Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a... Read allTwo salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Yo-Yo Santos
- (as Tobit Raphael)
- Zach
- (as Harvey Guillen)
- Eleanor
- (as Anna Enger)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film used 100 real Google employees as extras.
- GoofsThe second-last challenge is bogus; Google is famous for not having telephone support.
- Quotes
Billy McMahon: That being said, if you want something cold to drink, we'll hook you up.
Stuart: I'm ok, thank you. Just please, stop talking to me.
Billy McMahon: I'm your Bill Holden in Stalag 17.
Stuart: I don't even... I really don't get that reference.
Billy McMahon: Google it.
Stuart: Alright...
- Crazy creditsThe first half of the ending credits incorporates Google's products such as Google Drive, Translate, Google+, Hangouts, Photos, and YouTube. Following the "Lost Cosplay Video", the credits revert to a regular format using the Google logo font.
- Alternate versionsThe Unrated version includes more profanity in the film, plus nudity in the night club scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in ReelzChannel Specials: Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (2013)
- SoundtracksIronic
Written by Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette
Performed by Alanis Morissette
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc./Maverick Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
The relevancy I'm talking about is the current age where people of an older demographic are having difficultly finding jobs with the recent onslaught of technology and the rather quick, uncomfortable hustle of the digital age. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, two actors I've always appreciated, as Billy and Nick, two watch salesman who catch up with the times in the regard that their company has been made obsolete because people - even their own salesman - check their phones for the time rather than a wristwatch. Upon being fired, they each seek out their own methods of employment, until Billy encourages Nick to participate in an internship with him for the web search engine Google.
The issue with this is that Billy and Nick are pushing forty. They are not up to date with technology, but are seduced by promises of high pay and Google's accolades as being the best company to work for in the modern age. Upon arriving to Google, Billy and Nick realize their main competition is new-graduates and college-aged kids who are way more brushed up on the internet than they'll ever be. As Nick puts it, the internship is a "mental Hunger Games" with young kids, as everyone is divided up into small groups and forced to compete in challenges all across the board in order to assure the most diligent and accomplished worker be awarded with the job.
Writers Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern scarcely stray from formula here. They keep everything light, breezy, but always high-spirited, as Billy and Nick go through the familiar movie-cycles of being fishes out of water, the laughing stock, and then fully-realized as dedicated human beings that can win challenges and pose a serious threat to the young-bloods competing for the same internship. It is when Vaughn and Stern recognize the potential of their material that maximum potency for The Internship is reached. They show that, in this day and age, older men and women are shunned, either because they come with a heavy price-tag due to their experience, are feared for their potential health problems, or lack technology skills in the digital age. The film shows the duo's willingness to do well but their ultimate failure in some fields. However, the writers don't hesitate to show the detached, cynical youth who think they know everything because of the device in their pockets. One character brings up a believable justification to the culture's cynicism - the world's increasing vigor and the competition for every job available. After all, he's one of dozens competing for an internship at Google, performing back-breaking acts of labor and competition to try and secure a job in what will be an unbelievably competitive company.
The Internship, for a heavy-budget summer comedy that can easily be mistaken for two-hour product placement for Google, actually brings up viable points that cater to both the older generation and the younger and how technology, while making each party's life easier, has made it more frustrating and complex. The only real detraction to the material is its stupidity can get to the point where it nearly compromises the film. Many jokes fall flat, but surprisingly, the sentiment and emotional leverage that comes in at the end feels authentic and possesses the ability to be believed. For mainstream comedies, this is usually reversed. But, as one can infer, this isn't your typical summer comedy.
I must conclude on a rather odd note. From seeing the first trailer to now seeing the film, I must identify a criminally misguided joke that has bothered me for months now. In their first few minutes at Google, Billy and Nick meet Lyle (Josh Brener from those Samsung commercials they use to play in cinemas), a well-meaning geek who has worked at Google for years now. The film tries to make the joke when Lyle first greets Billy and Nick that he's socially inept and doesn't really know how to properly greet someone. He holds his knuckles, hoping to engage in a first-bump with the guys, and says, "Pound me. C'mon, bro, fist me, get up in there." Obviously the joke is showing his inability to connect with people at first sight and his ignorance towards word-choice. However, The Internship is trying to portray the ineptitude of Billy and Nick, who are, as said, fishes out of water in a new company driven by younger souls. Shouldn't they be the ones telling Lyle to fist them?
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Josh Brener, Rose Byrne, and John Goodman. Directed by: Shawn Levy.
- StevePulaski
- Oct 23, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Thực Tập Sinh
- Filming locations
- Mountain View, California, USA(Google Campus)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $58,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,672,764
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,325,307
- Jun 9, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $93,492,844
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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