Grilled (2006)

Director:

Jason Ensler

Writers (WGA):

William Tepper (story) &
Larry Hankin (story) ...

Release Date:

31 October 2006 (Hungary)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

You can't beat their meat.

Plot:

Two meat salesmen (Romano, James) will stop at nothing to get a sale.

Plot Keywords:

Gun | Meat | Restaurant | Kitchen | Salesman

Cast

Ray Romano	...	Maurice
Kevin James	...	Dave
Sofía Vergara	...	Loridonna
Juliette Lewis	...	Suzanne
Kim Coates	...	Tony
Burt Reynolds	...	Goldbluth
Michael Rapaport	...	Bobby
Eric Allan Kramer	...	Irving
Barry Newman	...	Boris
Jack Kehler	...	Abbott
Jon Polito	...	Leon Waterman
Donzaleigh Abernathy	...	Karen
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Renee
Jim Doughan	...	Andy
Lisa Jane Persky	...	Sally

Also Known As:

Men Who Don't Quit (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual references and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | USA:R (certificate #41359) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

Originally set for theatrical release in 2005, the film was pushed back both domestically and internationally secondary to poor test screenings. Ultimately the film was release direct-to-DVD in the domestic market under a new title.

Goofs:

Continuity: After losing one of the yellow lead cards out the window, they pull over and look for it and a semi drives by and knocks the side view mirror off the drivers side door next seen its intact again, then when they show up to the last leads house its off again.

Quotes:

Tony: Listen. You ever have a call for firearms? You ever need anything like that? Automatic weapons, UZIs, AK-47s, M-16s, all the way up to rocket launchers, baby bombers down the other side. We deliver to anywhere in the world. No limit, high multiples?
Dave: What's your, uh, position?
Tony: Sales.

From SLOW to Fast in 35 minutes!

This is one of those movies that you watch waiting and hoping for it to get better. And the good news is Grilled gets better. The movie was s-l-o-w for first 35 minutes; and after that Grilled is fast, suspenseful, clever, and funny. Don't skip the slow part though or you'll be lost in the last half of the film. The actors excellent performances compensate for the bland story line.

This movie is like a bag of potato chips. Its junk food, not gourmet, but some times we all like a little junk food.

The movie's irregular pace explains why Grilled was released straight to DVD. Its a B movie worth a rent, but not worthy of any home shelf space.