Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

A graduate student (Nicholson) copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.

Director:

John Krasinski

Writers:

John Krasinski (screenplay), David Foster Wallace (story collection)

Stars:

Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Nicholson	...	Sara Quinn
Ben Shenkman	...	Subject #14
Timothy Hutton	...	Professor Adams / Subject #30
Michael Cerveris	...	Subject #15
Corey Stoll	...	Subject #51
Chris Messina	...	Subject #19
Max Minghella	...	Kevin / Subject #28
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Evan / Subject #28
Will Arnett	...	Subject #11
John Krasinski	...	Ryan / Subject #20
Will Forte	...	Subject #72
Joey Slotnick	...	Tad / Subject #59
Clarke Peters	...	Subject #31
Dominic Cooper	...	Daniel / Subject #46
Benjamin Gibbard	...	Harry / Subject #20 (as Ben Gibbard)

Storyline

A graduate student (Nicholson) copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.

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Plot Keywords:

washroom attendant | interview | writer director | directorial debut | nonlinear timeline | 

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Taglines:

Don't say you weren't warned... listen in.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breves Diálogos com Homens Horríveis

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,510, 27 September 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$27,935, 4 October 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salty Features,Woodshed Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of John Krasinski.

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Quotes

Ryan: I'm aware of how all this sounds and can well imagine the judgments you're forming, but if I'm really to explain this to you then I have no choice but to be... candid.
[sighs]
Ryan: Yes, it was a pickup. Plain and simple. And she was what one might call a granola cruncher. A hippy. And she was straight out of Central casting: the sandals, flamboyantly long hair, financial support from parents she reviled, and some professed membership in an apostrophe-heavy Eastern religion that I defy anyone to ...
[...]

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Connections

References Bewitched (1964)

User Reviews

Short for such a broad topic...

Although it's short and "arty," it does make me curious about the book. This movie also reminds me a lot of Norah Vincent's book, Self-Made Man. Men seem to balk at the premise IMMEDIATELY, but if they're courageous (curious?) enough to start reading, they end up really liking it. And they should. It accomplishes what the Men's Movement hasn't done too well: made men's issues real and accessible to men AND women. I think "Hideous Men" takes a good stab at it (and I did like some of the artful ways time and chronology were handled). But I'm POSITIVE having read Vincent's book allowed me to enjoy it more than I might have otherwise.