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:

employee | slacker | competition | date | laser in eyes | 

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Films [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Funcionário do Mês

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,407,751, 8 October 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$28,435,406, 24 November 2006

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Afraid that Dax Shepard and Dane Cook resembled each other too much, movie execs asked Shepard to go blonde.

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Goofs

When the "guys" are in the "box boy lounge, and they are talking about Amy's past there are drink cans on the table. In one shot one of the cans is bent and laying on the table, however in the next shot it is upright and unbent.

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Quotes

Russell: You're like the drummer from REO Speedwagon. Nobody knows who you are.

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Connections

References Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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Soundtracks

Trainwreck
Written by Frank Backgammon, Murphy Upshaw, Gymmy Thunderbird, Donny Yale
Performed by The Sammies
Courtesy of MoRisen Records by arrangement with Lionsgate

User Reviews

Funny

I saw this too at a sneak preview and I was not disappointed. Dane Cook is a really funny guy and this movie showed it. I liked the story line and their characters. I noticed that Jessica Simpson only had like 20 lines and they probably just used her to sell the movie with the posters. Dax was funny as the bitter rival for Dane Cook's Zack. Andy Dick was refreshing as was the rest of the supporting cast. The Napoleon Dynamite dynasty keeps expanding with Efren's take on Vince's sidekick. The story was great and there are many funny scenes in this movie that makes it cool to work at one of those stores. Great movie, good laughs! I'd watch it again. There are some little twists to some parts of the movies and the end is alright, could be better though. Over all, good movie, great laughs, fun time! I'd watch it again.