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Joe Somebody (2001)

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When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on "Bring Your Child To Work Day", he decides to fight back.

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Tawnja Zahradka ...
Waver 'Tawnja'
Ahna Brandvik ...
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Storyline

When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity. He's determined to show everyone in his life that he is not a nobody, but a force to be reckoned with. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>

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fight | bully | divorce | co worker | karate | See more »

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A Comedy About Somebody Everybody Can Believe In. See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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Rated PG for language, thematic elements and some mild violence | See all certifications »

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21 December 2001 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Akárki Joe  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,377,635 (USA) (21 December 2001)

Gross:

$22,770,864 (USA) (29 March 2002)
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Trivia

One of the movie posters in the martial arts studio features JoBeth Williams, director John Pasquin's wife. See more »

Goofs

Near the end when Joe meets Meg in the parking lot to confess his feelings, immediately before she gets out of the pickup, she's got her seat belt on. In the next shot, through the passenger side window, the belt is no longer on. See more »

Quotes

Natalie Scheffer: HEY, that guy is an ass-wipe!
Joe: NATALIE...
Natalie Scheffer: Sorry, I meant "ass-guy".
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References My Fair Lady (1964) See more »

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"Larger Than Life"
Written by Brian Littrell, Kristian Lundin and Max Martin (as Martin Sandberg)
Courtesy of MMO Music Group Inc.
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Sweet little movie.
8 August 2007 | by (Groningen, The Netherlands) – See all my reviews

Nothing wrong with this movie really. I don't think people treat this movie fairly. It's a sweet little entertaining comedy, that is not hilarious but at all time a pleasant one to watch.

Normally director John Pasquin really doesn't make great comedies but I think I can say that this is a good movie and probably easily his best.

Yes, of course the movie has morals in it that are bittersweet and make the movie also predictable. Nevertheless, I think the movie delivers its messages well and not so much in a preachy kind of way. It helps the messages of the movie come across and therefor the movie is an effective one.

As a matter of fact; everything in the movie works out quite well. This includes the love-story, the movie its dramatic elements and the characters themselves. The movie is a good balance of fun and entertainment and some more serous and dramatic family plot-elements, that of course never divert from the movie its fun and pleasant elements.

Not too much about the story really, it's actually kind of silly and hard to believe but it serves as a good basis for the movie to tell its story. The characters and actors in the movie are definitely good enough to make the movie more fun and entertaining to watch. Tim Allen fits the role and the movie has a great supporting cast with actors such as Greg Germann, Patrick Warburton and James Belushi in some good and fun comedy roles.

It's easily a movie I would watch again.

7/10

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