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User Rating:
6.2/10   5,303 votes
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Director:
Mitch Rouse
Writers (WGA):
Mitch Rouse (written by) &
Jay Leggett (written by)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Congratulations, you're fired! more
Plot:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matt Dillon ... David Walsh

Steve Zahn ... Jack

Christina Applegate ... Sara Goodwin
Andrea Bendewald ... Wendy

Dave Foley ... Eric
Jay Leggett ... Dorff

David Pasquesi ... Kyle Lacopa

Peter Jason ... Bill Gartin
Paul Dooley ... Reverend Ben Goodwin

Noel Gugliemi ... Chicken (as Noel Guglielmi)

Renee Albert ... Martha
Enrique Almeida ... Ruben

Mark Beltzman ... Hank
Brian Blondell ... Paulo, the Waiter
John Timothy Botka ... Yuppie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David refers to the bank he works at as North and Wells. Director and writer Mitch Rouse is an alumnus of famed improvisational theatre The Second City which is located at North Ave. and Wells St. in Chicago. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The picture David's boss turns down while he is firing him pops back up before the end of the scene. more
Quotes:
Jack: The... the engagement party! How come you didn't invite me?
David Walsh: I didn't think you'd come.
Jack: I wouldn't have.
David Walsh: Then why are you here?
Jack: 'Cause you didn't invite me.
David Walsh: If I knew you're not going to come, why would I bother sending an invitation?
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Movie Connections:
References The Crying Game (1992) more

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
The Perfect Bad Day – A Masterpiece of Black Comedy, 13 June 2006
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

David Walsh (Matt Dillon) has a perfect life: a gorgeous fiancée, Sarah Goodwin (Christina Applegate); a beautiful house; a fancy car; a job of manager in a bank. On the day he expects to be elected "The Employee of the Month", he is fired; Sarah finds that he had an affair with his colleague Wendy (Andrea Bendwald) and calls off their engagement; and a hooker sent by his friend Jack (Steve Zahn) to stay with him in a motel steals his car. On the next day, in his farewell, there is a heist in the bank and he is abducted. But his fate before reaching Nirvana has not finished yet.

While watching "Employee of the Month", I was feeling the story very unpleasant, mostly because of the disgusting character of Jack, and also because of the jinx of David. But suddenly, the story twists with an outrageous and surprising plot point, becoming the perfect bad day of David a masterpiece of black comedy. When I first saw Matt Dillon partially burnt in the beginning of the movie, I believed the actor had had some accident, and only later it was disclosed that the scars were part of his character. The unknown Andrea Bendwald is really a very beautiful woman and has an important participation in the conclusion of the story, inclusive along the credits. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Dia Perfeito" ("The Perfect Day")

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