny! 9/10

- Zafoid