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

The store the movie is filmed in is Costco in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Goofs

The scene where Vince (Dax Shepard) scans a bag of dog food from long distance would not have worked since the bar code scanners have a limited range of 1-2 ft. The dog food was also wrapped in plastic wrap and the reflection would have prevented the scanner from picking up anything.

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Quotes

[a grumpy lady struggles to load a casket onto a cart]
Grumpy Lady: Damn! The thing's heavier than it looks.
Zack: Hi, do you need some help with that?
Grumpy Lady: Yes, thank you.
[they get the casket into the cart]
Grumpy Lady: It's for my husband.
Zack: Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that.
Grumpy Lady: Oh, he's not dead. Not yet. It's just too good a deal to pass up.
Zack: Well, do you need some help getting it to your car?
Grumpy Lady: No, thank you. The lazy prick's waiting for me. I'm gonna make him load it.
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Connections

Spoofs Spaceballs (1987)

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Soundtracks

Can't Fight This Feeling
Written by Kevin Cronin
Performed by REO Speedwagon
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

User Reviews

Ended up enjoying it

I enjoyed "Employee of The Month." I thought it was entertaining and had a fun plot. It made me want to work at Costco with all of them. Dane Cook (Zack) did a good job as Zack was a likable character and someone you could get behind. Dax Shepherd (Vince) was the show stealer as he was the funniest and played the rival employee great. I understand Jessica Simpson (Amy) was important to the plot, but she didn't act well and was a little annoying. Andy Dick (Lon), Brian George (Iqbal), and Efren Ramirez (Jorge) had nice supporting roles.

There were funny moments and great one-liners. Dax Shepherd and Efren Ramirez were hilarious together, and I enjoyed their constant bickering. Scenes that revolved around the competition between Zack and Vince only led to entertainment. Zack's friends had comical scenes too

Overall, I'll give "Employee of the Month" an 8/10. I didn't know what to expect, but I ended up enjoying it.

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