Summary
A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.
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Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 20Audiences 33GoodWatch 29
Tomatometer20%
IMDb5.0
Audience score16%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10098Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 35 more
Released
2008
August 8, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
24 of 24
Billy CrudupCurtis Prentiss
Paul GiamattiRick Honeycutt
Kristen WiigMandy Riddle
David HornsbyKenny Owenby
Denis O'HareChuck Sutters
Elizabeth MarvelTonya Honeycutt
Anna CampBecca French
Aasif MandviTed the Banker
Adam LeFevrePhil the Neighbor
Garret DillahuntCarson Thrash
Daniel Stewart ShermanTed the Credit Card Clerk- DTDaniel TalbottHustler (uncredited)
- JWJames WetzelDennis
Brent KingBerger
Lennon ParhamWoman with Beef
Nate MooneyRandy Pendler
Dierdre FrielErica the Waitress
John BehlmannCorporate Hotshot
Jordan GelberCorporate Hotshot
Eisa DavisCorporate Hotshot- SUSarah Uriarte BerryCorporate Hotshot
- MHMichael HeintzmanMoney Guy
- RTRobert TestutJimmy
Paul SchneiderBeach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
Directing · 1
- Paul Schneider Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Zene Baker Story
Production · 1
- Elizabeth Giamatti Producer
Camera · 1
- Igor Martinović Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Wim Mertens Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Bop Tweedie Set Medic
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