Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.Award-winning comedy about a lonely young man who finds himself at a restaurant with two strangers and his best friend.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
- Flight Attendant
- (as B.J. Porter)
- Child's Mom
- (as Jen Dollard)
- Woman at Seminar
- (as Michele Fitzgerald)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsAfter they all leave the restaurant, Alex and Sarah are walking and the shadow of the camera and cameraman is visible on the wall by Alex.
- Quotes
Mental Patient: I'm the Creatrist of the universe, but temporarily I'm a Nid.
Melvin: So you're God, basically.
Mental Patient: No - look, God is like a venture capitalist in this equation, okay? The whole thing was my idea and it was basically my business plan, and his money. So I went ahead, I came up with the whole thing, I put it all together, and now he wants me out.
Melvin: So it's like a hostile take over.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Greg Kinnear/Bob Odenkirk/Tom Shales (2003)
The premise of the film is a dinner among friends. During the dinner we get to know the dynamics among the diners. These yuppies are not the shallow individuals we might have taken them for. During the course of the dinner while the tongues get loose with the drinking, we realize what's really going on. The conversation is easy, and friendly, which is what happens when people that haven't seen one another for some period of time, will pick up where they left off the last time they met.
The young cast is likable. The author, Michael Blieden plays the leading role of Melvin. Matt Rice is Joey. Annabelle Gurwitch is Sarah, the woman who is connected to one of the friends in a way the others have no idea. The revelation makes sense. Stephanie Courtney, as Alex, is good. Jack Black appears in a cameo.
Bring another bottle of Pinot Noir, please!
- jotix100
- Feb 28, 2005
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,168
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,919
- Nov 16, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $4,168
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color