Meet Bill (2007)
"Bill" (original title)

A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.

Directors:

Bernie Goldmann, Melisa Wallack

Writer:

Melisa Wallack

Stars:

Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Eckhart	...	Bill
Jessica Alba	...	Lucy
Elizabeth Banks	...	Jess
Logan Lerman	...	The Kid
Holmes Osborne	...	Mr. Jacoby
Todd Louiso	...	John Jr.
Timothy Olyphant	...	Chip Johnson
Reed Diamond	...	Paul
Kristen Wiig	...	Jane Whittman
Jason Sudeikis	...	Jim Whittman
Andy Zou	...	Donald Choo
Ana Lucasey	...	Sarah Sheldon
Constance Barron	...	Mrs. Jacoby
Conor O'Farrell	...	Principal
Julia Pace Mitchell	...	Dana

Storyline

Bill is unhappy: he has married a banker's daughter and has a dead end job at the bank; his wife Jess is tied to daddy's wallet; and, Bill is developing a gut from lack of exercise and constantly eating candy bars. He dreams of buying a donut franchise to be independent of Jess's dad. Bill is roped into a mentoring program at his old prep school, assigned a smart-mouthed kid who pops up when least expected. When Jess starts an affair with Chip, a local TV personality and vain Rob Lowe look-alike, it sends Bill, the kid, and a young sales clerk from a lingerie shop on a quest to win back Jess and get the donuts. What about self-respect?

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Plot Keywords:

franchise | lingerie | school | affair | bank | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about someone you know.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug use and sex-related material

Details

Official Sites:

First Look Studios [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

18 June 2008 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Meet Bill

Filming Locations:

St. Albans, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$35,201 (USA) (4 April 2008)

Gross:

$59,108 (USA) (11 April 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GreeneStreet Films, Eclipse Catering

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie Bill's father in law's character is named John Jacobi. Jan Jacobi is the head of the MICDS middle school, where many of the Tate Academy scenes were shot.

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Goofs

When Bill is cutting the picture of Chip out of the magazine, he only makes one cut between his legs, but in the next shot there are two cuts between Chip's legs.

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Quotes

[after The Kid kisses her on the cheek]
Lucy: Sneaky little shit.

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Connections

References Scarface (1983)

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Soundtracks

"News JK Style"
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore) and Joey Katsaros (as Joseph Katsaros)
Performed by Infinity
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

User Reviews

what kind of movie is this???

is this a male in marriage midlife crisis movie?

is this a slapstick comedy?

is this a teen sex flick?

is this a tween fantasy movie?

i do not know.

but i do know it ain't funny because it's trying to be funny and comes across as just stupid. the story rambles on putting 'bill' in one goofy situation after another and then has a serious finish.

not much else to be said about this attempt at comedy/drama/sex/slapstick/idiosyncrasy bomb of a film.

forget it!