The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)

Two brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.

Directors:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Writers:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Stars:

Mark Kelly, Steve Zissis, Jennifer Lafleur

Cast

Credited cast:
Mark Kelly	...	Jeremy
Steve Zissis	...	Mark
Jennifer Lafleur	...	Stephanie
Julie Vorus	...	Alice
Brendan Robinson	...	Young Mark
Noël Wells	...	Stripper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricky Dillard	...	Laser Tag employee
Elton LeBlanc	...	Poker Player
Alex Lipschultz	...	Poker Player
John Melvin	...	Race Announcer
Brett Patron	...	Poker Player
Jordan Stidham	...	Young Jeremy
Reid Williams	...	Hunter

Storyline

Two brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Duplass Brothers Project

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,000 (USA) (6 July 2012)

Gross:

$10,000 (USA) (6 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Duplass Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

User Reviews

Slightly warped mundane ordinariness from the Duplass Bros.

It is the mundane, every day, ordinariness of the Duplass Brothers's (Jay and Mark) films that make them the respected indie-film directors that they are today. Their films -- Cyrus, The Puffy Chair, Baghead and Jeff, Who Lives at Home -- are all solidly grounded pieces of work in a slightly warped reality. This is the Duplass selling point ... one I have allowed myself to enjoy with each of their films (to varying degrees). It is only "slightly-warped" because 85% of their film is realistic and the film-making duo takes one element of normalcy and amplifies it beyond belief ... here they do so with two ultra-competitive brothers. While many siblings compete with one another -- the mere title of this film -- implies that that these two take it over the top with a competition of 25 events to one-up the other. We don't get to see all of them here; but the brothers compete ... much to the chagrin of the wife of one of them (the other is un-married -- Surprise!) who has set up a weekend birthday party for her husband whom her brother-in-law infiltrates and causes the steady-hubby to go rogue. There are laughs and smiles to be had here -- like all of the Duplass films -- but there are also uncomfortable moments of real-ness which make the films work on a base-line of reality. I appreciate what these guys do. They celebrate the mundane of our everyday lives but also give it a slight twist to make something a bit more interesting. The film is quite short (under an hour and a half) and I wish it had carried out a bit further ... I won't get into the why here. This isn't a movie that will win numerous awards; but it is a pleasant way to pass some time.