Employee of the Month (2006)

When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.

Director:

Greg Coolidge

Writers:

Don Calame (screenplay), Chris Conroy (screenplay),

Stars:

Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dane Cook	...	Zack
Jessica Simpson	...	Amy
Dax Shepard	...	Vince
Andy Dick	...	Lon
Tim Bagley	...	Glen Gary
Brian George	...	Iqbal
Efren Ramirez	...	Jorge
Marcello Thedford	...	Semi
Danny Woodburn	...	Glen Ross
Harland Williams	...	Russell
Sean Whalen	...	Dirk
Barbara Dodd	...	Granny (as Barbara Dodd Ramsen)
Victor Izay	...	Greeter (Jerry)
Marc Mouchet	...	Gene
Kathleen Arc	...	Grumpy Lady

Storyline

At Super Club, a large warehouse store, the employees strive to obtain the "Employee of the Month" award with the benefits of having their picture featured on the wall of fame in the staff lounge. Zack Bradley, a box boy, and Vince Downey, a cashier, are two competitive Super Club employees. Vince has become head cashier of the store and winner of seventeen consecutive "Employee of the Month" awards. Zack, on the other hand, is a slacker but is popular with his colleagues. Zack has not won any "Employee of the Month" awards and has no desire to except when Amy, a new cashier who only dates "Employee of the Month" winners, transfers to the store. Zack and Vince compete to get Amy's attention through competition and courtship. Vince attempts to impress Amy with skills as a cashier and his seventeen "Employee of the Month" awards, while Zack attempts to use several methods of charm and comedy to win her affection. After realizing that Amy is falling for Vince, Zack believes his only ...

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Plot Keywords:

employee | competition | slacker | date | large breasts | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Films [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Funcionário do Mês

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,075,883 (UK) (5 January 2007)

Gross:

£3,471,756 (UK) (2 February 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Tapestry Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dane Cook is a die hard Boston Red Sox fan. In the movie when Super Club is playing Maxi Mart in the baseball game. Super Club is Red (in honor of the Sox) and Maxi Mart is Gray and Blue (in honor of the Yankees). This is a play on the famous rivalry.

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Goofs

In the scene where the golf ball hits Jorge, just before the ball hits him you can see him turn his head up and close his eyes.

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Quotes

Russell: You're like the drummer from REO Speedwagon. Nobody knows who you are.

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Connections

References Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Cobrastyle"
Written by Klas Ahlund, Joakim Åhlund and Patrik Arve
Performed by Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp./SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (Sweden) AB
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Honestly? It has it's moments here and there, but it's one of those films that are so stupid that it's funny

I had absolutely no interest what so ever in seeing Employee of the Month, let's face it, Jessica Simpson does not equal movie of the year. But my friends and I were stuck inside yesterday and my friend's brother rented Employee of the Month and said that it was pretty funny, so we decided to watch it. While I admit there were a few funny moments, it's the same pointless humor that you see in an average comedy. Jessica, well, even though she wasn't horrible, she wasn't that much of an addition to the cast, her part was just smiles and giggles, so it wasn't that much of a part.

Basically, Guy is an employee at a "Sam's Club" sort of speak, only he doesn't take his work very seriously, Vince is the only employee who goes above and beyond his work making employee of the month for 17 months in a row and is about to win a car if he wins employee of the month once again. But all that changes when a new girl, Amy, starts working with them and now Guy and Vince are competing for employee of the month since they heard about Amy only liking the best workers. But Guy is about to... you guessed it... loose touch with who he really is and same with loosing his friends.

While it's a pretty stupid movie, I have to admit that I had a few laughs here and there, it's silly humor, but it's all good. But I'm very serious and not just saying this, Jessica really needs to stay away from film because she doesn't add much to the screen besides incredibly low cut tops for the teenage boys. But this is one of those movies you have to decide for yourself, because if I actually had a few laughs, I'm not sure if my brain is functioning correctly.

4/10