The Promotion (2008)

7/10

Okay nothing new here, 2 guys battling it out to get noticed at work. They both have alot riding on this promotion which is what it takes to push good guys to do bad things. This is just a much better version of 'Employee of the Month'. Crazy funny at times, drags on a bit at others but overall it is a good film for a lazy night in.

The Plot:

At 33, Doug Stauber is ready for a promotion. He's married, wants to buy a house, and is assistant manager at a Chicago supermarket that's building a new store in his neighborhood. His boss tells him he's a shoe in to manage the new store, then, a rival appears - Richard Wehlner, transferred from Canada. Richard has a deeper resume than Doug, is really nice, has a wife and daughter, and wants the promotion to manager, too. How should Doug behave toward Richard - as a friend, a colleague, a competitor, or an enemy? Richard, it seems, has demons and a past, but with the help of motivational tapes, he's resolved to succeed. Corporate and personal tests await the two men.


The Cast:

	Seann William Scott	...	Doug Stauber
	John C. Reilly	...	Richard Wehlner
	Rick Gonzalez	...	Ernesto
	Adrian Martinez	...	Octavio
	Maestro Harrell	...	First Kid in Parking Lot
	Kristopher Lofton	...	Second Kid in Parking Lot
	Jarreau Brown	...	Third Kid in Parking Lot
	Edwin M. Walker	...	Fourth Kid in Parking Lot
	Jamaal C. Adams	...	Fifth Kid in Parking Lot
	Mario Larraza	...	Edgar
	Tory O. Davis	...	Keith
	Fred Armisen	...	Scott Fargas
	Bobby Cannavale	...	Dr. Timms
	Jenna Fischer	...	Jen Stauber
	Richard Henzel	...	Motivational Speaker

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The Movie:

Step Brothers (2008)

7/10

They are back at it again! Will Ferrell and John C Reilly are back in a new comedy, that will not disappoint any of their fans. As usual they look like they are just having fun making a wacky movie together again. A bunch of dick, gay and fart jokes in this one, and it goes without saying, these 2 guys do their best to show us just how cool they are not!

The Plot:

Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) is a thirty-nine-year-old who has never left home and lives with his divorced mother, Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen). Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) is a forty-year-old who also has never left home and lives with his widower father, Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins). Both of them are unemployed and have been living off the goodness of their parents their whole lives. Nancy meets Robert; they fall in love, marry, and move into Robert's home. The two sons are forced to live together in the same room as step brothers. Brennan and Dale initially hate each other, but find out that they are not too different. They are like 12-year-olds trapped in adult bodies who haven't grown up and live in their own little worlds. They become best friends, and then their parents decide to kick them out, because they are getting a divorce. They set up job interviews, but to no avail. Their lives are about to change, and they must grow up.

The Cast:

Will Ferrell	...	Brennan Huff
John C. Reilly	...	Dale Dobak
Mary Steenburgen	...	Nancy Huff
Richard Jenkins	...	Dr. Robert Dobak
Jason Davis	...	TJ
Wayne Federman	...	Blind Man
Kyle Felts	...	Wine Mixer Heckler
Travis T. Flory	...	Redheaded Kid (as Travis Flory)
Kathryn Hahn	...	Alice Huff
Chris Henchy	...	First Homebuyer Husband
Bryce Hurless	...	9-Year-Old Brennan
Brian Huskey	...	Interviewer
Ken Jeong	...	Employment Agent
Paula Killen	...	Rental Agent
Breaunna Lake	...	Student
Phil LaMarr	...	Second Homebuyer Husband
Logan Manus	...	Chris Gardoski

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The Movie:

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

8/10

This Film bordered on ridiculous, crossed that border, invaded ridiculous, installed a new government in ridiculous and founded a whole new level of ridiculous.
On one level this film has more cheap jokes per foot of film then many others, but on a whole other level this film is a brilliant parody of the trend of biographic rock star films like I walk the line, the doors etc.
The various parodies on Elvis, the Beatles, buddy holly etc are absolutely brilliant, but the Beatles scene is my favorite by far.
The cast is awesome, the puns are awesome and this film has a million laughs a minute on offer.

Walk Hard, is a must see! Now please excuse me while I go rip my sink off the wall.

The Plot:

The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man; but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.


Cast:

