The Almost Guys (2004)

Director:

Eric Fleming

Writer (WGA):

Eric Fleming (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A down-on-his-luck repo man and his 73 year-old partner find a major league pitcher bound and gagged in the trunk of a car that they repo. The World Series is three days away.

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Home Depot

Cast

Peter Allas	...	Massimo #1
Peter Arpesella	...	Massimo #2
Robert Culp	...	The Colonel
Oliver Davis	...	Buddy Murphy
James Edson	...	Jim Maxwell
Susan Egan	...	Suzanne Murphy
Eric Fleming	...	Rick Murphy
Tae-joon Lee	...	The Monk
Tom Lenoci	...	Gentle Ben
Rob Moran	...	Team Security
Satoshi Nakagawa	...	Monk's Friend
Lin Shaye	...	Repo Boss
Shawnee Smith	...	Bigger
Katie Whicker	...	Cocktail Waitress

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual references, language and thematic material.

Runtime:

USA:97 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County, California, USA

Company:

Corporate Greed

Trivia:

Filmed in 24 days.

Quotes:

Rick Murphy: Can I ask you a question? I mean, I'm all for old fella's in the workforce, but couldn't you do Home Depot or shoppin' carts or somethin'? Repoin' cars might be a bit of a stretch at your age.
The Colonel: Let me tell you something. When I was a young fella', like yourself, I'd spend all my time dreamin' about the future... and then one day you stop... and you just dream about the past... I used to be good at this repoin' stuff... I think I can get 'er back.

Excellent, Fun Movie

Just had the pleasure of seeing the film at Jax Film Fest - - was a breath of fresh air among some of the other films there. Production quality was excellent, story great. Was particularly impressed with the handling of the father/son relationship - very natural, without all of the sassy kid back talk garbage you see these days. The interplay between all of the characters was excellent as well, with a motel room scene really giving you the feeling that this bunch were having a blast telling this story together. A little too much language for some to call it a "family film", but again, great story with very likable characters (and GORGEOUS cars - boy do I miss the days of muscle!) Hope it is released soon so I can see it again!