Employee of the Month (2004)

Director:

Mitch Rouse

Writers (WGA):

Mitch Rouse (written by) &
Jay Leggett (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Congratulations, you're fired!

Plot:

"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Bank Robbery | Hooker | Engagement | Housekeeper

Cast

Matt Dillon	...	David Walsh
Steve Zahn	...	Jack
Christina Applegate	...	Sara Goodwin
Andrea Bendewald	...	Wendy
Jay Leggett	...	Dorff
David Pasquesi	...	Kyle Lacopa
Peter Jason	...	Bill Gartin
Paul Dooley	...	Reverend Ben Goodwin
Noel Gugliemi	...	Chicken (as Noel Guglielmi)
Dave Foley	...	Eric
Renee Albert	...	Martha
Enrique Almeida	...	Ruben
Mark Beltzman	...	Hank
Brian Blondell	...	Paulo, the Waiter
John Timothy Botka	...	Yuppie
E.J. Callahan	...	Homeless Man (as EJ Callahan)
Michael Coleman	...	Crash Scene Cop (as Mike Coleman)
Jewel Donohue	...	Specialty Dancer
Wendy Mirts	...	Specialty Dancer
Jenna Fischer	...	Whisper
Fiona Gubelmann	...	Amber
Jamie Fox	...	Strip Club Girl
Jody Hart	...	Strip Club Guy
Jeremy Fitzgerald	...	Strip Club Guy
Peter A. Hulne	...	Carl (as Pete Hulne)
Michael Kosik	...	Hare Krishna Guy
Paula Killen	...	Anita Rodriguez
Marc Lynn	...	Detective Hines
Austin Marques	...	Jacob Crabtree
Jeff Michalski	...	Detective Michalski
Lynn Milgrim	...	Mrs. Chapman
Mary-Joan Negro	...	Helen Goodwin (as Mary Joan Negro)
Diana Maria Riva	...	Deloris Crabtree
Stef Tovar	...	Kenny (as Stefan Tovar)
Mitch Rouse	...	Jimmy Riggs
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Squeegy Man (as Chris Nelson)
Lucas Nease	...	Guy in Break Room
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Cavazos	...	Marilyn (uncredited)
Rebecca Corry	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Eric Q. Hargrove	...	Kid on Bus (uncredited)
Cherilyn Hayres	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Ariane Von Kamp	...	Girl in Bank (uncredited)
Amber Loy	...	(uncredited)
Patrick O'Sullivan	...	SUV Driver (uncredited)
Jon Prutow	...	Bank Employee (uncredited)
Lucille Soong	...	Old Korean Lady (uncredited)
Scott Voss	...	Buff Guy (uncredited)
Scott Vostad	...	Buff Guy (uncredited)

Directed by
Mitch Rouse

Writing credits (WGA)
Mitch Rouse		(written by) &
Jay Leggett		(written by)

Produced by
Betsy Danbury	....	co-producer
Jay Leggett	....	co-producer
Jed Manocherian	....	executive producer
Tom Nunan	....	producer
Cathy Schulman	....	producer
Bob Yari	....	producer
Lisa Yesko	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Doug DeAngelis		(music by)
Kevin Haskins

Cinematography by
John Peters		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hughes Winborne

Casting by
Blythe Cappello		(as Blythe Capello)
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Aaron Osborne

Art Direction by
Erin Cochran

Set Decoration by
Jeannie Gunn

Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department
Chad Atkinson	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Pharel Baker	....	hair stylist: Christina Applegate
Howard Berger	....	supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Kamar Bitar	....	production supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup artist: Christina Applegate
Grady Holder	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Louis Kiss	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc. (as Lou Kiss)
Derek Krout	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Eva Lohse	....	assistant makeup artist
Eva Lohse	....	special makeup effects: KNB EFX Group, Inc.: on-set application
Eva Lohse	....	special makeup effects: on-set application, KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Deborah Merle	....	assistant makeup artist (as Debbie Merle)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects: KNB EFX Group, Inc.: on-set application (as Chris Nelson)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects: on-set application, KNB EFX Group, Inc. (as Chris Nelson)
Gregory Nicotero	....	supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc. (as Greg Nicotero)
Raissa Patton	....	key hair stylist
Scott Patton	....	sculptor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Ben Rittenhouse	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Debra Schrey	....	key makeup artist
Russell Seifert	....	art department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Eric Skodis	....	special makeup effects purchasing: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Veronica Torres	....	coordinator: KNB EFX Group, Inc.

