Joe Somebody (2001)

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.

Director:

John Pasquin

Writer:

John Scott Shepherd

Stars:

Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen	...	Joe Scheffer
Julie Bowen	...	Meg Harper
Kelly Lynch	...	Callie Scheffer
Greg Germann	...	Jeremy
Hayden Panettiere	...	Natalie Scheffer
Patrick Warburton	...	Mark McKinney
James Belushi	...	Chuck Scarett (as Jim Belushi)
Ken Marino	...	Rick Raglow
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Cade Raymond
Cristi Conaway	...	Abby Manheim
Robert Joy	...	Pat Chilcutt
Tina Lifford	...	Cassandra Taylor
James Cada	...	Exec. Bill
Tawnja Zahradka	...	Waver 'Tawnja'
Ahna Brandvik	...	Neva

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.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | bully | divorce | co worker | karate | 

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Taglines:

A Comedy About Somebody Everybody Can Believe In.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, thematic elements and some mild violence

Details

Official Sites:

Fox joequelquun.com [ca](French)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Akárki Joe

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Epsilon Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Warburton replaced Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the animated series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

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Goofs

When Joe is in the parking lot getting beat up and humiliated by Mark the bully, the scene switches between midday sun, cloudy, partly cloudy and sunset between shots.

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Quotes

Natalie Scheffer: HEY, that guy is an ass-wipe!
Joe: NATALIE...
Natalie Scheffer: Sorry, I meant "ass-guy".

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Connections

Spoofs The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Songbird"
Written by Christine McVie
Performed by Eva Cassidy
Courtesy of Blix Street Records

User Reviews

A Good Family Comedy-Drama

Tim Allen displays some serious dramatic flourishes along some of his older comedic antics in this family comedy-drama about a corporate man who is bullied and finds himself seeking revenge of him in a rematch. Unlike most family movies, the script in this movie attempts to move in a more elevated direction along with a more MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) or THE NANNY DIARIES (2007) level of integrity. There are bouts of over the top acting that seem to intrude briefly, but for the most part this light-weight movie packs enough of a punch to be worthy of some serious viewing. The relational aspects between Tim Allen, co-workers, his ex-, his mentor, his possible female attraction, between daughter and parents are proportioned and handled with sensitivity and usually without Hollywood eccentricity. 7/10.