Family Jewels (2010)
"Barry Munday" (original title)

Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.

Director:

Chris D'Arienzo

Writers:

Chris D'Arienzo (screenplay), Frank Turner Hollon (book)

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloë Sevigny

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Wilson	...	Barry Munday
Judy Greer	...	Ginger Farley
Chloë Sevigny	...	Jennifer Farley
Jean Smart	...	Carol Munday
Malcolm McDowell	...	Mr. Farley
Billy Dee Williams	...	Lonnie Green
Cybill Shepherd	...	Mrs. Farley
Shea Whigham	...	Donald
Barret Swatek	...	Lucy
Missi Pyle	...	Lida Griggs
Christopher McDonald	...	Dr. Preston Edwards
Trieu Tran	...	Moe
Razaaq Adoti	...	Spiro
Matt Winston	...	Kyle Pennington
Kyle Gass	...	Jerry Sherman

Storyline

Barry: he slacks off at work, savors one-nights stands, and is getting older (young people call him "sir"). Then, he loses his testicles in an assault and gets a letter saying he's to become a father. He can't remember the woman and asks if she'll meet with him: she's Ginger, a solitary waspish woman about his age. He acknowledges paternity and wants to be a part of the pregnancy and parenthood. With reluctance and lots of put-downs, Ginger introduces him to her family, including the favored younger sister, and allows him to come with her to her doctor's. With his own father issues, a canny boss, brittle Ginger, and her vampy sister, can Barry hang in there?

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Plot Keywords:

paternity | testicles | pregnancy | doctor | letter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Family Jewels

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stick 'N' Stone Productions, Corner Store Entertainment, Far Hills Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Barry and Ginger are having sex, Barry points out a smiley face tattoo that Ginger has on her left leg, which Ginger said she got in college. But in a previous scene, before Ginger was to give birth, there is a clear shot of her left leg and no sign of any tattoo.

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Quotes

Barry Munday: I don't think it's fair to use my biological disadvantages against me.

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Connections

Referenced in Teen Wolf: The Tell (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Here I go again"
by Whitesnake

User Reviews

A possibly funny premise ruined by inconsistencies, boring comedy, and rude characters

Barry Munday (Patrick Wilson) is a ladies man. At first the movie is trying to tell us that he just thinks of himself as one, but they did show us him getting his way with a lot of women. I guess I'm supposed to think that since it's just a comedy, there's no point to being consistent.

Barry wakes up in the hospital and discovers he's missing his testicles. That's an original set-up for what could be a fairly funny comedy, but 10 minutes in and that premise is mostly forgotten. We then get a boring comedy about Barry trying to get to know the mother of his unborn child. The two stories are only related by the fact that if he ever wants to be a father, now is his last chance.

There are some fairly funny lines, but the situations are not clever and the characters are not endearing. There is nothing to connect us to Barry and the rest are just rude, unrealistic characters. Notice how I never called the far-fetched premise unrealistic but I called the characters unrealistic? Yeah, that's how bad they are. We were also told the impregnation occurred on February 11th and the expected due date is December 10th. Really, a 10-month gestation period? I actually think that they just didn't want me to do the math. Well, I'll make it easy, don't watch "Barry Munday".