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

Tina Fey's debut.

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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

Holy Crap

I gotta say, Martin & Orloff was probably one of the greatest comedy's I have ever seen. The entire fact that the plot dealt with suicide and yet I was cracking up the great duration of my time spent in the theater definatly proves a point. The movie, in my eyes was a master peice, how I wish I wasn't dyslexic so my message could hold more validity with fewer spelling errors. In short, it kick ass, major, major ass.

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