Kabluey (2007)

Inept Salman comes to help his sister-in-law tend to his holy terror nephews while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a giant blue corporate ... See full summary »

Director:

Scott Prendergast

Writer:

Scott Prendergast

Stars:

Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Christine Taylor

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Kudrow	...	Leslie
Scott Prendergast	...	Salman
Christine Taylor	...	Betty
Conchata Ferrell	...	Kathleen
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Brad
Chris Parnell	...	Frank
Teri Garr	...	Suze
Angela Sarafyan	...	Ramona
Patricia Buckley	...	Elizabeth P.
Cameron Wofford	...	Cameron
Landon Henninger	...	Lincoln
Raquel Gavia	...	Esme
Bill Toney	...	Thermos Man
Nick Holden	...	Leonard
Matt Hensarling	...	Jared

Storyline

Inept Salman comes to help his sister-in-law tend to his holy terror nephews while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a giant blue corporate mascot in order to help make ends meet and hold the family together.

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Plot Keywords:

corporate | blue | mascot | black comedy | boss | 

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Taglines:

Every family has a black sheep. This one is blue.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material including a crude reference, and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,373 (USA) (4 July 2008)

Gross:

$83,398 (USA) (24 October 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Whitewater Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Characters "Cameron" and "Lincoln" are based on the Director's real life nephews Wilson and Logan. The real boys appear alongside the child actors portraying them in the large birthday party scene.

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Quotes

Cameron: When Uncle Salman goes to sleep, let's burn down the house.

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Connections

References After Hours (1985)

User Reviews

Thoughtful, funny, surprisingly simple film

Saw Kabluey at the Austin Film Festival last eve, and walked out loving the film. Logically, I know it shouldn't be surprising to see a low-budget film capture characters that are so real, and yet do parody and comedy so well. Kids sitting behind me laughed at all the same spots I did. It manages to stay in the realm of indy-odd, but deliver a well-crafted plot line, and characters that you love. A sprinkling of well recognized actors who give great performances...loved Conchata Ferrell. Scott Pendergrass holds it together through the entire film.

Scott Pendergrass afterward said there might be an announcement coming next week at the Hamptons festival, so hopefully it will sign a distribution deal. This film deserves to be widely seen.