Employee of the Month (2006)

A slacker competes with a repeat winner for the "Employee of the Month" title at work, in order to gain the affections of a new female employee.

Director:

Greg Coolidge

Writers:

Don Calame (screenplay), Chris Conroy (screenplay)

Stars:

Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook, Dax Shepard

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dane Cook	...	Zack
Jessica Simpson	...	Amy
Dax Shepard	...	Vince
Andy Dick	...	Lon
Tim Bagley	...	Glen Gary
Brian George	...	Iqbal
Efren Ramirez	...	Jorge
Marcello Thedford	...	Semi
Danny Woodburn	...	Glen Ross
Harland Williams	...	Russell
Sean Whalen	...	Dirk
Barbara Dodd	...	Granny (as Barbara Dodd Ramsen)
Victor Izay	...	Greeter (Jerry)
Marc Mouchet	...	Gene
Kathleen Arc	...	Grumpy Lady

Storyline

Slacker Zack Bradley works as a box boy at Super Club, a warehouse club store. It is the lowest in the job hierarchy at the store. He doesn't work very hard at his job, and along with some of his fellow employee friends treats the store like his playground. Regardless, he is well liked by most of the other employees. He used to be hard working, when he was developing a dot com, but he lost all his and his grandmother's money in the process. As such, he decided not to take any risks in life while he now lives with her so as to provide her with what he considers at least a more reliable life. On the other extreme is Vince Downey, who lords an air of superiority over his fellow employees as the store's head cashier. He lives to be the store's best employee solely so that he can be named Employee of the Month, which he has been named seventeen months in a row. If he is named Employee of the Month for a record eighteenth time in a row, he will be rewarded with entrance into the ...

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Plot Keywords:

mall | shopping mall | store | cashier | framed photograph | 

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Taglines:

On October 6, shift happens.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dane Cook would later wear his Super Club hat in Good Luck Chuck (2007).

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Goofs

When Zack tosses the Cashier's Lounge key into the trash, it says "Employee Acess Key". "Access" is misspelled.

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Quotes

[after Vince is revealed to have been giving stuff away, he runs off. Semi tackles him to the ground]
Vince: [writhes in pain] Now I know why they call you "Semi".

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Connections

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Soundtracks

Too Hot
Written by Mad Child (as S. Bunting), Prevail (as K. Hendriks) and R. Hooper
Performed by Swollen Members
Courtesy of Battle Axe Records

User Reviews

Really enjoyable comedy

Really enjoyed Employee of the Month, Its laugh out loud funny in places and the writing and direction are solid, don't get me wrong it's not the comedy of decade but deserves more than 5.5 so felt that I have to write a few positive words.

Zack is a really likable character, well played by Dane Cook but Vince steals the show, a great comic performance, some great lines and situations, the supporting cast are all interesting and likable and are played well especially Jorge, Vinces sidekick and Glen Gary ( or Glen Ross) the store manager who really hams up the part and what's not to like or look about Jessica Simpson?

Well worth and hour and a half of your time.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Employee of the Month

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,407,751, 8 October 2006

Gross USA:

$28,444,855

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,395,414

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Tapestry Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1