Grilled (2006)

Two meat salesmen will stop at nothing to get a sale.

Director:

Jason Ensler

Writers:

William Tepper (story), Larry Hankin (story),

Stars:

Ray Romano, Kevin James, Sofía Vergara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Dick Abbott
Jon Polito	...	Leon Waterman
Donzaleigh Abernathy	...	Karen
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Renee
Jim Doughan	...	Andy Wilson
Lisa Jane Persky	...	Sally Wilson

Storyline

In L.A., Maurice and Dave sell steaks - high-end cuts of beef. They've hit a patch of no sales, and they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his final semester of acupuncture school, and the recently-separated Dave needs money for his daughter's birthday gift. Their final client card: a beautiful woman opens the door, and she's attracted to Maurice, but a desperate call from a suicidal friend interrupts her signing the contract. Still hoping to close the sale, Maurice and Dave offer to drive her to the friend's house, and there, troubles multiply. Facing guns, hitmen, and women's secrets, a sale is the farthest thing from their minds. Are they about to be grilled?

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Plot Keywords:

gun | meat | salesman | evil man | kitchen | 

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Taglines:

They have 12 hours to make a sale... or they're cooked.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2006 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Dois Vendedores numa Fria

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avery Pix, The Jon Klane Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

Just a few minutes into the movie when they're in the car talking about universities, you can see the car's reflection in a window in the background including the camera mounted on the car.

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Quotes

Dave: You don't give a shit!
Maurice: I give a lot of shit!

User Reviews

The performances make it worth-watching.

"Grilled" was a pretty funny and suspenseful dark comedy. Ray Romano and Kevin James play meat salesman who are in a slump. If they don't make at least two sales, they're going to be fired.

Ray Romano was really good in this. He doesn't have to wait for a laugh track this time. Kevin James is his usual bumbling self, but he showed that he can be serious also and he pulled it off. You care about their problems. Jon Polito, Juilette Lewis and Michael Rapaport put in funny performances. The two stand-outs are Burt Reynolds and Kim Coates. They take one-dimensional characters and make them interesting.

This is a pretty big straight to video release. It doesn't deserve a quick death. It's worth watching.

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