Summary
After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+32)
Critics 43Audiences 75GoodWatch 48
Metascore53
Tomatometer33%
Audience score78%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 31 more
Released
2007
January 5, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more22 people
- Ron LivingstonRichard Pimentel
- Melissa GeorgeChristine
- Michael SheenArt Honeyman
- Marion RossGrandma
- Clint JungRichard's Dad
- Ridge CanipeYoung Richard
- Rebecca De MornayRichard's Mom
- JVJanssen Van De YachtToddler Richard
- Leslie NielsenBill Austin
- LBLinda Burden-WilliamsBambi
Héctor ElizondoBen Padrow
Joel BryantSergeant Taylor
John LivingstonMr. Parks
Brett DonowhoMcMahon
Dale DyeGeneral- SLShelly LipkinDoctor
Clint HowardClerk
Yul VazquezMike Stolz
Christopher D. HarderMale Student- NGNatiya GuinGirl #2
Gray EubankReporter
Glen BaggerlyRadio DJ
Directing · 2
- Steven Sawalich Director
- Sandy Parker Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Mark Andrew Olsen Writer
- Kelly Kennemer Writer
- Bret McKinney Writer
Production · 1
- Ron Livingston Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Irek Hartowicz Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Timothy Alverson Editor
Sound · 6
- James T. Sale Original Music Composer
- Shawn Sykora Foley Supervisor
- Bruce Fortune Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
- Christopher Brooks Music Editor
- Peter Rand Sound Mixer
- Debra Baum Music Supervisor
Art · 1
- Craig Stearns Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Alexis Scott Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Jerry L. Buxbaum Stunt Coordinator
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