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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Paul Weitz |
| Stars: |
Topher Grace |
| Actors: |
Philip Baker Hall |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Family Interaction · Children |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: P&S |
| UPC: |
025192041716 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 50min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: P&S
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (August 16, 2009)
UPC: 025192041716 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 50min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (May 10, 2005)
UPC: 096896283030 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Paul Weitz |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/01/2005, p.87, Stephen Farber): "[A] smart, unpredictable comedy with hidden emotional depths." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In his previous effort, ABOUT A BOY, writer-director Paul Weitz managed to smoothly blend elements of dark comedy with heartwarming drama to deftly undercut both of the genre's undesirable excesses. IN GOOD COMPANY is Weitz's solo directorial debut sans his brother Chris, with whom he co-helmed the aforementioned BOY and the wildly successful AMERICAN PIE series. Here, he perfects his gift for the so-called "dramedy," softening the jagged, sometimes ugly edges of corporate satire with warmth and sentiment. <br> <br> Dennis Quaid is perfectly cast as Dan Foreman, a slightly weary yet still dashing advertising boss and dedicated family man. He seems to have it all as a wholesome and admirable father, an existence which smacks of the archetypical mid-century sitcom dad that he so brilliantly portrayed as the secretly homosexual husband-father in Todd Haynes' FAR FROM HEAVEN. Enter Carter Duryea (THAT 70s SHOW's Topher Grace), a cocky young upstart hired to replace him. Before long, Dan is forced to be defe... |
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