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Release Date:
7 November 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Danny and Wheeler were just sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids. Worst idea ever. morePlot:
Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(404 articles)
The One-Page Screenplay: David Wain's Queen Anne's Lace (From Movieline. 3 November 2009, 9:20 AM, PST)
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Do what makes you happy. This film actually believes it. more (123 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 8 | 2:50 PM | MAX | |||
| Sun. Nov. 8 | 10:00 PM | MAX | more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Seann William Scott | ... | Wheeler | |
| Paul Rudd | ... | Danny Donahue | |
| Christopher Mintz-Plasse | ... | Augie Farks | |
| Bobb'e J. Thompson | ... | Ronnie Shields | |
| Elizabeth Banks | ... | Beth | |
| Jane Lynch | ... | Gayle Sweeny | |
| Ken Jeong | ... | King Argotron | |
| Ken Marino | ... | Jim Stansel | |
| Kerri Kenney | ... | Lynette (as Kerri Kenney-Silver) | |
| A.D. Miles | ... | Martin Gary | |
| Joe Lo Truglio | ... | Kuzzik | |
| Matt Walsh | ... | Davith of Glencracken | |
| Nicole Randall Johnson | ... | Karen | |
| Alexandra Stamler | ... | Esplen (as Allie Stamler) | |
| Carly Craig | ... | Connie |
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Also Known As:
Big Brothers (USA) (working title)Little Big Men (USA) (working title)
Vorbilder?! (Germany)
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Rated R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
99 min | 101 min (unrated version)Language:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #44744) | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (all jurisdictions) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Africa:16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-11 | Peru:14Filming Locations:
Boys & Girls Club of Venice - 2232 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Many lines in the film were improvised. The writers did constant rewrites and came up with ideas during filming but had to stop because of the 2007 Writers Guild strike. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Danny sits down with Beth in the coffee shop, he points out that he got her a venti chai. A few minutes later, when she is arguing with him (and even though she has barely touched the drink) she moves the cup, which is obviously empty. moreQuotes:
Gayle Sweeny: Oh, and F.Y.I., you're playing on this girl's court now, okay? So you're playing by her rules.Wheeler: Are you the coach?
Gayle Sweeny: I am the coach. I'm the coach and I'm the point guard, I'm the two forwards, the center, and I'm the other guard. I'm the entire organization.
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Broken and Bent moreFAQ
Was it originally intended for Wheeler to go to the final battle in the Minitar outfit?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Role Models" based on a book?
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Role Models - Two energy drink spokesmen, Wheeler and Danny (Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd) get in trouble with the law after Danny has a break-up with his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks who is in everything these days). They are given the choice of jail or community service with troubled kids, and choose the latter. Danny is given a boy Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse of Superbad) who wears a cape and is into role-playing games. Wheeler is given a foul mouthed terror of a boy (Bobb'e J. Thompson).
Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott have good chemistry. Rudd has dry sarcasm to spare and Scott plays a sex-addled numbskull. Their interactions with the two talented young boys are funny and occasionally sweet. Bobb'e J. Thompson is one of the better child actors of his age and makes the nightmare of every teacher a cool often wickedly funny little character. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, or "McLovin'" as he's known throughout America, plays essentially the same character but sweeter and shy and, funny enough, less creepy. So yeah, he's pretty firmly typecast as "dork" at this point. But he's a very palatable dork and may help raise the image of dorks everywhere above the status of subhuman. I heard many girls in the audience very sensitive to his plight in the audience.
A few parts of the plot are contrived. But aside from a few film snobs, who goes to see a comedy for its original plot? The important thing is the laughs, and this is where the film delivers. Directed by David Wain, maker of The Ten (funny cult film), and written by Wain and Paul Rudd, this film is hilarious. The laughs were frequent and hearty. One of the films defining elements is the showcasing of role-playing games such as Dungeons&Dragons (here it is known as L.A.I.R.E). Role Models takes a surprisingly even handed look at it. It pokes fun, of course (so easy). But there is also respect ingrained. The result is a case of "so lame it's awesome" where the absurdity of D&D is given the gravitas of your average Hollywood blockbuster. It's hilarious, and does look terribly fun.
And it's here that the film makes it's stand. Do what makes you happy, no matter what your parents or anyone else tells you. It's been said in so many films that the message seems false at this point. But in Role Model's extreme example of people doing what makes them happy, it really does ring true. You got to give a bunch of people playing with foam swords in the forest their due. They're doing what makes them happy. Can you say the same for yourself? I can't right now.
This was a delightful film. It may be a bad year for movies, but it's a damn fine one for comedy. A-