Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
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| Jason Bateman | ... |
Joel
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| Mila Kunis | ... |
Cindy
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| Kristen Wiig | ... |
Suzie
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| Ben Affleck | ... |
Dean
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| J.K. Simmons | ... |
Brian
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| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... |
Step
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| Dustin Milligan | ... |
Brad
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| David Koechner | ... |
Nathan
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| Beth Grant | ... |
Mary
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| T.J. Miller | ... |
Rory
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Javier Gutierrez | ... |
Hector
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| Lidia Porto | ... |
Gabriella
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| Gene Simmons | ... |
Joe Adler
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| Matt Schulze | ... |
Willie
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Lamberto Gutierrez | ... |
Victor
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| Brent Briscoe | ... |
Phil
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| Hal Sparks | ... |
Guitar Salesman #1
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| Nick Thune | ... |
Guitar Salesman #2
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| Tom Virtue | ... |
Guitar Customer
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Christopher Rocha | ... |
Pawn Shop Guy
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| Jenny O'Hara | ... |
Joel's Secretary
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Matthew Williams | ... |
Band Member
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| Gary Cole | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Mike Judge | ... |
Jim (uncredited)
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| Keith Meeney | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Marilyn Monrovia | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mike Judge | ||
Written by
| Mike Judge | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| John Altschuler | ... | producer |
| Michael Flynn | ... | co-executive producer |
| Dave Krinsky | ... | executive producer |
| Tom Lassally | ... | executive producer |
| Glenn Lucas | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Rotenberg | ... | producer |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | line producer: reshoots (uncredited) |
Music by
| George S. Clinton | ||
Cinematography by
| Tim Suhrstedt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Julia Wong | ||
Editorial Department
| Jessica Bayliss | ... | post production assistant |
| Carmen Morrow | ... | first assistant editor |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | ... | negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser) |
| Patrick O'Riley | ... | post-production assistant |
| Chris Regan | ... | color timer |
| Brian Beard | ... | digital opticals editor (uncredited) |
| Bryan Cantrall | ... | on-line editor (uncredited) |
| Joe Finley | ... | digital preview colorist (uncredited) |
| Sean Lawrence | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Venus Kanani | ||
| Mary Vernieu | ||
Production Design by
| Maher Ahmad | ||
Art Direction by
| Austin Gorg | ||
Set Decoration by
| Gene Serdena | ||
Costume Design by
| Alix Friedberg | ||
Makeup Department
| Tracey Levy | ... | key makeup artist |
| Helen Marray-Finlay | ... | makeup artist |
| Emanuel Millar | ... | key hair stylist (as Emanuel Manny Millar) |
| Rhonda O'Neal | ... | key hair stylist |
| Brooks Stenstrom | ... | hair stylist |
| Brooke Bell | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Autumn Butler | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| James MacKinnon | ... | key makeup artist: reshoots & pickups (uncredited) / second makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Robert Wilson | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Christy Dimmig | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Michael Flynn | ... | unit production manager |
| Marci Rosenberg Gayner | ... | production supervisor (as Marci Rosenberg) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Maria Mantia | ... | second assistant director |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | ... | first assistant director (as Nick Mastandrea) |
| Anastacia C. Nemec | ... | second second assistant director (as Anastacia Carmel Nemec) |
| Jasmine Marie Alhambra | ... | second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Jesse Nye | ... | first assistant director: reshoots (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Jory Alvarado | ... | set dresser |
| William Beavers Jr. | ... | propmaker (as William G. Beavers Jr.) |
| Michael Belasco | ... | art department production assistant |
| Antonio Carrillo | ... | set dresser (as Antonio Carillo) |
| Jerry A. Chavez | ... | property master |
| Chad R. Davis | ... | on-set dresser (as Chad Davis) |
| Venessa De Anda | ... | art department coordinator |
| Gregonio P. Galicia | ... | laborer (as Grecgonio Galicia Pimentel) |
| Michael Garcia | ... | set dresser (as Mike S. Garcia) |
