Martin & Orloff (2002)

This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's ... See full summary »

Director:

Lawrence Blume

Writers:

Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts

Stars:

Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, H. Jon Benjamin

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Roberts	...	Martin Flam
Matt Walsh	...	Dr. Eric Orloff
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Keith (as Jon Benjamin)
Amy Poehler	...	Patty
Kim Raver	...	Kashia
Matt Besser	...	Ron
Les Mau	...	Mr. Chan (as Les J.N. Mau)
David Cross	...	Dan Wassermann
Katie Roberts	...	Donna
Sal E. Graziano	...	Jimbo
Marylouise Burke	...	Mrs. Flam
Miriam Tolan	...	Linda
Teddy Coluca	...	Petros
Andy Richter	...	Maitre 'D
Rachel Dratch	...	Southern Woman

Storyline

This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's largest peenis; John Woo-style violence and Steel Magnolia-esque pathos. This is the story of Martin & Orloff.

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Plot Keywords:

character names as title | forename in title | surname in title | three word title | downward spiral | 

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Taglines:

Martin Flam recently tried to kill himself. His psychiatrist may finish the job...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most cast members in this film were either members of Second City or The Upright Citizens Brigade.

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Goofs

When Keith drives away in Martin's mom's moving van, Martin tries frantically to open the van door and smears the graffiti paint on it (indicating that it was still wet when they shot the scene or that it was meant to wash right off after filming).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Martin: [answering machine] Hello, this is Martin Flam's phone. Please leave a message.
Ron: [leaving message] Martin, this is Ron. I called the loony bin, they said you got out today. Sorry how you tried to kill yourself. Anyhow, I expect you back at work tomorrow morning. We'll discuss how to ease you back into things.

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Connections

Featured in The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002)

User Reviews

Had high expectations, which were met.

Something I've always loved about watching The Upright Citizen's Brigade when it was on Comedy Central was that its cast really had their own unique brand of humor and delivery. Even if it isn't exactly your style, it's still funny and respectable for how unique and unflagging it is in its consistency. With Martin & Orloff, the unofficial UCB movie, their humor translates to the screen with the same quality and integrity that makes them endearing to anyone with an open and progressive sense of humor.

Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh do an incredible job as the title characters. It is obvious from their comedic chemistry how long they've spent doing improv with each other in the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. They are quite simply, masters of their craft. While obvious how low a budget this movie had, the director, Lawrence Blume does an Incredible job of stretching the budget and utilizing the higher profile celebrity cameos. David Cross, Andy Richter, Jeanine Garafolo, Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey are all used very well and in small doses so that they don't overshadow the main players. Andy Richter and David Cross's characters in particular, had me out of breath with laughter, as they are both charicatures of people we've probably all met and loathed.

I cannot stress enough how offbeat this particular brand of humor is, but there's nothing that would stop me from recommending this gem to anyone in order to extend its current one-week run at the Sunshine Cinemas in Downtown Manhattan. It truly deserves a larger audience. Go see this wherever you can and go in with an open mind. I guarantee you laugh at times without quite knowing why and you'll feel great about it. I got to see this movie free at an advanced screening and I would gladly (and will later this week) pay to see it again.

Details

Official Sites:

Tashmoo Productions Inc. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2002 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,988, 9 November 2003

Gross USA:

$34,222

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,222

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tashmoo Productions, Belladonna Productions, cineBLAST! Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1