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Title: The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
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| Tom Arnold | ... | Ron Rocket | |
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Armando Acevedo | ... | Mexican Caddie |
| Holland Hayes | ... | Golfer #1 | |
| Karl Anthony | ... | Golfer #2 | |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Christopher Rocket | |
| Chase Ellison | ... | Young Christopher Rocket | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Jane Rocket | |
| Lucy Liu | ... | Anne | |
| Susanne Kreitman Taylor | ... | Claire (as Susanne K. Taylor) | |
| John Connon | ... | Mark | |
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Gary Moss | ... | Round Man |
| Bree Turner | ... | Sandi | |
| Gail Golden | ... | Perky Woman | |
| Ethan S. Smith | ... | Rental Car Guy (as Ethan Smith) | |
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Peggy Sheffield | ... | Nurse |
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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. Written by Anonymous
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24 January 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Ron Rocket (Tom Arnold) has a stroke during his weekly golf game. His son Christopher Rocket (Jimmy Fallon) is estranged and living in NYC with his girlfriend Anne (Lucy Liu). He goes home to Arcade, Florida where they have the big house in the small town. He reconnects with womanizing friend Nickie Apple (Tony Hale) and old crush Kim Temple (Jordana Spiro). In flashbacks, his flighty mother Jane (Sharon Stone) asks Ron to make that "The Year of Getting to Know Us". Christine Jacobson (Illeana Douglas) is their neighbor.
Jimmy Fallon is trying dramatic acting. It's limited. The directions are also limited. The writing needs some interest. Hale is interesting but in general, the modern time is a drag. The flashbacks could be a compelling coming-of-age story for the young Chris. I rather cut out the entire present day story and do only the past. I suggest this fully understanding that Tom Arnold is a big part of that part of the story. He would probably be better in dramatic acting than Jimmy Fallon.