Grilled (2006)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

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

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

4:30 PM

COMEDY

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:

Crew or equipment visible: 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.

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.

Forget Everything You (think you) Know about Ray and Kevin

If you're expecting Ray and Kevin to bring their TV personas to the big screen in this movie you will be very mistaken and disappointed. This is a dark cool road-like movie. This movie could've been an independent film if they had cast actors like steve buscemi and paul giamatti as the meat salesmen. Instead, for some reason, they went with Ray and Kevin and didn't tell anybody what they did. You can't put two comedians who live in a world of laugh tracks into this kind of movie without giving the audience a hand by getting them ready for what they're about to watch. It's not that kind of funny. It's uncomfortable funny. It's ruthless funny. And you have to be ready for it. If you are, you'll have a great time. There's amazing performances by Juliette Lewis and Kim Coates and everyone else. Ray and Kevin are believable and competent in their roles. It looks cool and hot and sweaty. It's not perfect, but it's also not what you're expecting. Turn the AC off, put this movie on, and forget everything you think you know about Ray Romano and Kevin James.