Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Directors:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Writers:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Stars:

Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Segel	...	Jeff
Ed Helms	...	Pat
Susan Sarandon	...	Sharon
Judy Greer	...	Linda
Rae Dawn Chong	...	Carol
Steve Zissis	...	Steve
Evan Ross	...	Kevin
Benjamin Brant Bickham	...	TV Pitchman
Lee Nguyen	...	Clerk
Tim J. Smith	...	Guard
Ernest James	...	Guard
David Kency	...	Teammate
Raion Hill	...	Thug
Zac Cino	...	Gil
Lance E. Nichols	...	Elderly Man / Phone (O.S.)

Storyline

Jeff, at 30, lives in his mom's basement, unemployed, looking for signs about what to do with his life. He answers a wrong-number call for "Kevin". Later, on a bus, he sees someone wearing a jersey with "Kevin" on the back. Jeff follows him. Meanwhile, Jeff's brother, Pat, a tone-deaf salesman, upsets his wife by buying a Porsche they cannot afford; Pat runs into Jeff soon after and they see Pat's wife with another man. At her job, Jeff and Pat's mom receives e-mails from a secret admirer; she tries to figure out who it is. Misunderstandings, errors, and confrontations abound. A backup on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway brings things to a head.

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Plot Keywords:

basement | slacker | errand | affair | secret admirer | 

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Taglines:

The first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother's basement.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

A casa con Jeff

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$855,709 (USA) (16 March 2012)

Gross:

$4,244,155 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indian Paintbrush, Jeff Brothers Productions, Mr. Mudd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directors Jay and Mark Duplass claim to have cried through the entire premiere of this film.

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Goofs

Near the end of the film Jeff is seen putting a blanket around his mother to comfort her and in the very next shot she is not wearing it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jeff: I watched "Signs" again last night.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"The Most Incredible Vitamin in the World"
Written and Performed by Robert Walter

User Reviews

The search for meaning in this chaotic world

Jeff (played by Jason Segel from How I Met Your Mother) is the perfect idealist who is searching for meaning in the world after the death of his father. Everything is a sign from the universe, no matter how trivial it seems to his brother Pat (played by Ed Helms from The Office). The brothers have a strained relationship, as Pat mocks Jeff's every thought. They have an even touchier relationship with their mother Sharon (played by Susan Sarandon), who receives messages from an anonymous admirer at her workplace.

The film is driven by Jeff and Pat's pursuit of Pat's wife Linda (played by Judy Greer from What Women Want), as they suspect she is cheating on him. Throughout the course of the most adventurous day that you can imagine, Jeff, Pat, Linda, and Sharon undergo transformations that fundamentally change their relationships with each other and allow them to find meaning in this chaotic world.