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Outsourced

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Outsourced (2006)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:24
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ComedyDramaRomance

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.

  • Director
    • John Jeffcoat
  • Writers
    • George Wing
    • John Jeffcoat
  • Stars
    • Josh Hamilton
    • Ayesha Dharker
    • Asif Basra
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Jeffcoat
    • Writers
      • George Wing
      • John Jeffcoat
    • Stars
      • Josh Hamilton
      • Ayesha Dharker
      • Asif Basra
    • 73User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins

    Videos1

    Outsourced
    Trailer 2:24
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    George Wing at an event for Outsourced (2006)
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    Ayesha Dharker, John Jeffcoat, and George Wing at an event for Outsourced (2006)
    John Jeffcoat at an event for Outsourced (2006)
    Ayesha Dharker and John Jeffcoat at an event for Outsourced (2006)
    Ayesha Dharker and John Jeffcoat at an event for Outsourced (2006)
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    Outsourced (2006)

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    Josh Hamilton
    Josh Hamilton
    • Todd Anderson
    Ayesha Dharker
    Ayesha Dharker
    • Asha
    Asif Basra
    Asif Basra
    • Purohit N. Virajnarianan
    Matt Smith
    • Dave
    Rudolf Rodrigues
    • Rickshaw Driver
    Jaineeraj Rajpurohit
    Jaineeraj Rajpurohit
    • Man Catching Train
    Siddarth Jadhav
    Siddarth Jadhav
    • Gola Vendor
    • (as Siddharth Jadhav)
    Sudha Shivpuri
    Sudha Shivpuri
    • Aunti Ji
    Raghu Mama
    • Aunti Ji's Old Man
    Parvati
    • Aunti Ji's Server
    Sitaram D. Kadam
    • Shop Till You Drop
    Feroz
    • Kid
    Raja Kadale
    • Aunti Ji's Handyman #1
    Harish Chandra
    • Aunti Ji's Handyman #2
    Prashant Mahesh
    • Aunti Ji's Handyman #3
    Bhuvnesh Shetty
    • Manmeet
    • (as Bhuvanesh Shetty)
    Jeneva Talwar
    • Rani
    Saurabh Agarwal
    • Kumar
    • Director
      • John Jeffcoat
    • Writers
      • George Wing
      • John Jeffcoat
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The note that Asha passes to Todd is a page torn from The Kama Sutra. The caption reads "Any posture is unsatisfactory if kissing is impossible."
    • Goofs
      CST (old Victoria Terminus, the train station in Mumbai from where Todd takes the train) is not in the rickshaw zone, so it is impossible for him to go from the airport to CST by rickshaw.
    • Quotes

      Asha: A holiday in Goa.

    • Crazy credits
      Extra special thanks: Shiva Lingam, Ganesh, Kali (Hindu gods)
    • Connections
      Features Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Holi Aayi
      Written by BC Smith, Cj Charenjeet Virdi (as CJ Virdi)

      Performed by Cj Charenjeet Virdi (as CJ Virdi)

    User reviews73

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    Featured review
    7/10
    interesting experiment with the subject
    There is a certain way of making movies about India – a tradition that has descended from great directors like Louis Malle and Richard Attenborough that helps us appreciate movies like Born-into-brothels, city of joy. Most of these movies present us the abject poverty of India, the absolute penury of its people. Yet, there seems a way out of this dejected existence – one that leads to happiness despite the misfortune of disease and untimely death.

    Words may not be enough to express the genius of Louis Malle or Attenborough, but somehow too much water has flown down Thames since that image of India was believed in. The wilderness in East that we knew India as has experienced some major changes since World War II. With globalization, it is transforming into something else … for better or worse.

    I would remember this movie not because of what it had to say about outsourcing but because of its somewhat accurate representation of India. There are things about India that are despicable- to most Westerners. But the way the movie approached the subject was not through insulting humor the way American comedies usually do, but instead with an entertaining exploration into the very land of mystery. Although mild it is a comedy, but the script seemed very much educated about how India really is. That it never mixed up any Arab stereotype with the Indian ones is both surprising and commendable for an American movie.

    The first half of the movie that takes time to build up the image of India perceived by a foreigner is actually quite accurate. There are things unbearable and overwhelming about India, but much the way the protagonist discovers, it all becomes much easier when you lose yourself into the wilderness that India is. Holi, a festival in India, is seen as a a metaphor to that - an act of curiosity met with a deeper involvement.

    Of course, it is the wilderness after all that forms the appeal of India. There is this whole set of rituals, mythologies, beliefs and practices that evolved with complete disconnection from the West and offer an alternate reality to the foreigner. This dualism of disgust and curiosity flows parallel in the movie and achieves a sort of resolution in the end. There are very few movies that have chosen to explore this interest in India, without getting into yoga, kamasutra and henna.

    This movie does not aspire to do in cinema what the book world-is-flat did in popular literature. It is not trying to tell you that the world is changing to the advantage of the Third world or argue on whether capitalism is the only hope for the poor. It mildly makes fun of this whole world that corporate culture has given us when it pokes fun at imitation of American accents and at how that becomes a career skill for some. It looks at outsourcing as the outcome of this commoditization of human experiences altogether. I was made to feel that outsourcing is a by-product of uneven growth that our current economic systems result in. The resolution is probably through not letting oneself become a product of one's circumstances – be it corporate policies or greed for money.

    That resolution could've been expressed much better way- but unfortunately the movie fumbled in the second half. If I weren't really impressed with the first half, I might not have finished watching it. Sometimes it even appeared whether the movie was meant to be a comedy or something else. Still, overall this makes for an interesting experiment with India.
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    • Jul 1, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 2007 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Робота, що втекла
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production company
      • ShadowCatcher Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $163,561
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,227
      • Sep 30, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $703,324
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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