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The Year of Getting to Know Us

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 30m
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4.6/10
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Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold, Lucy Liu, and Jimmy Fallon in The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
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  • Comedy
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A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Patrick Sisam
  • Writers
    • Patrick Sisam(screenplay)
    • Rick Velleu(screenplay)
    • Ethan Canin(short stories "Star Food" and "The Year of Getting to Know Us")
  • Stars
    • Tom Arnold
    • Armando Acevedo
    • Holland Hayes
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  • Director
    • Patrick Sisam
  • Writers
    • Patrick Sisam(screenplay)
    • Rick Velleu(screenplay)
    • Ethan Canin(short stories "Star Food" and "The Year of Getting to Know Us")
  • Stars
    • Tom Arnold
    • Armando Acevedo
    • Holland Hayes
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    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    The Year of Getting To Know Us
    Trailer 2:26
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    Jimmy Fallon at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Jimmy Fallon at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold, and Patrick Sisam at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Tony Hale at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold, and Jimmy Fallon at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
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    Sharon Stone and Tom Arnold at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Sharon Stone at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
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    Tom Arnold
    Tom Arnold
    • Ron Rocketas Ron Rocket
    Armando Acevedo
    • Mexican Caddieas Mexican Caddie
    Holland Hayes
    Holland Hayes
    • Golfer #1as Golfer #1
    Karl Anthony
    Karl Anthony
    • Golfer #2as Golfer #2
    Jimmy Fallon
    Jimmy Fallon
    • Christopher Rocketas Christopher Rocket
    Chase Ellison
    Chase Ellison
    • Young Christopher Rocketas Young Christopher Rocket
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Jane Rocketas Jane Rocket
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • Anneas Anne
    Susanne Kreitman Taylor
    Susanne Kreitman Taylor
    • Claireas Claire
    • (as Susanne K. Taylor)
    John Connon
    John Connon
    • Markas Mark
    Gary Moss
    • Round Manas Round Man
    Bree Turner
    Bree Turner
    • Sandias Sandi
    Gail Golden
    Gail Golden
    • Perky Womanas Perky Woman
    Ethan S. Smith
    Ethan S. Smith
    • Rental Car Guyas Rental Car Guy
    • (as Ethan Smith)
    Peggy Sheffield
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Tim Goodwin
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Raquel Gardner
    Raquel Gardner
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    Tony Hale
    Tony Hale
    • Nickie Appleas Nickie Apple
    • Director
      • Patrick Sisam
    • Writers
      • Patrick Sisam(screenplay)
      • Rick Velleu(screenplay)
      • Ethan Canin(short stories "Star Food" and "The Year of Getting to Know Us")
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    • Connections
      Referenced in Conan: Something Smelly That Way Went (2011)
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      You Should Be Gone
      Written by Phil Deschambault

      Performed by Christelle Radomsky

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    Top review
    6/10
    Home is not where the heart is
    Christopher Rocket (Jimmy Fallon) returns home after news that his father is dying. Home is Florida, where he was raised by his emotionally-abusing, distant and womanizing father (Tom Arnold) and his soon-to-be-hippie and emotionally-abused mother (Sharon Stone). Home is not where the heart is.

    We have many flashbacks of the out-of-whack dynamics of Chris's childhood. Most of which weren't need, primarily because these are good actors, so we only needed a scene or two to see that Chris never got the love and support that he should have.

    Chris as an adult is an emotionally-distant and cynical young man. His beautiful girlfriend Anne (Lucy Liu), beautiful on the inside and out, thinks he can grow up, accept his parents and then enter into a mature and committed relationship with her if he has a heart-to-heart with his father in the hospital. You know, the father who's in a coma and the one who has never said a meaningful word to his son in his entire life - oh, how naive some supporting characters can be. The almost brilliantly funny scene of Chris attempting a conversation with his father in the hospital only landed him in jail. Maturity will have to come later.

    This is Jimmy Fallon playing a very sullen man in a drama-comedy that is mostly drama. Almost completely drama with a lot of slow scenes building up to emotionally-abusive results which we already knew from previous slow scenes building up to emotionally-abusive results. These struggles with maturity have been seen before, either in other dysfunctional family dramedies or in the first few scenes or trailer of this film since they didn't have too much more to add, but "The Year of Getting to Know Us" is a pretty good film, well acted and with solid characters.
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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eliot Rockett
    • Filming locations
      • Adventure Landing - 1944 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Grand Army Entertainment
      • Holly Wiersma Productions
      • Ring Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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