| Susan Garcia | ... | buyer |
| Charles Kern | ... | on set painter |
| Lars Petersen | ... | construction coordinator |
| Bobby Pollard | ... | set dresser |
| Jonathan Robertson | ... | propmaker |
| Lee Ross | ... | lead scenic |
| Grant Samson | ... | leadman (as Grant D. Samson) |
| Thomas Spencer | ... | set decorator gang boss |
| Robert Stover | ... | buyer (as Robert L. Stover) |
| Robert L. Stover | ... | buyer |
| John L. Sullivan | ... | propmaker foreman |
| Steven Sutphen | ... | on set dresser |
| Bobby Thomas | ... | assistant property master |
| Joel Venti | ... | storyboard artist |
| Steven C. Voll | ... | general foreman |
| Bill Williams | ... | painter |
| Robert Williams | ... | painter |
| Sean Haines | ... | prop master re-shoots (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Steve Cantamessa | ... | production sound mixer |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle) |
| Vincent Guisetti | ... | foley artist |
| Matthew P. Hanson | ... | assistant sound editor (as Matt Hanson) |
| Andrea Horta | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Pamela Kahn | ... | foley artist (as Pamela Nedd Kahn) |
| Tateum Kohut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Scott La Rue | ... | utility sound (as Scott LaRue) |
| Tricia Linklater | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Martin Lopez | ... | sound effects editor (as Martin J. Lopez) |
| Kyle Rochlin | ... | foley mixer |
| Brian Smith | ... | adr mixer |
| Gary Thomas | ... | boom operator |
| Steven Ticknor | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Eric Harwood | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Andrea Horta | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
| Martin Lopez | ... | sound designer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Yves De Bono | ... | special effects technician |
| Jonn Herzberger | ... | special effects technician |
| Matt Kutcher | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Edward Gettis | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Matt Kutcher | ... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) |
| Ian C. McArthur | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Victor DiMichina | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (uncredited) |
| Adam Hawkey | ... | digital opticals (uncredited) |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | ... | visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (uncredited) |
| Brad Moylan | ... | digital compositor: Pixel Magic (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Nelson | ... | compositor (uncredited) |
| Dan Novy | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| David Ridlen | ... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Doug Coleman | ... | stunts |
| John T. Cypert | ... | stunts (as John Cypert) |
| Mickey Giacomazzi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Shawn Patrick Lane | ... | stunts (as Shawn Lane) |
| Gregg Smrz | ... | stunts |
| Greg Vernon | ... | stunts |
| Doug Coleman | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Bardocz | ... | best boy electric (as Matthew Bardocz) |
| Chad C. Barrow | ... | rigging key grip |
| Paul Birk | ... | rigging gaffer (as Paul R. Birk) |
| Cory Boldroff | ... | grip |
| Clint Borden | ... | best boy grip (as Clint Jack Borden) |
| John Bratlien | ... | set lighting technician |
| Ted Chu | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Patrick B. Coate | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Hector Corona | ... | set lighting technician (as Hector J. Corona) |
| William Cotton | ... | camera loader |
| Theda Cunningham | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Theda Streetman) |
| Josh Denering | ... | grip |
| Don Duffield | ... | dolly grip |
| Craig Gleason | ... | set lighting technician |
| Paul Goodstein | ... | key grip |
| Jessie Gregson | ... | best boy rigging electric (as Jess Gregson) |
| Lawrence Karman | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Frederick Lawrence | ... | grip |
| Paul McIlvaine | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Chris Murray | ... | grip |
| Haydn Pazanti | ... | camera loader |
| Adam Peabody | ... | set lighting technician |
| Joel Randel | ... | best boy rigging grip |
| Steve Rollins | ... | set lighting technician (as Steve C. Rollins) |
| Dempsey Tillman | ... | production video assist (as Dempsey James Tillman) |
| Sam Urdank | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Jennifer Bender | ... | extras casting: Central Casting |
| Brandon Hemmerling | ... | casting assistant |
| Jeni Thornell | ... | extras casting: Central Casting |
| Michelle Wade Byrd | ... | casting associate (as Michelle Wade) |
| Chris Bustard | ... | extras casting: additional photography (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nancy Capper | ... | costume supervisor |
| Katherine Huang | ... | set costumer |
| Melody Koerber | ... | set costumer |
| Molly O'Haver | ... | costumer |
| Lauren Pratto | ... | costume production assistant |
| Lorie Young Stone | ... | set costumer (as Lorie Young Shew) |
| Diana Savone | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Kandice Billingsley | ... | assistant location manager |
| Michael Cruz | ... | assistant location manager |
| Ralph B. Meyer | ... | location manager |
| Matthew Prisk | ... | assistant location manager |
