Grilled (2006)

A couple of incompetent door-to-door meat salesmen have fallen so far behind on their quotas that they are finally issued an ultimatum.

Director:

Jason Ensler

Writers:

William Tepper (story), Larry Hankin (story)

Stars:

Ray Romano, Kevin James, Sofía Vergara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Romano	...	Maurice
Kevin James	...	Dave
Sofía Vergara	...	Loridonna
Juliette Lewis	...	Suzanne
Kim Coates	...	Tony
Burt Reynolds	...	Goldbluth
Michael Rapaport	...	Bobby
Eric Allan Kramer	...	Irving
Barry Newman	...	Boris
Jack Kehler	...	Dick Abbott
Jon Polito	...	Leon Waterman
Donzaleigh Abernathy	...	Karen
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Renee
Jim Doughan	...	Andy Wilson
Lisa Jane Persky	...	Sally Wilson

Storyline

In L.A., Maurice and Dave sell steaks - high-end cuts of beef. They've hit a patch of no sales, and they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his final semester of acupuncture school, and the recently-separated Dave needs money for his daughter's birthday gift. Their final client card: a beautiful woman opens the door, and she's attracted to Maurice, but a desperate call from a suicidal friend interrupts her signing the contract. Still hoping to close the sale, Maurice and Dave offer to drive her to the friend's house, and there, troubles multiply. Facing guns, hitmen, and women's secrets, a sale is the farthest thing from their minds. Are they about to be grilled?

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Plot Keywords:

gun | meat | evil man | salesman | restaurant | 

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Taglines:

You can't beat their meat.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual references and a scene of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sofia Vergara and Ariel Winter would go on to co-star in the hit ABC comedy Modern Family together.

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Goofs

After Dave shoots a hole in the ceiling he has drywall dust on his sleeve, it magically disappears and reappears.

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Quotes

Dave: Mr. Goldbluth, we can take you to the top of the beef world. The highest altitude in gourmet dining. Meat so soft, people don't even bother to use their teeth. The meat just seems to melt as it makes contact with your mouth.
Goldbluth: Yeah.
[turns head to kitchen staff, shouts]
Goldbluth: You hear that! You don't even have to chew it.

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Soundtracks

An Die Musik
("Du Holde Kunst...") Song For Voice & Piano D. 547 OP. 88/4
Written by Franz Schubert
Performed by Fritz Wunderlich

User Reviews

Hmmm, Never made my mind up

5 out of 10

That is because I just couldn't make up my mind if this movie was good or bad. It had a lot of classic humor. The problem was that while watching a movie which stars two of the biggest sitcom actors / comedians you expect BIG laughs. It doesn't have BIG laughs. It has "Hmm that's funny" laughs.

I reserve this film for the "if you have seen all the big hits" and just want something different, then this is for you.

It's a decent flick and I will leave it at that.

Enjoy the show.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2006 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Men Who Don't Quit

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,663

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avery Pix, The Jon Klane Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1