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 [Canada](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 and Tim Allen have both provided the voice of the animated character "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command".

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Goofs

Joe is boxing a dummy in his backyard. When his daughter shows up his boxing gloves disappear from his hands.

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Quotes

Chuck: Too bad. I was really hoping to give a shit.

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Connections

References Toy Story (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Whip It"
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale
Performed and Produced by Devo

User Reviews

Not Tim Allen's best effort,but watchable

This film contains a nice little blend of comedy,and heart touching warmth,with Tim Allen starring as a somewhat meek and timid office executive,who often gets stepped on and overlooked.After getting knocked down by the company bully in front of his young daughter,he decides to toughen up and make the world take notice.This is a cute story with a good message about not forgetting the most important things in life. This isn't Tim Allen's best effort,but the film is watchable enough. Lending good support are Jim Belushi as an ex-movie actor/martial arts instructor,and Julie Bowen,who always seems to lend a nice touch to a film(I recalled her from Happy Gilmore),as the love interest.Good film,but don't look for greatness.