| Caleb Duffy | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| George S. Clinton | ... | music score producer |
| Jessica Clinton | ... | composer's assistant |
| Chris Finney | ... | scoring recordist |
| Erik Flettrich | ... | scoring mixer |
| Mike Flicker | ... | supervising music editor |
| Helen Gillet | ... | musician: cello |
| Steve Kempster | ... | score mixer |
| Beth Patterson | ... | musician: bouzouki |
| Bryon Rickerson | ... | music editor |
| Michael Skinkus | ... | musician: percussion |
| Shane Theriot | ... | musician: guitars |
| Jay Weigel | ... | conductor / orchestra contractor: Carondelet Music Group / orchestrator |
| Matt Friedman | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lyn Matsuda Norton | ... | script supervisor (as Lyn Norton) |
Transportation Department
| Leonel Alvarez | ... | driver |
| Viking Blair | ... | driver |
| Otis Bryant | ... | driver |
| Cody Caira | ... | driver |
| Kevin Caira | ... | driver |
| Jayson Chang | ... | transportation dispatcher |
| Delwin Chin | ... | driver |
| Louis Dargenzio | ... | driver |
| Tony Greasley | ... | driver |
| Sam Hara | ... | driver |
| Jim Johnson | ... | driver (as Jim L. Johnson) |
| Salvatore Menga | ... | driver |
| James Norton | ... | driver |
| Hector Ramirez | ... | driver |
| Steve Sorkin | ... | driver |
| Joseph Sparks | ... | driver (as Joe Sparks) |
| Dennis M. Steere | ... | driver (as Dennis Steere) |
| Austin Thompson | ... | driver |
| James Waitkus | ... | transportation captain |
| Denny Caira | ... | transportation coordinator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Alan Abrams | ... | legal and business affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate |
| Theresa Balaszi | ... | production insurance: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
| Alison Balch | ... | head of international operations: ContentFilm International |
| Sara Bartkiewicz | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Judith Baugin | ... | head of international marketing: ContentFilm International |
| Jessica Bayliss | ... | production assistant |
| Graham Begg | ... | head of film & television finance: ContentFilm International |
| Dave Bennett | ... | completion bond representative |
| Engie Bermudez | ... | accounting clerk |
| Noel Bermudez | ... | production accountant |
| Ranjani Brow | ... | adr loop group / loop group coordinator |
| Travis Burrell | ... | stand-in: Mr. Bateman |
| Erin Danger Campbell | ... | assistant: Michael Flynn (as Erin Campbell) |
| Jamie Carmichael | ... | president: ContentFilm International |
| Ryan Causey | ... | assistant: 3 Arts Entertainment |
| Wendy Cohen | ... | clearances and product placement: Production Resources |
| Amy Cohn | ... | unit publicist |
| David Cowgill | ... | adr loop group |
| Rachel Crane | ... | adr loop group |
| Wendy Cutler | ... | adr loop group (as Wendy Cutter) |
| Clarissa Shepard Follayttar | ... | assistant: Ternion Productions (as Clarissa Shepard) |
| Olivia Gerke | ... | assistant: 3 Arts Entertainment |
| Aden Glassman | ... | set production assistant |
| Jackie Gonneau | ... | adr loop group |
| Ryce Hetherington | ... | production coordinator |
| Bridget Hoffman | ... | adr loop group |
| Wendy Hoffman | ... | adr loop group (as Wendy Hoffmann) / loop group coordinator (as Wendy Hoffmann) |
| Arturo D. Hurtado | ... | assistant chef: Chef Robert Catering |
| Orlando Hurtado | ... | chef: Chef Robert Catering |
| David Hutkin | ... | divisional manager: ICB Entertainment Finance |
| Rif Hutton | ... | adr loop group |
| Sergio Jimenez | ... | chef driver: Chef Robert Catering |
| Alexandra Keen | ... | head of legal & business affairs: UK, ContentFilm International |
| Sarah P. Koeppe | ... | office production assistant |
| Gary Kurashige | ... | first aid |
| Rick Kwak | ... | executive vice president business & legal affairs: ContentFilm International |
| Betty Layton | ... | assistant: Mike Judge |
| Allison Mella Strina | ... | business & legal affairs: Costa Abrans & Coate (as Allison J. Mella) / business and legal affairs |
| Corey Miner | ... | craft service |
| Meghan Mowery | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Jonathan Nichols-Navarro | ... | adr loop group (as Jonathan Nichols) |
| Justin Nordin | ... | set production assistant |
| Patrick O'Riley | ... | post production assistant |
| Juan Pacheco | ... | adr loop group |
| Benjamin R. Reder | ... | legal advisor: ContentFilm International (as Ben Reder) |
| Al Rodrigo | ... | adr loop group |
| Fadi Sabella | ... | assistant craft service (as Fadi A. Sabella) |
| Will Sandoval | ... | set production assistant |
| Karen Scarborough | ... | payroll accountant |
| John Schmidt | ... | chief executive officer: ContentFilm International |
| Mark S. Schneider | ... | business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate |
| Bryan Swarberg | ... | office production assistant |
| Shane Sweet | ... | adr loop group |
| Vivian Tarn | ... | senior associate: ICB Entertainment Finance |
| Geoff Webb | ... | chief financial officer |
| Bob Weber | ... | post production accountant |
| Bob Weber | ... | post production accountant |
| Adam Weinstock | ... | office production assistant |
| Andrew Williamson | ... | set production assistant |
| Jaime Pi Anfruns | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Brock T. Charde | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Michael Haddad | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Frederick Keeve | ... | stand-in: male lead/double (uncredited) |
