Martin & Orloff (2002)

This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's ... See full summary »

Director:

Lawrence Blume

Writers:

Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts,

Stars:

Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, H. Jon Benjamin

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Roberts	...	Martin Flam
Matt Walsh	...	Dr. Eric Orloff
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Keith (as Jon Benjamin)
Amy Poehler	...	Patty
Kim Raver	...	Kashia
Matt Besser	...	Ron
Les J.N. Mau	...	Mr. Chan
David Cross	...	Dan Wassermann
Katie Roberts	...	Donna
Sal E. Graziano	...	Jimbo
Marylouise Burke	...	Mrs. Flam
Miriam Tolan	...	Linda
Teddy Coluca	...	Petros
Andy Richter	...	Maitre 'D
Rachel Dratch	...	Southern Woman

Storyline

This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's largest peenis; John Woo-style violence and Steel Magnolia-esque pathos. This is the story of Martin & Orloff.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | surrealism | new york city | comedy troupe | insanity | 

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Taglines:

Martin Flam recently tried to kill himself. His psychiatrist may finish the job...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Tashmoo Productions Inc. [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2002 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,988 (USA) (7 November 2003)

Gross:

$34,222 (USA) (11 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tashmoo Productions, Belladonna Productions, Cineblast Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most cast members in this film were either members of Second City or The Upright Citizens Brigade.

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Goofs

When Keith drives away in Martin's mom's moving van, Martin tries frantically to open the van door and smears the graffiti paint on it (indicating that it was still wet when they shot the scene or that it was meant to wash right off after filming).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Martin: [answering machine] Hello, this is Martin Flam's phone. Please leave a message.
Ron: [leaving message] Martin, this is Ron. I called the loony bin, they said you got out today. Sorry how you tried to kill yourself. Anyhow, I expect you back at work tomorrow morning. We'll discuss how to ease you back into things.

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Connections

Featured in The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002)

User Reviews

my thoughts on the movie were that it was fantastic

Martin & Orloff is great. I was lucky to see an advanced screening of the movie and am ecstatic that it is being released in theaters. I have never come across a movie like this; I will never look at an eggroll or a professional wrestler the same way again. Plus, I don' t know how they were able to get such an amazing cast, since the writers (Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts) were both members of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, they know what they are doing. They are (they wrote the script with Katie Roberts)ones to be trusted when it comes to comedy. I really hope everyone goes see this movie, it would be a shame if it didn't get the proper recognition that it deserves.