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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.

Overview

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Director:
John Pasquin
Writer (WGA):
John Scott Shepherd (written by)
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Release Date:
21 December 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
A Comedy About Somebody Everybody Can Believe In. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A shining example of life imitating school more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
John Riedlinger ... In Crowd Guy #1
Bill McCallum ... In Crowd Guy #2
Gavin Lawrence ... In Crowd Guy #3
Amy Janette McDonald ... Reporter
Emil Herrera ... Singing Exec.
Michael Haley ... Bartender

Peter Syvertsen ... Squash Executive #1 (as Peter Eric Syvertsen)
Peter Gregory Thomson ... Squash Executive #2
Claudia Wilkens ... Deidre
Jimmy Labriola ... Fight Bookie (as Jim Labriola)
Ross Turner ... Basketball Boy
Michelle Barnes ... Sharone
Sarah Coneff ... Freckle Faced Basketball Player
Britney McNeal ... Other Basketball Player
Bob Aden ... Old Man
Rod Johnson ... Timberwolves Announcer
Sean Grande ... Play by Play Announcer

Jesse Ventura ... Himself
Jeff Hopkins ... First Man
Jane Hajduk ... Club 13 Receptionist
Lowell Sanders ... Guy at Fight #2
Rob Cowin ... Guy at Fight #3

Patrick Coyle ... Man in Parking Lot
Cean Okada ... Young Woman
Frank E. Adams ... Fruit Catcher

Kurt David Anderson ... Target Employee
Bill Borea ... Muscle Masseur (as William Borea)
Brent Seltzer ... STARKE Commercial Voiceover (voice)
Dave Ryan ... Minnesota DJ
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Agnew ... Well Wisher (uncredited)
Andy Bethke ... STARKe Employee (uncredited)

Danielle Durham ... Cheerleader in Play (uncredited)

Anthony Fitzgerald ... Target Customer (uncredited)
Teena Flowers ... Office Worker (uncredited)

Marcy Grams ... Office Employee (uncredited)

Charles Hubbell ... (uncredited)
Shawn Judge ... Woman #1 (uncredited)

Diane Kelson ... Woman Shopping (uncredited)

Billie Jo Konze ... Woman (uncredited)
William T. Leaf ... Fruit Catcher (uncredited)
Josh Minnie ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Lisa Pechmiller ... Office Worker (uncredited)
Robb Ross ... Office worker (uncredited)

Mehrdad Sarlak ... Man at Karaoke Bar (uncredited)
Marquetta Senters ... Linda (uncredited)

Edward F. Villaume ... Athlete (uncredited)

Ragan Wallake ... Trainer (uncredited)

Jim Westcott ... Businessman at Fight Scene (uncredited)

Mike Wielinski ... STARKe Employee (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Pasquin 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
John Scott Shepherd (written by)

Produced by
Kenneth Atchity .... producer (as Ken Atchity)
Kimberly Brent .... associate producer (as Kimberly Brent Jordan)
Matthew Gross .... producer
Anne Kopelson .... producer
Arnold Kopelson .... producer
Arnon Milchan .... executive producer
Brian Reilly .... producer
William W. Wilson III .... executive producer
Chi-Li Wong .... executive producer
Billy Frank .... producer: opening title sequence (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
George S. Clinton 
 
Cinematography by
Daryn Okada (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Finfer 
 
Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia 
 
Production Design by
Jackson De Govia 
 
Art Direction by
Scott Ritenour 
 
Set Decoration by
Michele Poulik 
 
Costume Design by
Lou Eyrich 
Kathy O'Rear 
 
Makeup Department
Janis Clark .... hair stylist: Tim Allen
Hallie D'Amore .... makeup artist: Tim Allen
Teri Demarest .... hair stylist: second unit
Teri Demarest .... makeup artist: second unit
Mary Flaa .... key makeup artist (as Mary K. Flaa)
Natalie A. Hale .... assistant makeup artist
Sherry Heart .... key hair stylist
Annie Martin .... assistant hair stylist
Carrie Messina .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Julie Hartley .... unit production manager
James DeOliveira .... post-production supervisor: main title sequence (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wendy Bledsoe .... dga trainee
Michael Haley .... first assistant director (as Mike Haley)
Daniel Orozco .... second second assistant director (as Daniel L. Orozco)
Craig Laurence Rice .... first assistant director: second unit
Mark Tobey .... second assistant director
William W. Wilson III .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Alton Anderson .... painter
Curtis Bellows .... paint foreman (as Curtis M. Bellows)
Robert Bennett .... leadman
Claudia Bonfe .... art department coordinator
David B. Brenner .... construction coordinator (as David Brenner)
Adam Chase .... stand-by painter
John F. Dartt .... carpenter
Zachary Doering .... utility
Betsy Donovan .... painter
Tim Drackert .... carpenter
Warren Drummond .... storyboard artist
Lori K. Engels .... assistant property master
Danny Erickson .... carpenter
Windy Fleischaker .... set designer
Norine Joy Francis .... buyer
Michelle Gilstead .... set decorator: second unit
Bradley G. Grasser .... carpenter
Craig Hanson .... carpenter
Mindy Harris .... production assistant: props
Kelly Hemenway .... graphic designer (as Kelly Rae Hemenway)
Trish Herrmann .... on-set dresser
Jim Kindt .... carpenter
Teri Anne Kopp .... property master
Tracy Larson .... utility
Aaron Lewis .... set estimator
David J. Negron .... storyboard artist (as David J. Negron Sr.)
Scott Nordhausen .... lead set dresser (as Scott L. Nordhausen)
Krista North .... art department production assistant
Thomas J. O'Brien .... paint foremen
Patrick L. Owen .... carpenter (as Patrick Owen)
Carolyn Plesa .... greensperson
Raymondo .... carpenter
Keith Reitmeier .... carpenter
Bradford Richardson .... graphic designer
Duane P. Rogers .... labor foreman (as Duane Rogers)
David Rongstad .... painter
Elizabeth Saylor .... utility
Tim Schwob .... construction foreman (as Timothy R. Schwob)
Kate Sheeley .... buyer
Bryan Shelley .... set dresser
Stuart Skrien .... set dresser
George Stokes .... carpenter foreman
Dwight C. Swanson .... gang boss
Phil Vandervaart .... signwriter
Douglas Weatherhead .... painter
Chris Weglinski .... set decorator: second unit
Matthew Winiecki .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Bob Beemer .... sound re-recording mixer
Trip Brock .... dialogue editor
Harrison Deutsch .... apprentice sound
Linda Di Franco .... dialogue editor (as Linda DiFranco)
Brian Dixon .... assistant mix engineer: The Newman Scoring Stage
Jeff Erdmann .... boom operator
John Glaeser .... second boom operator
John Glaeser .... sound utility
Devon Heffley Curry .... adr editor (as Devon Curry)
Daniel S. Irwin .... dialogue editor
William Jacobs .... sound effects editor
Brian W. Jennings .... sound effects editor
Andy Kopetzky .... adr editor
Scott Millan .... sound re-recording mixer
Greg Morgenstein .... background sound editor
Fred Peck III .... sound re-recordist (as Fred W. Peck III)
Miguel Rivera .... sound effects editor
Jeff Sawyer .... foley editor
John L. Sims Jr. .... second boom operator
John L. Sims Jr. .... sound utility
Brad Sokol .... assistant sound
Tom Steel .... sound stage crew: The Newman Scoring Stage
Bruce Stubblefield .... supervising sound editor
Damon Tedesco .... sound stage crew: The Newman Scoring Stage
Kurt Thum .... foley editor
Robert Troy .... dialogue editor
Matthew Urbatchka .... apprentice sound
Mark Weingarten .... production sound mixer
Tanya F. Yarbrough .... assistant sound
Robby Bartholomew .... sound re-recording mixer: temp dubs (uncredited)
Todd Morrissey .... sound recordist: temp mix (uncredited)
Jackie Oster .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Greg Steele .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Paul Murphy .... special effects coordinator (as Paul A. Murphy)
 
Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo .... visual effects executive producer: Asylum Effects
Lindsay Burnett .... visual effects producer: Asylum Effects
Brian Cuscino .... I/O: Asylum Effects
David Jones .... visual effects supervisor: Asylum Effects (as David M.V. Jones)
Bill Laverty .... systems engineer: Asylum Effects
Emma McGuinness .... visual effects executive producer: Asylum Effects
Nathan McGuinness .... visual effects supervisor: Asylum Effects
Steve Muangman .... video operator: Asylum Effects
Marty Taylor .... Inferno artist: Asylum Effects
Rich Thorne .... visual effects supervisor
Ken Dackermann .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Michelle Eisenreich .... visual effects producer: Hammerhead (uncredited)
Mark Sawicki .... optical camera (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Tom Akos .... stunts
Eriasi Akridge .... stunts
Michael Egan .... stunts
Rose M. Frazier .... stunts
Eric D. Howell .... stunt coordinator
Noon Orsatti .... stunt coordinator
Lisa Pederson .... stunts
Greg Walker .... stunts
Todd Warren .... stunts
Sean Grande .... stunts (uncredited)
Todd Warren .... stunt double: Tim Allen (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Boccaccio .... first assistant camera
Dan Breyer .... rigging
Brian Bullen .... rigging electrician
Robert C. Carlson .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Robert Carlson)
Peter Clemence .... rigging grip
Dan Conklin .... rigging best boy
Slater Crosby .... camera operator: "b" camera
James Farrell .... rigging grip
Moe Flaherty .... second assistant camera
Tom Franchett .... rigging gaffer (as Thomas Franchett)
Joseph Gallup .... electrician
Harry K. Garvin .... Steadicam operator (as Harry Garvin)
Harry K. Garvin .... camera operator: "a" camera (as Harry Garvin)
Stephen Gorman .... video operator: second unit (as Steve Gorman)
Mike Gulenchyn .... grip: second unit
Paul Guthrie .... second assistant camera
Craig Hanson .... electrician
Tony Hanson .... grip
Mark Hardin .... camera operator: motion control
Michael Hartzel .... electrician
Mike Hodges .... key grip
Laura Holzschuh .... camera loader
Christopher Hultgren .... rigging electrician
Scott D. Jolstad .... grip (as Scott Jolstad)
Kevin Karpinski .... electrician
Dave Kurtovich .... 24 frame video operator
Joseph Lederer .... still photographer (as Joe Lederer)
Chris Malone .... best boy (as Chris 'Floater' Malone)
Kal Manning .... gaffer
Tracy Neftzger .... dolly grip
Rory Olson .... rigging electrician (as Rory 'Ole' Olson)
Timothy O'Toole .... video assist operator
David S. Pope .... best boy grip
James Schaidler .... grip (as James Schardler)
Afshin Shahidi .... camera operator: "b" camera
Joseph Slagerman .... best boy: second unit
Joseph Slagerman .... gaffer: second unit
Joseph Slagerman .... rigging best boy
Randall Smith .... camera loader
J.R. Thompson .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as JR Thompson)
Colin Threinen .... second assistant camera: second unit
Lisa E. van Dyke .... grip: second unit (as Lisa Van Dyke)
Jeff Villars .... grip
Wilson Webb .... electrician
Mark Eberle .... director of photography: main title sequence (uncredited)
Michael Handley .... additional gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Afshin Shahidi .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Steve Speers .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal .... casting: Minnesota
Brennan Dufresne .... casting associate: Los Angeles (as Brennan DuFresne)
Matthew Jake Ellefson .... extras casting assistant
Sarah Jane Hill .... casting associate: Minnesota (as Sarah-Jane Hill)
Megan Kuhlmann .... extras casting assistant
Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sister A. Daniels .... wardrobe supervisor (as Sister Daniels)
Linda Froiland .... additional costumer
Valerie Laven-Cooper .... assistant to costume designer
Jane E. Myers .... key set costumer (as Jane Myers-Williams)
Lisa Powers .... set costumer
Andrew Rempel .... costume production assistant
 