	John C. Reilly	...	Dewey Cox
	Tim Meadows	...	Sam
	Conner Rayburn	...	Dewey - Age 8
	Chip Hormess	...	Nate
	Raymond J. Barry	...	Pa Cox
	Terrence Beasor	...	Country Doctor
	Margo Martindale	...	Ma Cox
	Honeyboy Edwards	...	Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards)
	Gerry Black	...	Harmonica Player
	Aron Johnson	...	Teenage Band
	Jack Donovan Saperstein	...	Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein)
	Taylor Hubert	...	Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)
	Christopher Hurt	...	Teenage Band
	Matt Price	...	MC
	John Maynard	...	Man at Talent Show
	E.J. Callahan	...	Second Man at Talent Show
	Rance Howard	...	Preacher
	Kristen Wiig	...	Edith
	Craig Robinson	...	Bobby Shad
	Paul Bates	...	Nightclub Manager
	Patrick Faucette	...	Bad Men Bass Player
	Harold Ramis	...	L'Chaim
	Phil Rosenthal	...	Mazeltov
	Martin Starr	...	Schmendrick
	Oscar Dillon	...	Audience Guy at Nightclub
	Chris Parnell	...	Theo
	Matt Besser	...	Dave
	Jack McBrayer	...	DJ
	Molly C. Quinn	...	Teen with Pinups (as Molly Quinn)
	John Ennis	...	The Big Bopper
	Frankie Muniz	...	Buddy Holly
	Ed Helms	...	Stage Manager
	Jack White	...	Elvis Presley
	Angela Little	...	Beth Anne (as Angela Little Mackenzie)
	Odette Yustman	...	Reefer Girl
	Tyler Nilson	...	Bert
	Jenna Fischer	...	Darlene Madison
	Deanna Brooks	...	Hotel Groupie with Dewey
	Ian Roberts	...	Drug Dealer
	Steve Bannos	...	Prison Guard
	Willow Geer	...	Rehab Nurse
	David Doty	...	Rehab Doctor
	Jack Kehler	...	Press Conference Reporter
	Gerry Bednob	...	The Maharishi
	David Krumholtz	...	Schwartzberg
	Tim Bagley	...	Engineer
	Jane Lynch	...	Gail the Television Reporter
	Skyler Gisondo	...	Dewdrop
	Kshitij Pendurkar	...	Dewey Rahim
	Simon Helberg	...	Dreidel L'Chaim
	Jacques Slade	...	Lil' Nutzzak
	Danica Rozelle	...	Music Video Girl
	Lurie Poston	...	Cox Kid
	Maggie Mannion	...	Cox Kid
	Jackson Browne	...	Himself
	Jewel Kilcher	...	Herself (as Jewel)
	Lyle Lovett	...	Himself
	Stacey Scowley	...	Pierced Eyebrow Girl
	Ajla Hodzic	...	Pierced Lip Girl
	Ghostface Killah	...	Himself
	Otis Williams	...	The Temptations
	Ron Tyson	...	The Temptations
	Terry Weeks	...	The Temptations
	Joe Herndon	...	The Temptations
	Bruce Williamson	...	The Temptations
	Eddie Vedder	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Don Abernathy	...	Pygmy Bushman / Man in 50's Club (uncredited)
	Patrick J. Adams	...	The Kid (uncredited)
	Marie Antoinette	...	Red Carpet Guest (uncredited)
	George Anton	...	Hotel Groupie (uncredited)
	Shelley Appelbaum	...	Teen Fan (uncredited)
	Michael William Arnold	...	Dewey's Kid 1970 (uncredited)
	Isabella Astor	...	Dewey's Daughter (uncredited)
	Christopher Ausburn	...	Grandson (uncredited)
	Caleb Babcock	...	Dewey's son (uncredited)
	Jay Bird	...	Caveman (uncredited)
	Rian Bishop	...	Concert Patron (uncredited)
	Jack Black	...	Paul McCartney (uncredited)
	Clement Blake	...	Edith's Father (uncredited)
	Chris Blount	...	Dewey Cox's Son - Playing Ball (uncredited)
	Ian Bodell	...	Son (uncredited)
	David Burrus	...	Kid #1 (uncredited)
	Patrick Duffy	...	Himself (uncredited)
	Hannah Leigh Dworkin	...	Dewey's Little Sister (uncredited)
	Mark Casimir Dyniewicz	...	70's Dewey Cox Groupie (uncredited)
	Morgan Fairchild	...	Herself (uncredited)
	Sommer Fehmel	...	1952 Groupie (uncredited)
	Paul Feig	...	Different DJ (uncredited)
	Amy Ferguson	...	Teenager (uncredited)
	Monica Ford	...	Hotel Groupie (uncredited)
	Gregory George Frank	...	Parent / Stagehand (uncredited)
	Adam Herschman	...	Jerry Garcia (uncredited)
	John Michael Higgins	...	Record Producer (uncredited)
	Jonah Hill	...	Older Nate (uncredited)
	Neil Ironfield	...	Dewey's Child (uncredited)
	Scarlett Keegan	...	Fiddle Player (uncredited)
	Cheryl Ladd	...	Herself (uncredited)
	Justin Long	...	George Harrison (uncredited)
	Dawn Morrow	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Kazu Nagahama	...	Taiko drum performer (uncredited)
	Chris Rossi	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul Rudd	...	John Lennon (uncredited)
	Franklin Ruehl	...	Junkie (uncredited)
	Kayla Sanders	...	Tap Dancer (uncredited)
	Jason Schwartzman	...	Ringo Starr (uncredited)
	Tony Swift	...	Backstage crew (uncredited)
	Serria Tawan	...	70's African American Woman (uncredited)
	Cheryl Tiegs	...	Herself (uncredited)
	Haleigh Ward	...	Dewey's Daughter (uncredited)
	Debbie Yeh	...	Asian Woman 70's (uncredited)
	Rowena Zirbel	...	Hotel Groupie #4 (uncredited)

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