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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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 Joe Lervold
Performed by Joe Lervold
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/Mastersource
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[All goofs for this title are spoilers.] See more »Crazy Credits
During the beginning of the real end credits you can see a piece of film of our gang fishing. At the end of the names, the film starts to burn. The rest of the credits follow on a black screen. See more »Alternate Versions
The first 15 minutes of the American release (up until the opening titles sequence) have been completely re-edited and re-worked from the original UK and Australian release. See more »Soundtracks
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I have never laughed so hard in a movie as I did Sunday night in Santa Barbara. I have known characters like these all my life who continue to try and succeed in life to win the respect and love of family e.g. Bridges's son. The main motive in life should not be monetary gain but being loved by those who love you. This is the moral of this wonderful movie which made my eyes misty at the end when Bridges kept replaying his son's voice mail,"....I love you Dad!" and then put the new sheets on his son's bed. The characters all mirror Bridges's desire to succeed at something in life. Bridges is like a pied piper in uniting the cast to follow his lead. Danson is a riot. Pantoliano is absolutely terrific. I have never seen him before in such a subdued hilariously funny role. Run! Don't walk to this very wonderful movie. Adding to the foregoing comment which was written over a year ago, I saw the re-cut version of the film last night(4/22/06) and wondered why many of the scenes of the funny grumpy old guy, (Clara's man) were cut, particularly the part near the end when he drives away in a new car with a wide smile after he had been frowning during the whole film. The re-cut version is a tighter film which focuses almost completely on the main characters at the expense of the peripheral characters. However, it is still a terrific film.