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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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953
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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
    The Year of Getting To Know Us

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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)
    Illeana Douglas at an event for The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
    Illeana Douglas 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)
    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)
    Patrick Sisam 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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    Storyline

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    Christopher Rocket is a man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend Anne or anything else in his personal life. He returns to his hometown after his estranged father Tom Rocket suffers a stroke. Jane Rocket, his mother, is a central figure in his dysfunctional past. —Anonymous
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language
    • Parents guide

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    • Connections
      Referenced in Conan: Something Smelly That Way Went (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      You Should Be Gone
      Written by Phil Deschambault

      Performed by Christelle Radomsky

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    This film deserves to be in IMDb's Bottom 10
    I saw the world premiere of this film at Sundance and it is seriously one of the five worst films I have seen in my lifetime. During the Q&A (in which the director and entire cast were present), no one in the audience had anything worth saying because the film was so awful. It was a pretty awkward moment.

    Considering all of the 10s this film has received, it seems to me that people connected with the film are clearly the ones giving it a rating without considering the quality of the final product. If you honestly think this is a good film, you have no taste when it comes to film-making.

    Jimmy Fallon is painfully one dimensional. Lucy Liu is good, but her role has no meat-- it's sad that these are the only parts she is given. Tom Arnold is not an actor and never has been. Sharon Stone is caricaturish. Illeana Douglas and Tony Hale give the best performances, but in minor roles. What most people don't know about this film is that the director cuts back and forth between the present and the past at least twenty times-- an overused technique that not even the most mundane film students resort to these days. This forces Arnold and Stone, who play Fallon's parents, to carry a major portion of the film in the flashbacks.

    There is rarely a truthful moment in the film. The script is contrived. The cliché ending can be seen in any below-average Hollywood romantic comedy. I hope this director grows in maturity before he writes or directs another film. He had the budget and resources at his fingertips, but blew his opportunity because he wasn't properly equipped.

    Which Sundance programmer allowed this film to be shown? They should be ashamed of themselves. The work speaks for itself and it clearly falls short. I'd hate to think that the programmer was being wooed by the producer's rep or other people behind the film without considering the ramifications of screening something of this quality at Sundance. Is this what Redford's vision has come to?
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    • Jan 28, 2008

    Details

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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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