A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.
Yaffit Hallely
- Woman
- (as Yafit Hallely)
Robert John Burke
- Colonel
- (as Robert Burke)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaCharles Grodin's first film role in 13 years.
- GoofsTom and Manny walk down a street supposedly in Ohio. In the background, however, we can clearly see the High Line, an abandoned elevated railway in Manhattan.
- Quotes
Sofia Kowalski: [Abby March makes comment about how Sofia isn't a happy person and Abby thinks it's bad for baby Oliver] You know what I think? You're an idiot. And your son Petey... is a dipshit.
- Crazy credits"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson is published by HarperCollins, but the credits write it as "Harpers Collins."
- Alternate versionsSPOILER WARNING The version of the film on the Unrated DVD is drastically different than, and is in fact shorter than, the theatrical release. The plot point in which it is revealed that Chip was faking his handicap is never revealed. The following scenes are removed from the film:
- The hospital scene where Oliver is born and named.
- The scene where Tom plays basketball with Chip in a wheelchair.
- The scene between Tom and Chip in the locker room.
- The scene in which Chip reveals he can walk to Tom.
- The scene in which Chip reveals he can walk to Sofia, Wesley and Wesley's father. (This appears as an alternate ending on the DVD)
- The scene in Barcelona where Chip is at the Idea building. However, the Unrated version has several short new scenes including:
- A bizarre dream that Tom has.
- More of Amelia's Spanish speaking.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Spider-Man 3/Lucky You (2007)
- SoundtracksDrinks for Two
Written and Performed by Paul Williams
Published by Cypress Creek Music (ASCAP)/Ocean Ridge Music 1 (SOCAN)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Featured review
Zach Braff ("Scrubs"), Amanda Peet ("Studio 60..") and Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development") help this little film just over the "average" bar. Even though their characters are pretty shallow, they put in a good performance and partly succeed in making you forget about the shabby script. There are a couple of funny moments, but without this cast the movie would have fallen apart, its strictly formulaic approach and lack of any inspiration just being too obvious. It's not as bad as "The Last Kiss", but Braff should choose his options more wisely, unless he wants his well-deserved Garden State acclaim to go down the drain.
Recommended only for fans of the above-mentioned stars, the rest of you is not missing out on anything.
Recommended only for fans of the above-mentioned stars, the rest of you is not missing out on anything.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,093,394
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,394,229
- May 13, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $5,178,640
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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