Production Management
Betsy Danbury	....	unit production manager
Mads Hansen	....	production supervisor
Robert Katz	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Jeff Fuller	....	second second assistant director (as Jeff 'Bones' Fuller)
Michelle Gold	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Ambrose	....	property master
Rick Anderson	....	swing gang (as Rick S. Anderson)
Cliff Bernay	....	swing gang
Steven DeSantis	....	construction coordinator (as Steven A. Desantis)
Vincent DeSantis	....	general foreman (as Vincent A. Desantis)
Paul 'Butch' Kitchen Jr.	....	assistant prop master (as Paul Butch Kitchen)
Maureen Kropf	....	lead scenic painter
Susan E. Lomino	....	set designer (as Susan Lomino)
Lisa Peardon	....	art department intern
Andrew L. Rael	....	on-set dresser
James A. Riley IV	....	labor foreman (as James Riley)
Stephen Runningen	....	graphic designer
John M. Schenk	....	on-set dresser (as John Michael Schenk)
Ron Sica	....	leadman (as Ronald Sica)
Jonathan Woods	....	storyboard artist (as Jonathan B. Woods)
Michael F. Loomer	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Jack White	....	food stylist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	re-recording mixer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Nick Carbone	....	utility sound technician (as Nicolas Carbone)
Claudia Carle	....	adr recordist
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Hector C. Gika	....	effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer
Daniel S. Irwin	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Irwin)
Adam Jenkins	....	re-recording mixer
J. Stanley Johnston	....	re-recording mixer (as Stanley Johnston)
Sean Keegan	....	foley mixer
David Kudell	....	first assistant sound editor
Doug Madick	....	foley artist
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Benjamin Patrick	....	sound mixer (as Benjamin A. Patrick)
Stu Rudolph	....	boom operator
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	re-recording mixer (as Melissa Hofmann)
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor (as Fred Stahly)
Jon Title	....	effects editor
Richard Van Dyke	....	sound mixer
Trevor Ward	....	consultant: Dolby
Craig Clark	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Phillip A. Hamilton	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	assistant adr mixer (uncredited)
Brad North	....	assistant sound effects (uncredited)
Craig Schafer	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott M. Austin	....	special effects foreman (as Scott Austin)
Doyle Smiley	....	special effects technician
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video effects supervisor (as Bob Morgenroth)
Brian Allan	....	optical camera (uncredited)
Elton Garcia	....	main title designer (uncredited)
David Fred Masselink	....	film I/O coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: David Walsh
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt double: Bill Garlin/Peter Jason (as Hubie Kerns)
Mike Massa	....	utility stunts
Nicole Randall	....	stunt double: Andrea Bendewald
Paul E. Short	....	utility stunts (as Paul Short)
Monica Staggs	....	stunt performer: Woman in Flames
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary Wayton)

