Barry Munday (2010)

Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.

Director:

Chris D'Arienzo

Writers:

Chris D'Arienzo (screenplay), Frank Turner Hollon (book)

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloë Sevigny

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Wilson	...	Barry Munday
Judy Greer	...	Ginger Farley
Chloë Sevigny	...	Jennifer Farley
Jean Smart	...	Carol Munday
Malcolm McDowell	...	Mr. Farley
Billy Dee Williams	...	Lonnie Green
Cybill Shepherd	...	Mrs. Farley
Shea Whigham	...	Donald
Barret Swatek	...	Lucy
Missi Pyle	...	Lida Griggs
Christopher McDonald	...	Dr. Preston Edwards
Trieu Tran	...	Moe
Razaaq Adoti	...	Spiro
Matt Winston	...	Kyle Pennington
Kyle Gass	...	Jerry Sherman

Storyline

Barry: he slacks off at work, savors one-nights stands, and is getting older (young people call him "sir"). Then, he loses his testicles in an assault and gets a letter saying he's to become a father. He can't remember the woman and asks if she'll meet with him: she's Ginger, a solitary waspish woman about his age. He acknowledges paternity and wants to be a part of the pregnancy and parenthood. With reluctance and lots of put-downs, Ginger introduces him to her family, including the favored younger sister, and allows him to come with her to her doctor's. With his own father issues, a canny boss, brittle Ginger, and her vampy sister, can Barry hang in there?

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Plot Keywords:

watching a pornographic video | instructional video | brassiere | pinup | watching television | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Family Jewels

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stick 'N' Stone Productions,Corner Store Entertainment,Far Hills Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean Smart (Carol Munday) & Patrick Wilson (Barry Munday) also worked together on nine episodes of Fargo (2014) as Floyd Gerhardt & Lou Solverson respectively.

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Goofs

When Barry and Ginger are in the doctor's office, the doctor states that the due date is December 10th. This would be about one month longer than expected since the conception date was February 11th. This would be a ten month pregnancy rather than the usual nine month time frame.

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Quotes

Ginger Farley: Are you afraid of my family?
Barry Munday: Yes, each one of them individually and as a group.

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Connections

References Friends (1994)

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Soundtracks

A cold Wind will blow through your door
by Bill Ricchini

User Reviews

Not believable for a second, but kinda fun...

As others have testified, Patrick Wilson's Barry is treated like the worst human alive for reasons not made clear...enough. He's a womanizer? Yeah, and all the women he bedded WANTED it at the time, including Judy Greer's Ginger. I got so sick of her constant berating that I had to yell some unspeakable words at the screen. Sorry, Ginger, but you had it comin'! What makes it all bearable is Wilson's good-ole-guy Barry, almost innocent in his train-wreck approach to women. He seems so sweet and puppy dog up against all the arseholes who use him to channel their inner hatreds against. And Ginger eventually softens up and owns up to her fault and has a pretty good line about the blessings of ugliness. Good enough all around to watch instantly if you have Netflix.