Year One (2009)

After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Harold Ramis (screenplay), Gene Stupnitsky (screenplay),

Stars:

Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Black	...	Zed
Michael Cera	...	Oh
Oliver Platt	...	High Priest
David Cross	...	Cain
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Isaac
Vinnie Jones	...	Sargon
Hank Azaria	...	Abraham
Juno Temple	...	Eema
Olivia Wilde	...	Princess Inanna
June Diane Raphael	...	Maya
Xander Berkeley	...	King
Gia Carides	...	Queen
Horatio Sanz	...	Enmebaragesi
David Pasquesi	...	Prime Minister
Matthew Willig	...	Marlak (as Matthew J. Willig)

Storyline

Zed, a prehistoric would-be hunter, eats from a tree of forbidden fruit and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh, a shy gatherer. On their travels, they meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac, become slaves, and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. Zed and Oh are determined to rescue the women they love, Maya and Eema. Standing in their way is Sodom's high priest and the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an alliance with Princess Innana, which may backfire. Can an inept hunter and a smart but slender and diffident gatherer become heroes and make a difference?

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Plot Keywords:

sodom | tribe | hunter | forbidden fruit | abraham | 

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Taglines:

Meet your ancestors

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [mx]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Year One

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£978,008 (UK) (26 June 2009)

Gross:

$43,337,279 (USA) (14 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Ocean Pictures, Apatow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 100 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harold Ramis:  as Adam.

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Goofs

When Zed is eating a kebab at Sodom, it keeps changing from complete to eaten to separated to full again.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Zed: You could be my right-hand man.
Oh: I've seen what you do with your right hand. No, thank you.

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Crazy Credits

Several bloopers are shown during the first half of the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Robot Dance"
Written by David Kitay

User Reviews

Waste of talent and time

A great number of talented people were involved with this film: writer/director Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day), co-writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg (The Office), lead actors Jack Black and Michael Cera, supporting actors David Cross and Oliver Platt, and cameo actors Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, and Kyle Gass, just to name a few. And it was produced by Judd Apatow. And yet it goes so terribly wrong. How? You have to go to the source: the script, which is aimless, disjointed, and sadly puerile. If you enjoy unfunny penis jokes and find the digestion of human excrement absolutely hilarious, you might enjoy this movie. I found very few laughs here, and I can't believe the amount of talent squandered on this trainwreck.