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In Good Company (2004)

PG_13  109 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  14 January 2005 (USA)
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Reviews: 199 user | 151 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com

A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writer:

Paul Weitz
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In Good Company -- Dennis Quaid plays a middle-aged ad exec faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age ... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter. In Good Company -- Dennis Quaid plays a middle-aged ad exec faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age ... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Quaid ...
Dan
Topher Grace ...
Scarlett Johansson ...
Marg Helgenberger ...
Ann
David Paymer ...
Clark Gregg ...
Steckle
Philip Baker Hall ...
Selma Blair ...
Kimberly
Frankie Faison ...
Corwin
Ty Burrell ...
Enrique Colon
Kevin Chapman ...
Lou
Amy Aquino Amy Aquino ...
Alicia
Zena Grey ...
Jana
Colleen Camp ...
Receptionist
Lauren Tom ...
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Storyline

Dan Foreman is headed for a shakeup. He is demoted from head of ad sales for a major magazine when the company he works for is acquired in a corporate takeover. His new boss, Carter Duryea, is half his age--a business school prodigy who preaches corporate synergy. While Dan develops clients through handshake deals and relationships, Carter cross-promotes the magazine with the cell phone division and Krispity Krunch, an indeterminate snack food under the same corporate umbrella. Both men are going through turmoil at home. Dan has two daughters, Alex, age 18, and Jana, age 16, and is shocked when his wife tells him she's pregnant with a new child. Carter, in the meanwhile, is dumped by his wife of seven months just as he gets his promotion. Dan and Carter's uneasy friendship is thrown into jeopardy when Carter falls for, and begins an affair with, Dan's daughter Alex. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Magazine | Friendship | Cell Phone | Handshake | Synergy  | See more »

Taglines:

He's rich, young and handsome. He's in love with you and he's your dad's boss.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and drug references See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

En bonne compagnie See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$151,750 (USA) (2 January 2005) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$45,489,752 (USA) (13 March 2005)
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Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When Alex (Scarlett Johansson) is moving in to the NYU dorm, she and Dan (Dennis Quaid) walk past a poster in the dorm hallway. Showing an enormous marijuana leaf, the full text of the poster reads "Marijuana. Because Your Friends Just Aren't Very Funny." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Carter is first meeting his staff, Hector's position in the audience shifts between shots, from the front to the rear and back again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Anchorwoman: After months of speculation, analysts expect an announcement this week that GlobeCom International will acquire Waterman Publishing and its flagship magazine, Sports America. The man at the helm of GlobeCom, billionaire media magnate Teddy K., has been on a spending spree recently...
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Connections

References Punch-Drunk Love (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sunset Soon Forgotten"
Written by Sam Beam
Performed by Iron & Wine
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records See more »