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Michael P. Girsch .... post-production assistant
Liza McDonald .... first assistant editor: avid
Dennis Newman .... first assistant film editor
Scott Wesley Ross .... apprentice editor
Mike Stanwick .... color timer
 
Music Department
Thomas Bartke .... additional music editor
George S. Clinton .... conductor
George S. Clinton .... orchestrator
Debbi Datz-Pyle .... scoring contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Mike Flicker .... supervising music editor
Matt Friedman .... additional music editor
Rick Giovinazzo .... orchestrator
Steve Juliani .... music preparation
Suzie Katayama .... orchestrator
Steve Kempster .... score mixer
Steve Kempster .... score recordist
Jeff Lingle .... additional music editor
Frank Macchia .... orchestrator
Frankie Pine .... music supervisor
John Rodd .... music recordist: The Newman Scoring Stage
Rochelle Sharpe .... music coordinator
Bill Talbott .... music recording engineer: The Newman Scoring Stage
 
Transportation Department
Bobby Jo Cawley .... transportation coordinator (as Bob Cawley)
Maxwell R. Johnson II .... transportation captain (as Max Johnson)
Michael Kennedy .... transportation captain: Minneapolis (as Michael J. Kennedy)
Leo Skudlarek .... driver: props (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Erin Acker .... assistant: Mr. Pasquin, Minneapolis (as Erin M. Acker)
M'Wasi Berkley .... production assistant: second unit
Michael J. Bloom .... assistant: Mr. Wilson
Cathy Brophy .... assistant: Mr. Allen, Minneapolis
Kat Carrol .... choreographer
Wendy Carr .... craft service coordinator
Matt Center .... location production assistant (as Matthew Center)
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield .... first assistant accountant
Carline Davis-Dyer .... script supervisor (as Cariline Davis-Dyer)
Dave Dustin .... medic: Rescue Resources, Inc. (as David Dustin)
Margaret Fitzgerald .... assistant: Mr. Allen, Los Angeles (as Peg Dirolf)
Monica Gelardo .... production associate
Kurt W. Gensmer .... medic: Rescue Resources, Inc.
Michael P. Girsch .... production assistant
Andrew R. Grund .... location consultant
Barbara Gutman .... production accountant
Jason Cooper Hall .... assistant production coordinator
Mary Hansmeyer .... cutter/stitcher
Mark Har .... assistant location manager
Patti Hawn .... publicist
Matthew Heffernan .... key production assistant
David Hickey .... payroll accountant
Kristen M. Himsl .... production assistant
Mark Hotchkiss .... technician: motion control
Jurgen Jass .... studio manager
Heather R. Johnson .... production assistant: second unit
Lisa Lynn Kearsley .... production coordinator
Curtis Knutson .... medic: Rescue Resources, Inc.
Linda Kuusisto .... script supervisor: second unit
Lindsey Liberatore .... assistant: Mr. Milchan
Michael Lindquist .... production assistant: second unit
Brenna Lui .... assistant: Ms. Wong
Nicolette Manahan .... assistant: Mr. Gross
Arturo Manzur .... squash technical advisor
Felippe Marques .... assistant: Mr. Atchity
Bob Medcraft .... location manager (as Robert Medcraft)
Elaine Mongeon .... assistant: Mr. Kopelson
Eric Mueller .... liaison: Minnesota Film Board
Claudia O'Hehir .... assistant: Mrs. Kopelson
Jon Olson .... location production assistant
Kristen Palmer .... assistant: Mr. Reilly
Andrew Peterson .... location manager
C. Patrick Richardson .... production assistant
Rachel V. Richardson .... second assistant accountant
Erin Sahlstrom .... production secretary
Kathy Salaski .... craft service assistant
Bill Schwab .... projectionist
Brad Schwichtenberg .... production assistant
Amanda Segel Marks .... assistant: Mr. Milchan (as Amanda Segel)
Chelle Shonka .... production assistant: second unit
Lia A. Swope .... accounting clerk
Collette Theriault .... craft service: second unit
C. Elizabeth Trumble .... clearance
C. Elizabeth Trumble .... video coordinator
Lois Yaroshefsky .... set teacher
Candy Carstensen .... paymaster: e.p. (uncredited)
Terri Douglas .... additional voice (uncredited)
Billy Frank .... producer: main title sequence (uncredited)
Jason Hagen .... production assistant: extras (uncredited)
Caroline Hileman .... production coordinator: main title sequence, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Christie Moreau .... adr loop group (uncredited)
Jason Ninness .... production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Leah M. Otto .... liaison: Minnesota Film Board (uncredited)
Ellen Rosentreter .... set production assistant: re-shoot (uncredited)
Shelly A. Tanning .... stand-in: Julie Bowen (uncredited)
Kirk Tedeski .... 24 frame video coordinator (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language, thematic elements and some mild violence.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Patrick Warburton replaced Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the animated series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The scene where you see Joe passing the Macaroni Grill twice on his way from home to work is geographically incorrect. It appears on the left side of the highway which means he was actually driving towards Minneapolis, his supposed home, instead of away from it. In fact, the Macaroni Grill is even more west of downtown than where his office was located so he would never be on that part of the road going to or from work at all. more
Quotes:
Natalie Scheffer: HEY, that guy is an ass-wipe!
Joe: NATALIE..
Natalie Scheffer: Sorry, I meant "ass-guy".
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Movie Connections:
References Wo hu cang long (2000) more
Soundtrack:
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A shining example of life imitating school, 28 July 2003
8/10
Author: Jeff Morrison from Iowa

