A frustrated, unemployed professor joins forces with a scammer and a friend of his in a blackmailing scheme.A frustrated, unemployed professor joins forces with a scammer and a friend of his in a blackmailing scheme.A frustrated, unemployed professor joins forces with a scammer and a friend of his in a blackmailing scheme.
William Rosenfeld
- Deputy Garman
- (as Billy Asher)
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- TriviaAlthough this is set in a small Oregon town, it was actually filmed on the Isle of Man and Wales, with some exterior scenes shot in British Columbia, Canada, including the first scenes with David Schwimmer, which were shot in Squamish.
- GoofsGus' American accent changes throughout the film.
- Crazy creditsAt the closing titles, just as the words "No animals and no actors were harmed during the making of this film" are displayed, the credits quickly cut to an outtake in which Simon Pegg accidentally punches Billy Asher in the face. The crew rush in to make sure that Asher is not hurt. When the credits return, the words are changed to "No animals were harmed during the making of this film".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #11.11 (2006)
Featured review
An unemployed teacher (good performance by David Schwimmer) tries to find a way to earn money so he can support his family, but ends up in a messy crime with his two accidental "comrads" (master of comedy Simon Pegg and beautiful Alice Eve).
This is the plot for a brilliant black comedy made by French director Jean-Baptiste Andrea. And by brilliant, I mean exactly that.
Thought the plot may not seem that interesting, Andrea directs a great story, combining effectively resources form comedy, black humor, and even suspense. the result is a brilliant black comedy, perhaps the best of its year, unfortunately underrated.
This is a totally worth-watching film. But if you wanna see "Ross" or a simple comedy, you won't like it. This is an intelligent film. 8 out of 10.
This is the plot for a brilliant black comedy made by French director Jean-Baptiste Andrea. And by brilliant, I mean exactly that.
Thought the plot may not seem that interesting, Andrea directs a great story, combining effectively resources form comedy, black humor, and even suspense. the result is a brilliant black comedy, perhaps the best of its year, unfortunately underrated.
This is a totally worth-watching film. But if you wanna see "Ross" or a simple comedy, you won't like it. This is an intelligent film. 8 out of 10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $662,081
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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