Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Directors:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Writers:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Stars:

Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Segel	...	Jeff
Ed Helms	...	Pat
Susan Sarandon	...	Sharon
Judy Greer	...	Linda
Rae Dawn Chong	...	Carol
Steve Zissis	...	Steve
Evan Ross	...	Kevin
Benjamin Brant Bickham	...	TV Pitchman (as Benjamin Bickham)
Lee Nguyen	...	Clerk
Tim J. Smith	...	Guard
Ernest James	...	Guard
David Kency	...	Teammate
Raion Hill	...	Thug
Zac Cino	...	Gil
Lance E. Nichols	...	Elderly Man / Phone (O.S.)

Storyline

Jeff, at 30, lives in his mom's basement, unemployed, looking for signs about what to do with his life. He answers a wrong-number call for "Kevin". Later, on a bus, he sees someone wearing a jersey with "Kevin" on the back. Jeff follows him. Meanwhile, Jeff's brother, Pat, a tone-deaf salesman, upsets his wife by buying a Porsche they cannot afford; Pat runs into Jeff soon after and they see Pat's wife with another man. At her job, Jeff and Pat's mom receives e-mails from a secret admirer; she tries to figure out who it is. Misunderstandings, errors, and confrontations abound. A backup on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway brings things to a head.

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Plot Keywords:

stalking | adult lives at home | bathroom | motel room | car crashing into a tree | 

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Taglines:

The first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother's basement.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

A casa con Jeff

Filming Locations:

Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$855,709, 18 March 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,244,155, 13 May 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indian Paintbrush, Jeff Brothers Productions, Mr. Mudd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed Helms didn't care for the screenplay when he read it for the first time but he was intrigued by the prospect of working with the Duplass brothers and Jason Segel.

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Goofs

The phone rings while Jeff is looking at a "knive". Jeff picks up the cordless phone and an audible beep is heard. The actual button on the phone is never pressed to cause the beep or start the call.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jeff: I watched "Signs" again last night.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: The Hunger Games and Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)

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Soundtracks

Two Princes
Written by Aaron Comess, Chris Barron (as Christopher Gross), Eric Schenkman & Mark White
Performed by Spin Doctors
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement With Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Pleasant Character Study with Fine Performances

Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

*** (out of 4)

Pleasant comedy-drama about slacker Jeff (Jason Segel), a thirty-year-old who still lives in his mother's basement because he keeps thinking signs will show him his destiny. One day he believes he's following one of those signs and he ends up spending time with his brother (Ed Helms) who believes his wife (Judy Greer) is cheating on him. JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME isn't the flat-out comedy that the trailers want you to believe and at times I was a little surprised to see how serious it was getting. With that said, the screenplay really doesn't go for either laughs or drama as its main goal and instead it really just seems like a slice of life tale centered on a few hours in these brother's lives. I think what the film does the best is offer up some very good performances from the leads. Segel is completely believable in his role as the pothead trying to figure out his meaning in life. I thought the actor played the stoner bit extremely well but even more impressive was the way he was able to play the dramatic moments because this is where you feel for the character. Helms plays the same type of role that he often does and that's the jerk who needs to realize who he really is. Segel and Helms really do come across like real brothers and this certainly helps the film. Greer easily steals the movie as the wife and Susan Sarandon does a very good job in the role of the mother. Even Rae Dawn Chong does a good job in her bit. The one thing that really bothered me about the movie was its look and especially some annoying small zoom shots. These little zooms happen throughout the film and I'm really not sure why but they got quite annoying after a while. Still, the performances are what make the film and they're good enough to where the film just comes off very pleasant and entertaining.