Boy likes girl. Girl shoots boy down. Boy weeps inside.

Boy gets beat up by bigger boy. Boy's dignity is destroyed.

Everyone else cheers for boy to beat up bigger boy.

Sound familiar? It only happens in schools everywhere across the

nation, and it happens in "Joe Somebody" too.

Perhaps the most striking thing I saw in this is that no matter how

old you are, life is going to be like what you went through at school.

For example: *The repeated snipes at "the A/V guy" by Greg Germann. The use

of that phrase was a nice way (in a manner of speaking) to show

how nerds get no respect. *Becoming popular by being willing to beat up someone who

everyone else wants beat up. At the same time, even before the

fight, it was about building self-confidence by those expecting you

to do something. It's what would happen after you do or don't do it

that is left unanswered. *Crowding around the schoolyard to watch the fight. As with "the

A/V guy" comment, the symbolism is something to consider.

Coming from the ranks of nerds as I do, this movie had a lot for

me. It occasionally came too close to home, but there was

enough humor to keep it at a safe distance. Overall, it was a

decent movie, of course with a happy ending, which is more than

can be said for many people in real life. (I think that may be the

most unbelievable part of all, but this is Hollywood here.)

On the other hand, it can be seen as very pessimistic commentary

on life: If you're a loser, a nerd, stuck where you never expected to

be, you really don't have a way out unless something bad

happens. Bullies may be punished, but the authorities can't

restore your dignity. And even when good things begin to happen,

you must watch for ulterior motives. Joe didn't get promoted for his

work, he got promoted so he wouldn't sue. (Although suing may

be the 'civilized' thing to do, with the only fighting done by lawyers,

that just seems stupid at times.) And that is a lesson pessimists

like myself will find in this movie.

And be sure to catch the side effects of those drugs you're taking.

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