The Amateurs

Original title: The Moguls

20052005
RR
1h 36min

The Moguls (2005)

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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.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.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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The Amateurs

Jeff Bridges and Jeanne Tripplehorn in The Moguls (2005)

Jeanne Tripplehorn in The Moguls (2005)

Jeff Bridges in The Moguls (2005)

Jeff Bridges in The Moguls (2005)

Jeff Bridges and Patrick Fugit in The Moguls (2005)

Jeff Bridges and Patrick Fugit in The Moguls (2005)

Joe Pantoliano in The Moguls (2005)

Lauren Graham in The Moguls (2005)

Patrick Fugit in The Moguls (2005)

Ted Danson in The Moguls (2005)

Ted Danson in The Moguls (2005)

Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson, and Joe Pantoliano in The Moguls (2005)

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Shrink

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Solitary Man

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Welcome to Happiness

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Welcome to Happiness

The Door in the Floor

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The Door in the Floor

10 Items or Less

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10 Items or Less

Clay Pigeons

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Interview

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The Open Road

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Redwood Highway

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Redwood Highway

The Freshman

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Delirious

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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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- Not your average adult movie.
Genre
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for sexual content and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Many of the characters (Andy, Barney, Helen, Otis, Floyd, Emmett, Thelma, Clara and "Aunt V") are named after characters from The Andy Griffith Show (1960), most likely as a small town homage of Butterface Fields to Mayberry.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Otis: For half a dozen guys unloading on you so you look like a melted candle today we will gladly pay you on Tuesday. I don't know who's gonna go for that one...

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

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.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Golden Compass/The Amateurs/Atonement/Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story/Grace Is Gone (2007)

Soundtracks
A Good Man
Written by John Hawkes
Performed by King Straggler
Courtesy of Authentica Records

Top review

8/10

Go see it if you have a chance

I just got back form a sneak preview of the film at SUNY Farmingdale. William Fichtner happened to be an alumni and so he managed to get a showing at my school. This film was overall very well written and funny. it has many classic lines an memorable parts. Not only was the film written really well but the cast did an amazing job. The version i saw was called the moguls but since the studio thought that i would get confused with a skiing movie they changed the title. Also the version i saw i was told is going to be slightly different form what is going to be opening in NY and LA. The movie was hilarious and i recommend going to see it. its going to be opening in only 6 screens in July but hopefully with good support will get picked up by more theaters.

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jandsbrulz
May 1, 2006

Release date
- April 28, 2006 (United Kingdom)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Germany
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Moguls
Filming locations
- Piru, California, USA
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $16,334
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,149
- Dec 9, 2007
Gross worldwide
- $102,864

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Runtime
- 1h 36min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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