The Almost Guys (2004)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

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

Directed by
Eric Fleming

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Fleming		(written by)

Produced by
Theodore Ambrosini	....	producer
Karen Blessington	....	executive producer
Mark Headley	....	line producer
Andrea Michaud	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Latham

Cinematography by
Brian Hoodenpyle

Film Editing by
Louis F. Cioffi

Casting by
Paula Rosenberg

Costume Design by
E. Dee Biddlecome

Makeup Department
Kim Collea	....	makeup artist
Kelly Phillipson	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy Von Brock	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Ramjasha Rhodes	....	unit production manager
Daniel Voltz	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesse Blanco	....	second assistant director
Daniel Buergo	....	second second assistant director
Daniel Carrey	....	first assistant director
Clark Tucker	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Dana Kopetzky	....	sound mixer: pick-ups
Michael McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael McDonald	....	supervising sound editor
John Sanacore	....	sound effects editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Leo Vezzali	....	titles and opticals supervisor

Stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunt driver
Jason Gray	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	stunt driver
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt camera vehicles
Clark Tucker	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Firios	....	assistant camera
Christel Golden	....	still photographer
C.J. Julian	....	best boy electric
Jennifer Lai	....	first assistant camera
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicki Zambrello	....	wardrobe stylist

Editorial Department
Matthew Colonna	....	assistant editor
Christian Miglio	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Anthony Eikner	....	script supervisor
Emily Gold	....	assistant to line producer
Janine Gosselin	....	production consultant
Cyan Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Celine Manier-Huscher	....	location scout
Grant Sawyer	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Corporate Greed
• L.A. Media Group
• Pogue Mahone Productions

Distributors

• National Lampoon (2008) (worldwide) (all media)

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.

A Classic! It'll leave you happy!

I recently saw this movie at a screening in Los Angeles and was very pleasantly surprised. It's the most refreshing movie I've seen in a long time. It was filled with incredibly original, sweet silliness.

It's basically about a repo man and his son getting accidentally involved in a crazy road-trip caper. Eric Fleming was so natural in the lead. I can't believe he was also the writer and director! The relationship between him and his son (who is now a regular on ER) was heart-warming and hilarious. The entire cast was great, from Jim the baseball player to Robert Culp as the partner. Refreshing is definitely the word. I'm still laughing over the character Bigger.

Hopefully this will get released soon so my friends can see it... and so I can see it again.

It appears that this is Mr. Fleming's first feature. Great stuff. Looking forward to the next one!