Joe Somebody (2001)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

John Pasquin

Writer (WGA):

John Scott Shepherd (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

A Comedy About Somebody Everybody Can Believe In.

Plot:

When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on "Bring Your Child To Work Day", he decides to fight back.

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Martial Arts | Office | Corporate | Makeover

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Joe Scheffer
Julie Bowen	...	Meg Harper
Kelly Lynch	...	Callie Scheffer
Greg Germann	...	Jeremy
Hayden Panettiere	...	Natalie Scheffer
Patrick Warburton	...	Mark McKinney
James Belushi	...	Chuck Scarett (as Jim Belushi)
Ken Marino	...	Rick Raglow
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Cade Raymond
Cristi Conaway	...	Abby Manheim
Robert Joy	...	Pat Chilcutt
Tina Lifford	...	Cassandra Taylor
James Cada	...	Exec. Bill
Tawnja Zahradka	...	Waver 'Tawnja'
Ahna Brandvik	...	Neva

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, thematic elements and some mild violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #38706) | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Conner's Deli - 5411 Penn Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Employee photos and names seen at STARKE Pharmaceuticals, including those on ID badges, cubicles, and company posters, are those of crew members.

Goofs:

Continuity: Joe is boxing a dummy in his backyard. When his daughter shows up his boxing gloves disappear from his hands.

Quotes:

Natalie Scheffer: [gets out of the car after Joe gets punched by Mark] LEAVE HIM ALONE, DIRTBAG!
Joe: Don't call anybody a dirtbag.
Natalie Scheffer: Daddy, are you okay? You're bleeding.
Joe: I'm good. I just tripped! I'm okay. Let's go..

Movie Connections:

References Wo hu cang long (2000)

Soundtrack:

We Luv U

Heartwarming, funny movie!

That this movie didn't do better than it did at the box office is more an indictment on our culture at large than on the film itself. Genuinely funny (as much as is appropriate for family, sans some the language), it portrays in a simple way a simple message: that, while change and growth are good things, they shouldn't come at the expense of being yourself. If I could have advised "Meg" (played by the always-alluring Julie Bowen), I would tell her that she's right about the big fight between "Joe" and "Mark", but that she should try to understand that, as a guy, it's important for Joe to learn to fight and to at least show up. No, Joe didn't need to beat the snot out of Mark to be a good man--he already was one--but a guy can't back down from challenges. I think that Joe, by showing up and being ready to fight if needed, ended up handling it the best way he could have. And he got a very cute lady--as well as new sartorial skills--to boot!