Extract (2009)

Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.

Director:

Mike Judge

Writer:

Mike Judge

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Joel
Mila Kunis	...	Cindy
Kristen Wiig	...	Suzie
Ben Affleck	...	Dean
J.K. Simmons	...	Brian
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Step
Dustin Milligan	...	Brad
David Koechner	...	Nathan
Beth Grant	...	Mary
T.J. Miller	...	Rory
Javier Gutierrez	...	Hector
Lidia Porto	...	Gabriella
Gene Simmons	...	Joe Adler
Matt Schulze	...	Willie
Lamberto Gutierrez	...	Victor

Storyline

Joel, the owner of an extract manufacturing plant, constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident that subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes the advice of his bartending friend Dean during a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is new employee Cindy, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life.

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Plot Keywords:

manufacturing | cheating wife | husband wife relationship | soft drink | pot smoking | 

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Taglines:

Behind every frustrated man is a wife in sweats.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual references and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax [us] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Glavni sastojak

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,513,634 (USA) (4 September 2009)

Gross:

$10,814,185 (USA) (9 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ternion Pictures, F+A Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Judge:  Factory floor worker Jim.

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Goofs

When Joel (Jason Bateman) comes home from being punched at the bong session, he has a monster of a black eye. When he leaves the house the next morning, the shiner has completely vanished. (It reappears briefly, but in milder form, by the time he arrives at work.)

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Quotes

Dean: That's how we're gonna solve all our modern problems. Wisdom of the ancients.

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Crazy Credits

There is a short scene during the end credits.

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Connections

References Dancing with the Stars (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Wrapped"
(1998)
Written and Performed by Bruce Robison
Courtesy of Columbia Records Nashville,
A unit of Sony Music Entertainment
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Great fun!

I went in to see this movie with pretty low expectations after having read the tepid reviews here and seeing the film only got 63% on rotten tomatoes. I was really pleasantly surprised! First of all, Jason Bateman is awesome and his strength and performance really carry this film. There are a couple of memorable supporting characters but for the most part I felt the actors playing the supporting characters could have been better. Ben Affleck is amusing. Kristen Wiig is a great foil for Jason Bateman.

The story is fairly simple but eventful and effective. I laughed out loud several times. The running time is perfect at 90 minutes. Overall, my husband and I loved this movie and were very entertained. I recommend it.