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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   1,653 votes
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Director:
Matt Aselton
Writers:
Matt Aselton (written by)
Adam Nagata (written by)
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Release Date:
19 June 2009 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
When it comes to family and relationships, there are no small surprises
Plot:
Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up. full summary | full synopsis
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Warsaw Film Festival Oct 9 -18th
 (From Monsters and Critics. 17 October 2009, 8:43 AM, PDT)

Paul Dano joins Tom Cruise's latest
 (From TotalFilm. 25 September 2009, 12:46 AM, PDT)

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Fresh and entertaining more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Dano ... Brian Weathersby

Zooey Deschanel ... Harriet 'Happy' Lolly

Edward Asner ... Mr. Weathersby

Jane Alexander ... Mrs. Weathersby

John Goodman ... Al Lolly
Sean Dugan ... Gary Wynkoop

Brian Avers ... Larry Arbogast

Louis Ozawa Changchien ... Matsubara

Zach Galifianakis ... Homeless Guy

Frank Harts ... Kenyatta Folds
Tatsuo Ichikawa ... Nagata

Ilana Levine ... Ducky Saltinstall

Susan Misner ... Melanie Lolly
Kenji ... Kanagae (as Kenji Nakano)
Clarke Peters ... Roger Stovall
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence.
Runtime:
Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Gigantic Movie more

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Trivia:
Comedian Zach Galifianakis plays a key and controversial (though uncredited) role alongside Paul Dano. more
Quotes:
Al Lolly: You know I had brain cancer once, Brian?
Brian: No...
Al Lolly: Yup. A Huge tumor on the recesses of my temporal lobe.
Brian: But you're okay now...
Al Lolly: Yep. 100% holistic. No chemo, no radiation.
Brian: Whad you do?
Al Lolly: I mapped the pathology of the cancer with my mind. Very Chinese. Yep. Glad I moved it. I got it with meditation. I pushed it down to the fatty tissue of my temporal lobe, 2 months. Then I moved it down into my nasal cavity, 3 months. Then, then one day I just hocked it up. About the size of a little squash bar, maybe bigger. Do you play squash Brian?
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10 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Fresh and entertaining, 23 March 2009
9/10
Author: lhendr2009 from United States

Caught a screening of this film and really enjoyed it. It has a very interesting and inventive plot as well as incredibly smart and witty writing.

Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel's chemistry is undeniable. A movie like this is so refreshing to see, especially in this era of remakes and repeats.

I highly recommend this movie and hope to see more success from Matt Aselton. I hope you like it as much as I did!

Thanks!

Lindsey

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