Meet Bill (2007)

A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.

Directors:

Bernie Goldmann, Melisa Wallack

Writer:

Melisa Wallack

Stars:

Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Logan Lerman

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Eckhart	...	Bill
Jessica Alba	...	Lucy
Elizabeth Banks	...	Jess
Logan Lerman	...	The Kid
Holmes Osborne	...	Mr. Jacoby
Todd Louiso	...	John Jr.
Timothy Olyphant	...	Chip Johnson
Reed Diamond	...	Paul
Kristen Wiig	...	Jane Whittman
Jason Sudeikis	...	Jim Whittman
Andy Zou	...	Donald Choo
Ana Mackenzie	...	Sarah Sheldon (as Ana Lucasey)
Constance Barron	...	Mrs. Jacoby
Conor O'Farrell	...	Principal
Julia Pace Mitchell	...	Dana

Storyline

Bill is unhappy: he has married a banker's daughter and has a dead end job at the bank; his wife Jess is tied to daddy's wallet; and, Bill is developing a gut from lack of exercise and constantly eating candy bars. He dreams of buying a donut franchise to be independent of Jess's dad. Bill is roped into a mentoring program at his old prep school, assigned a smart-mouthed kid who pops up when least expected. When Jess starts an affair with Chip, a local TV personality and vain Rob Lowe look-alike, it sends Bill, the kid, and a young sales clerk from a lingerie shop on a quest to win back Jess and get the donuts. What about self-respect?

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Plot Keywords:

cheating wife | lingerie | voyeurism | voyeur | sexual desire | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about someone you know.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug use and sex-related material

Details

Official Sites:

First Look Studios [United States] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2008 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Meet Bill

Filming Locations:

St. Albans, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,201, 6 April 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$59,108, 13 April 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

GreeneStreet Films, Eclipse Catering

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie Bill's father in law's character is named John Jacobi. Jan Jacobi is the head of the MICDS middle school, where many of the Tate Academy scenes were shot.

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Goofs

In the scene where John Sr., John Jr and Bill are talking to the French people and John Jr is translating, he makes translation errors. "Son-in-law" is not "faux bil", it's "beau fils" (pronounced Bow Fee-s).

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Quotes

The Kid: That sounds like a giant ass!

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Connections

References 1 Night in Paris (2004)

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Soundtracks

Something Better
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana De Fonseca) and Joey Katsaros (as Joseph Katsaros)
Performed by Perfect
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

User Reviews

American Beauty Light

Aaron Eckhart made this movie, as one of the previous comments said. Other than that, it was all a bit too awkward a movie to call well made. The story is pretty much about a middle aged guy discovering that his career choices make him miserable and how he find his way out without the violence and social satire in American Beauty.

It is a decent comedy, not too bad as some suggested, but certainly not memorable. Jessica Alba plays a medium sized role and Elizabeth Banks looks totally hot.

Bottom line: see it when you feel like watching a light movie, it will be more fun for people approaching middle age than for teens and it can be a great movie to watch with the wife.