Camera and Electrical Department
Amy Alarian	....	electrician (as Amy J. Alarian)
Richard Alarian	....	director of photography: second unit (as Richard C. Alarian)
Richard Alarian	....	gaffer (as Richard C. Alarian)
Rikki Alarian	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Allison	....	additional dolly grip (as Michael Allison)
Brian Bartolini	....	electrician
Christopher Bernal	....	electrician
Andrew Bikichky	....	first assistant camera
Joe Broderick	....	steadicam operator
Justine Ariel Cook	....	electrician (as Justine Cook)
Pedro Max Cornejo-Lopez	....	video playback operator (as Pedro Max Cornejo Lopez)
Charles Crivier	....	dolly grip
Stephan Dalyai	....	electrician
Anthony Desanto	....	video assist (as Tony Desanto)
Ian Dodd	....	camera operator
Mark Duran	....	grip
Buzz Feitshans IV	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Fred Feitshans)
James Reese Frank	....	video playback operator
Michael Fuhr	....	second assistant camera (as Mike Fuhr)
Mike Gentile	....	loader
Colin Hudson	....	steadicam operator
Frank Hughes	....	electrician (as Frank C. Hughes)
Steven A. Hughes	....	best boy electric (as Steve Hughes)
Mark 'Guns' Navarette	....	additional best boy grip (as Mark 'Guns' Navarrette)
Brian T. Pitts	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Brian Pitts)
Harry Rez	....	key grip (as Harry L. Rez)
Jason Rez	....	best boy grip
Jason Rez	....	key rigging grip
David Ross	....	camera intern
Joel Schwartz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Paul M. Sommers	....	steadicam operator (as Paul Sommers)
Kirk Tedeski	....	video coordinator
Patrick A. Toole	....	electrician
Jean-Pierre Visier	....	grip
Raymond Hernandez	....	assistant camera loader (uncredited)
Gary Lowrance	....	electrician assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Raquel Osborne	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Spencer Bernstein	....	wardrobe intern
Adrienne Birge	....	wardrobe intern
Molly Grundman	....	set costumer (as Molly Elizabeth Grundman)
Heidi Higginbotham	....	wardrobe supervisor
Laura E. Little	....	set costumer (as Laura Liz Little)
Brooke C. Thatawat	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
John Breinholt	....	additional editing
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer (as Bob Frederickson)
Kay Sievert	....	color timer: dailies

Music Department
Tom Brayton	....	musician: drums
Lisa Brown	....	music supervisor
Doug DeAngelis	....	orchestrations
Kevin Haskins	....	orchestrations
Paul Ill	....	musician: bass
Brian McMenamin	....	music coordinator
Ed Monsef	....	recording engineer
Stephen Perkins	....	musician: percussion
Jeremy Raub	....	music editor
Andy Richter	....	assistant music editor
Amanda Sobeck	....	music coordinator
Erich Stratmann	....	music editor
Clint Walsh	....	musician: guitar
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Luis Arroyo	....	driver
Tracey V. Black	....	driver (as Tracy Black)
David R. Blakely	....	driver
Ron Bogarski	....	driver (as Ronald Bojarski)
Daren Bojarski	....	driver (as Darren Bojarski)
Roger Bojarski	....	transportation captain (as Roger S. Bojarski)
Andre Brandes	....	driver
Lance Cherniet	....	driver
Derew Frutos	....	driver
Ken Kaplan	....	driver
Luis Mata	....	driver
Eric Moon	....	driver
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator
Juan Ramirez	....	driver (as Juan J. Ramirez)
George A. Sack	....	driver (as George Sack)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Tom Amundsen	....	walla group (as Tommy Amundsen)
Mark Asaro	....	production coordinator
Curt L. Ayers	....	craft service (as Curt Ayers)
Rita Ball	....	assistant: Steve Zahn
Jonathan Behar	....	office production assistant
John Timothy Botka	....	stand-in: Matt Dillon (as J.T. Botka)
Paul D. Boydston	....	location manager
Jeff Castelluccio	....	set production assistant
John Federico	....	office production assistant
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	set production assistant (as Jordan Finnegan)
Felicia Flick	....	assistant to producer
Kyle Franke	....	intern: assistant to producer
Kyle Franke	....	producer's assistant intern
Eileen Galindo	....	walla group
Mike Grean Jr.	....	catering assistant
Michael Hansen	....	unit publicist
Shelly Heyward	....	set production assistant (as Shelly M. Heyward)
Autumn Humphreys	....	assistant: Matt Dillon
Patrick G. Ingram	....	construction medic (as Patrick Ingram)
Howard Keys	....	set medic (as Howard M. Keys)
Erin Lander	....	walla group
Amber J. Lawson	....	walla group
K.C. Lewis	....	key set production assistant
Nathon S. Lewis	....	on-set assistant: Matt Dillon (as Nathan S. Lewis)
Robert Lewis	....	on-set assistant: Christina Applegate (as Robert D. Lewis)
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal services (as Michael Linowes Esq.)
Yenissey Luna	....	set sitter
Richard McDonough	....	director's assistant intern
Richard McDonough	....	intern: assistant to director
Don Mink	....	post-production accountant: Prep Shoot Post
Hoppy Munz Jr.	....	craft service (as Hoppy Munz)
Tanoa Parks	....	production accountant
Michael Pasqualone	....	office production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Al Rodrigo	....	walla group
Jeff Rubinstein	....	assistant location manager (as Jeff P. Rubinstein)
Michelle Ruff	....	walla group
Juan Ruiz	....	catering assistant
Steve Soffer	....	stand-in: Steve Zahn
Elizabeth Speckman	....	post-production accountant: Prep Shoot Post
Tiffany Thomas	....	first assistant accountant
Marcelo Tubert	....	walla group
Amy Walford	....	stand-in: Andrea Bendewald
Stephanie Wescott	....	payroll accountant
Kevin White	....	catering chef (as Kevin P. White Jr.)
Colin Woode	....	assistant: Christina Applegate
Jeff Yesko	....	walla group (as Jeff Scott Yesko)
Danielle C. Carroll	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Suraj Gohill	....	production lender (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Jonathan Heine	....	production financing (uncredited)
William Ostroff	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Summer Spooner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shelly Strong	....	production executive (uncredited)
Daniel Stutz	....	business and legal affairs executive (uncredited)
Chase White	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Tim Allyn	....	special thanks
Dan Aykroyd	....	special thanks: for paving the way
Dave Becky	....	special thanks
John Belushi	....	special thanks: for paving the way
Del Close	....	special thanks: "Yes and..."
Craig A. Emanuel	....	special thanks (as Craig Emanuel)
Charna Halpern	....	special thanks
Warren Hern	....	special thanks
Kay Liberman	....	special thanks
Bob Myman	....	special thanks
Manny Nunez	....	special thanks
Claudia Parducci	....	the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
Raymond Pettibone	....	the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
Michael Rotenberg	....	special thanks
Joyce Sloane	....	special thanks
Lenore Zerman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bob Yari Productions
• Bull's Eye Entertainment
• DEJ Productions
• Employee of the Month (copyright owners)

