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Role Models (2008) 6.9
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Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 156 user | 167 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program. Director:David Wain |
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Cast
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| Seann William Scott | ... | ||
| Paul Rudd | ... | ||
| Christopher Mintz-Plasse | ... | ||
| Bobb'e J. Thompson | ... | ||
| Elizabeth Banks | ... | ||
| Jane Lynch | ... | ||
| Ken Jeong | ... | ||
| Ken Marino | ... | ||
| Kerri Kenney | ... |
Lynette
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| A.D. Miles | ... | ||
| Joe Lo Truglio | ... | ||
| Matt Walsh | ... | ||
| Nicole Randall Johnson | ... | ||
| Alexandra Stamler | ... |
Esplen
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| Carly Craig | ... | ||
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Danny and Wheeler, well into their 30s, lack something: Danny feels stuck; he's sour and has driven away his terrific girlfriend. Wheeler chases any skirt he sees for empty sex. When they get in a fight with a tow-truck driver, they choose community service over jail and are assigned to be big brothers - Danny to Augie, a geek who loves participating in a weekend Medieval reenactment society, and Wheeler to Ronnie, a pint-size foul-mouthed kid. After a rocky start, things start to go well until both Danny and Wheeler make big mistakes. Can the two men figure out how to change enough to be role models to the boys? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Danny and Wheeler were just sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids. Worst idea ever. See more »Genres:
ComedyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 November 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Big Brothers See more »Filming Locations:
Boys & Girls Club of Venice - 2232 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,330,145 (UK) (9 January 2009)Gross:
£8,130,392 (UK) (13 February 2009)Company Credits
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Danny: I'm fine.
Ronnie Shields: Of course he has turtle.
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Written by L. Fernandez, C. Bullock, B. Smalls
Performed by Big City
Courtesy of Nature Sounds
By Arrangement with The Orchard
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Before Danny proposes, Wheeler tells him that they have to be at Blue Valley Middle School. Blue Valley is the name of the actual middle school that Paul Rudd attended in Overland Park, Kansas. See more »Goofs
When Wheeler is about to have sex with the teacher, she puts her hair up in a ponytail; but when the camera cuts behind her to show Wheeler, her hair is down. See more »Quotes
Augie Farks: Would you like to come in and see my turtle?Danny: I'm fine.
Ronnie Shields: Of course he has turtle.
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Crazy Credits
Halfway through the end credits, we cut back to Gayle Sweeny repeating her suggestive use of a hot-dog toward Jim Stansel (continuously pushes the end out of its bun while he sticks it back in). See more »Soundtracks
"Chedda"Written by L. Fernandez, C. Bullock, B. Smalls
Performed by Big City
Courtesy of Nature Sounds
By Arrangement with The Orchard
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As a comedy this movie delivers. I review movies for my part time job and after seeing 10+ movies a week, you get pretty numb to most of the stuff out there. This is one of the few comedies I've laughed out loud at in a while. There are lots of funny scenes throughout that kept me laughing the entire movie, instead of most comedies that just have lots of hit and miss scenes. This is up there Adam McKay's stuff, and better than most Happy Madison films.
Many people have given this movie a bad review/rating based on its lack of story. Um sorry to break the news to you, but comedies are about one thing - humor. The story is only a background element to make a comedy, same as every other comedy out there. You rate a drama based on its story, not a comedy.