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 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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Otis: [responding to V rubbing him between the legs at the strip club] 'Bout time they got rid of shakin' hands.
V: [still rubbing Otis between his legs] Do you mind?
Otis: Do I mind if you rub my dick? No. Saves me the trouble. I'm trying to think of the last time I was asked a question that stupid.
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Written by Stephen Lang, Jamie Dunlap and Scott Nickoley
Performed by Louis Cleary
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/Mastersource
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V: It's so good to see you.Otis: [responding to V rubbing him between the legs at the strip club] 'Bout time they got rid of shakin' hands.
V: [still rubbing Otis between his legs] Do you mind?
Otis: Do I mind if you rub my dick? No. Saves me the trouble. I'm trying to think of the last time I was asked a question that stupid.
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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 »Connections
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Travelin' ManWritten by Stephen Lang, Jamie Dunlap and Scott Nickoley
Performed by Louis Cleary
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/Mastersource
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Opening Weekend USA:
$10,149, 9 December 2007Gross USA:
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I didn't know what to think at first when I put it into the DVD player. But once it was started it really turned out to be a decent movie. Jeff Bridges always seems to get the strangest roles (like The Dude in the Big Lebowski) but somehow he always comes through with an excellent performance. We saw many other notable actors such as Ted Danson, William Fitchner and Tim Blake Nelson. The cast was put together well and the story was original and worthy of checking out. It had it's one liners and funny moments, but the story also brought good moral into the end. I really would recommend for all fans of Jeff Bridges' work to check it out sometime. It wasn't a really strong hyped movie, but hey it was all and all decent, because of the story that it had to it. This movie to me deserves a total of 8/10 stars. Basically because it entertained me.