Distributors

• DEJ Productions (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Manga Films (2005) (Spain) (all media)
• Premiere (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• Splendid Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects) (as KNB EFX Group, Inc.)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  production insurance
• Art Institute of Chicago, The  courtesy of: reproduction (Jose Guadalupe Posada, Calavera of the Pilgrims, William McCallin McKee Memorial Collection, Detail.)
• Axium Entertainment Group  payroll services (as Axium Enterprises Corporation)
• Blue Velveeta  special thanks to (as Blue Velvetta)
• Can You Imagine  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Cerruti  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Comerica Bank of California  bank financing (as Comerica)
• Deluxe Catering  catering by
• Devon Sedlacek Jewelry Design  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dosa  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Eagle Eye Post  Avid provided by
• Eddie Michaels & Associates  unit publicity
• Film & Video Stock Shots  stock footage
• Film Art  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Grip-Ette Studio Rentals  grip equipment
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  electric equipment (as Hollywood Rentals)
• Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters  acknowledgment
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guarantee provided by
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Linowes & Burkin  legal consulting (uncredited)
• Loeb & Loeb  legal services (as Loeb & Loeb, LLP)
• LoopEase  walla group
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Messy Music  music recorded at (as Messy Music, Los Angeles)
• Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Pier 3 Entertainment  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Prep Shoot Post  post production accounting
• Roundabout Entertainment  additional sound re-recording
• Second City  special thanks to
• Soundelux  post-production sound editorial
• Tinsley Studio  the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording services (as Todd-AO Studio)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (No. 40441) | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bob Yari Productions

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Matt Dillon gets done peeing on the bank manager's picture, it is dry again a few moments later.

Quotes:

David Walsh:Everything I am is an illusion.

Movie Connections:

References "Life Goes On" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Unsingable Name

The Perfect Bad Day – A Masterpiece of Black Comedy

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")