Employee of the Month (2006)

Director:

Greg Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Don Calame (screenplay) &
Chris Conroy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.

Plot Keywords:

Employee | Competition | Slacker | Date | Racial Comment

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dane Cook	...	Zack
Jessica Simpson	...	Amy
Dax Shepard	...	Vince
Andy Dick	...	Lon
Tim Bagley	...	Glen Gary
Brian George	...	Iqbal
Efren Ramirez	...	Jorge
Marcello Thedford	...	Semi
Danny Woodburn	...	Glen Ross
Harland Williams	...	Russell
Sean Whalen	...	Dirk
Barbara Dodd	...	Granny (as Barbara Dodd Ramsen)
Victor Izay	...	Greeter (Jerry)
Marc Mouchet	...	Gene
Kathleen Arc	...	Grumpy Lady

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42914) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Glen Gary and Glen Ross are named so as an homage to the movie/play Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Zach goes up to the box boy lounge for the first time he pulls some security tape across the aisle. When Vince shows up the tape is still there. When Zach goes to leave, the tape is gone.

Quotes:

Grumpy Lady: [Woman struggling to load a casket onto a cart] Damn! The thing's heavier than it looks.
Zack: Hi, do you need some help with that?
Grumpy Lady: Yes, thank you.
[They get the casket into the cart]
Grumpy Lady: It's for my husband.
Zack: Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that.
Grumpy Lady: Oh, he's not dead. Not yet. It's just too good a deal to pass up.
Zack: Well, do you need some help getting it to your car?
Grumpy Lady: No, thank you. The lazy prick's waiting for me. I'm gonna make him load it.
Zack: Well, good luck murdering your husband.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Dumbo (1941)

Soundtrack:

All About the Money

this movie is actually good!

I gotta be honest. I didn't expect much from this movie for about 1000 reasons but it really took me by surprise. It's HILARIOUS! I loved it so much that, by the end, I wanted to work in the Costco with all of them. The entire cast is solid - my favorite being Dax Sheppard. He is a comedic genius! I don't know how the makers were able to do it but they even managed to get a good performance from Jessica Simpson. I wanted to hate her but I just couldn't. She's very likable and genuine in this movie. And the best part is - they don't have any of her songs on the soundtrack. Employee of the Month is a quirky comedy with a substantial story and charming characters. Definitely a movie worth checking out!