100 Mile Rule (2002)

Director:

Brent Huff

Writer:

Drew Pillsbury (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Are you ever far enough away?

Plot:

A dark comedy about three salesmen from Detroit who come to Los Angeles for a two week seminar and get...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jake Weber	...	Bobby Davis
Maria Bello	...	Monica
David Thornton	...	Jerry
Michael McKean	...	Howard
Nick Chinlund	...	Paul
Shawn Huff	...	Katherine Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexandra Boyd	...	English Escort
David Dorfman	...	Andrew Davis
Stephen R. Hudis	...	Taxi Driver
B. Wayne Hughes	...	Mr. Big
Abigail Mavity	...	Kaitlin Davis
Michael Monks	...	C.R. Pullen
Tony Perez	...	Cop
Nicole Rosenfield	...	Reservationist
Rebecca Tilney	...	Conference Woman
Scott 'Biker Dude' Tucker	...	Jogger

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Honeydo

Trivia:

Jerry refers to two movies when they discuss what to do with Paul's body: Shallow Grave (1994) and "a movie I once saw about some guys who accidentally killed a hooker in Vegas and cut her up and transported her in suitcases". This is a referral to Very Bad Things (1998) where this scene takes place in a hotel room at a bachelor party, exactly the way Jerry describes it.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Monica is talking to Bob by the lighthouse they are in bright late afternoon sunlight. Then Monica says, "I'll see ya Bob," as she turns to walk away. In the next wide shot they are both just dark silhouettes at a late sunset.

Movie Connections:

References Shallow Grave (1994)

Soundtrack:

Always In Trouble

Great Flick

I picked this up because it had Jake Weber in it, who I love, and because I find Michael McKean hilarious. I didn't know what to expect, but I loved it. The comedy is quite clever and had me on the floor quite a few times. The acting is top-notch. Maria Bello is perfect as the femme fatale and makes sure not to go for the jugular in her scenes, brilliantly underplaying them to snare her game. Jake Weber has the dorky family man role down pat. Everything from the shifting of his glasses to his walk to his horrendous shirts. One of the funniest scenes involves him and his wife attempting phone sex.

Don't expect a mastepiece, it's just lightweight entertainment. But it's incredibly well-made, clever, funny, and well-acted.

9/10