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2008 film by David Wain

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Role Models is a 2008 buddy film and slapstick comedy written by Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, and David Wain, and directed by Wain. The cast includes Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Bobb'e J. Thompson. Produced by Luke Greenfield, Mary Parent, and Scott Stuber, the film was created by Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, and Regency Enterprises. It originated in the United States and Germany, with filming taking place in San Diego.

The movie has a runtime of 99 minutes and was released on November 7, 2008. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, with a video on demand format. The production cost was 28000000, and it generated revenue of 92380927. The film was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film.

Review scores include 77%, 6.5/10, and 61/100, with an IMDb rating of 6.8. Keywords associated with the work are friendship, camping, community service, minotaur, and break-up. The tagline states, "They're about to get more than they plea-bargained for."

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Film · TMDB

6.5

Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.

Released: 2008-11-0799 minDir: David WainComedyBudget: $28.0MBox office: $92.4M

Cast

  • Seann William Scott as Anson Wheeler
  • Paul Rudd as Danny Donahue
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Augie Farks / Blufgan of Xanthia
  • Bobb'e J. Thompson as Ronnie Shields
  • Elizabeth Banks as Beth
  • Jane Lynch as Gayle Sweeny

Themes

  • friendship
  • camping
  • community service
  • minotaur
  • break-up
  • role playing game (rpg)
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • pessimist
  • bad attitude

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

252,321 votes

Year
2008
Runtime
99 min
Genres
Comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
David Wain
Composer
Craig Wedren
Producer
Scott Stuber
Production company
Regency Enterprises
Filming location
San Diego
Duration
99
FilmAffinity ID
184274
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.rolemodelsmovie.com
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publication date
2009-02-26
title
Role Models
distributed by
Universal Pictures
capital cost
28000000
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
61/100
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