A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Jon Collin Barclay
- Waiter
- (as Jon Collin)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe studio wanted someone from the cast of That '70s Show (1998) for the role of Carter and had originally given it to Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher dropped out due to creative differences, and Topher Grace auditioned and got the part. Grace had auditioned four times for the role, and had to convince producer Paul Weitz that he was right for the role, by highlighting his raising by his father, a businessman with sharp negotiation skills.
- GoofsWhen Carter Duryea is first meeting his staff, the boom microphone operator is reflected in the windows behind him.
- Quotes
Carter Duryea: Dan, you seem to have the perfect marriage. How do you do it?
Dan Foreman: You just pick the right one to be in the foxhole with, and then when you're outside of the foxhole you keep your dick in your pants.
Carter Duryea: That's poetic.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Road/Ninja Assassin/Old Dogs (2009)
- SoundtracksGlass, Concrete & Stone
Written by David Byrne
Performed by David Byrne
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Featured review
Superficial treatment of serious social issues.
This movie was reaching for something but then stops and tries to muddle through as a comedy, which it is not. It is a hard sell to make light of people losing their jobs and playing up to bosses, and the phoniness of the corporate world. Yet, this is what this movie tries to do, with mixed results. Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace are good as the middle aged guy and the much younger upstart who find themselves in an awkward business relationship The story revolves around their relationship, which provides the basis for some satirical swipes at the institution of the family, parent-child relations, adolescent issues, middle-age crisis and the coldness of the corporate world. The problem is that the movie tries to treat all these problems as fluff, and as a result, the movie comes off as superficial. Comedy means making people laugh, but it's hard to laugh at people in crisis.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Synergy
- Filming locations
- 7th & Hope Streets, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Manhattan street)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,806,659
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $151,750
- Jan 2, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $61,315,215
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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