| Brent B. Lindley | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
| Charles Mulford | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Raquel Munoz | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
| Sam Nainoa | ... | key set production assistant: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Neosho Piovo | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Walton | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Harry White | ... | head of sales (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Lorette Bayle | ... | special thanks |
| Cyril Drabinski | ... | special thanks |
| Al Gaydosh | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Harvey | ... | special thanks (as Bob Harvey) |
| Derek Reinman | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Ternion Pictures
- F+A Productions (in association with)
- 3 Arts Entertainment (in association with)
Distributors
- Miramax (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (presents)
- Eastern European Acquisition Pool (EEAP) (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2017) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Amazing D.C. (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Indies Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Movie Bank (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Movies Inspired (2010) (Italy)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paris Filmes (2010) (Brazil)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- Roadshow Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Showtime Networks (2010) (United States) (tv)
- Versus Entertainment (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Volga (2023) (Russia) (video) (VOD)
- Zylo (2021) (France)
Special Effects
- iO Film (opticals)
- Look Effects (visual effects)
- Pixel Magic (visual effects)
- Flash Film Works (visual effects)
- Spectrum Effects
Other Companies
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Brokers of California (production insurance)
- Best Western of America (special thanks)
- Carondelet Music Group (acknowledgement: orchestra contracted by Jay Weigel on behalf of)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chameleon Beverage Company (special thanks)
- Chef Robért Catering (catering)
- Costa Abrams & Coate (business and legal affairs)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (special thanks)
- Eastman Kodak Company (special thanks)
- Extract Productions (acknowledgement: this motion picture was created by, for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom)
- Film Finances (completion guaranty)
- Gallagher Entertainment (insurance)
- Getty Images (clips courtesy of)
- ICB Entertainment Finance (production financing)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Joe Bucher TV Productions (clips courtesy of)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Marshall/Plumb Research Associates (script clearance)
- Meadowlands Raceway (clips courtesy of)
- Minor League Baseball (clips courtesy of: Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission and under license of)
- Multimedia Productions (clips courtesy of: Flavors of America)
- MyOutdoorTV.com (MOTV) (clips courtesy of: Wade Bourne)
- Panavision (special thanks)
- Playback Technologies (24 frame playback)
- Production Resources (clearances and product placement)
- Reder & Feig (legal advisor: ContentFilm International)
- Rockbottom Rentals (cell phone rentals: Nextel)
- Sony Pictures Studios (post-production sound services)
- SoundWorks Houston (additional adr)
- Star Waggons (cast trailers)
- The Music Shed (score recorded at)
- Thought Equity (clips courtesy of)
- iO Film (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Joel, the owner of an extract manufacturing plant, constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident that subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fare much better when he takes the advice of his bartending friend Dean during a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is new employee Cindy, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life. Written by The Massie Twins |
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| Taglines | Working for the Man Sucks. Being the Man Blows. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $5,513,634, 06 Sep 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The pawn shop where Cindy (Mila Kunis) sells the stolen guitar was the same store used for the infamous pawn shop scenes in Pulp Fiction (1994). See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening scene, the music store employees call the pickups on the Gibson guitar "humbuckings." Those type of pickups are either called "humbuckers" or "humbucking pickups," but not "humbuckings." Someone picky enough to fuss about the difference between "color" and "finish" would likely be the same way about pickups. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Elijah Wood/Mila Kunis/Cheap Trick (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | She's All I Got See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There is a short scene during the end credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Joel:
What is it with women? Y'know, they say they don't care about looks--they just want a guy who's smart and funny--but they always just end up laughing at whatever the good-looking stupid guy says. See more » |