Dealin' with Idiots

Name: Dealin' with Idiots
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013-07-12
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Jeff Garlin, Steve Agee, Gina Gershon

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After experiencing the insanity of the adults connected to his son's baseball team, a comedian researches for a comedy movie about them.After experiencing the insanity of the adults connected to his son's baseball team, a comedian researches for a comedy movie about them.After experiencing the insanity of the adults connected to his son's baseball team, a comedian researches for a comedy movie about them.

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Gina Gershon, Jami Gertz, Richard Kind, and Nia Vardalos in Dealin' with Idiots (2013)

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Faced with the absurd competitiveness surrounding his son's youth league baseball team, famous comedian Max Morris decides to get to know the colorful parents and coaches of the team better in an attempt to find the inspiration for his next movie. —IFC Films

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The imaginary conversations with Max (Jeff Garlin) and a young version of his dad (Timothy Olyphant) were inspired by Garlin's own father, who passed away shortly before the film was made. Garlin said he wanted to imagine what it would be like to talk to his dad about how kids' sports were in the past.

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Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.82 (2013)

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Calm Me Down
Written by Mike Viola, Larry Goldings & Steve Nistor
Performed by Glassell Park

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9/10

An honestly enjoyable film...

This was one of those Netflix discoveries made late at night. I gave it a chance, mainly because of the stellar cast (Jeff Garlin? Fred Willard? LOVE!!!) I was beyond pleasantly surprised. I'm not a fan of writing spoilers (but I love to read them....weird, huh?!), so I'll be vague and mysterious and just say that it was such an odd, hilarious movie, but with a sprinkle of positivity that just endears you to it all the more. (Don't let this confuse you, I'm a fan of bawdy, outrageous comedy and this is chock-full of it!) You don't have to love sports or have kids to laugh your @$$ off. I love this movie, and I can honestly say I'd rewatch this again and again (which I rarely say about a movie.)

P.S. Steve Agee's character was amazing. Just...yeah. I really didn't know the man existed prior to this film, and I can't wait to see some of his other work. Also, Jami Gertz' character is the (hilariously) living embodiment of why I'm glad my kids don't care about sports.

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