Citizens of a small town, under the influence of a man in the midst of a mid-life crisis, come together to make an adult film.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Andy Sargentee | |
| Tim Blake Nelson | ... | Barney Macklehatton | |
| Joe Pantoliano | ... | Some Idiot | |
| Ted Danson | ... | Moose | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Otis | |
| Patrick Fugit | ... | Emmett | |
| John Hawkes | ... | Moe | |
| Brad William Henke | ... | Ron (as Brad Henke) | |
| Dawn Didawick | ... | Clara | |
| Glenne Headly | ... | Helen Tatelbaum | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Floyd | |
| Jayne Taini | ... | Mrs. Morrelli | |
| Lauren Graham | ... | Peggy | |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Thelma | |
| Alex D. Linz | ... | Billy | |
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Andy Sargentee is a decent guy and the town's favorite failure: an unemployable dreamer whose ex's husband's wealth intimidates Andy to such an extent he does little with his teen son. Andy's new idea is for Butterface Fields to be the first town to band together to make the first full-length feature amateur adult film. He recruits five regulars at Floyd's Bar to contribute $2000 each. They get the kid at the video store, whose camcorder is constantly on, to be the cinematographer. The pal they all call "Some Idiot" volunteers to be writer-director. Otis becomes producer. Now, can they find actors, and especially, women? Can a pornography project give Andy self-respect? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 April 2006 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$10,149, 9 December 2007, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$15,090, 16 December 2007Company Credits
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First Look International,Qwerty Films,N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG See more »
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Written by Macintosh & Charles
Performed by Macintosh & Charles
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
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Goofs
[All goofs for this title are spoilers.] See more »Quotes
Andy Sargentee: [commenting on the screenplay for the porn] And then here, this is my favourite, 99: "Interior office day; Boris gives it to Bianka in the butt, as she defuses the bomb."See more »
Crazy Credits
Before the end credits, you can see the credits for the documentary they made: Writer-Director - Some Idiot Producer - Andy Sargentee Executive Producer - Otis Cartwright Co-producer & Head of PR (2 Things) - Barney Macklehatton Cinemaphotographer & Editor - Emmett Wilder Almost Starring - Moose Bailey The town of Butterface Fields wishes to thank the town of Butterface Fields In loving memory of Lillian and Sidney Sargentee See more »Soundtracks
Never NeverWritten by Macintosh & Charles
Performed by Macintosh & Charles
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA
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For those of you in search of a movie that will make you laugh, here is your pick. I have read comments from users saying that this movie "didn't seem real" or "wasn't believable". To you, I ask: What did you think you were watching? I saw this screening at the Newport Film Festival and thought it was amazing. Some movies (gasp) are out there to entertain and this does just that... fantastically. It is a story that laughs at the ups and downs of the human experience while portraying the sometimes very harsh reality of middle-class struggle. It gives us a story we recognize to a certain extent, but garnishes it with a great variety of endearing characters. As an example the group of "guys" has a wonderfully accepted gay guy who asked the guys to call him MOOSE. (played oh-so-well by Ted Danson) We see the standard group of small town guys, going nowhere with their lives, yet they aren't the stereotypical unrelatable morons of modern day cinema; They, in a very round about and strange way, have morals and try to do well in life, despite their position. Go see this movie... it is a wonderful treat and a great time at the theatre.