Bob the Butler (2005)

Director:

Gary Sinyor

Writers:

Jane Walker Wood (story) &
Steven Manners (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The family will never be the same.

Plot:

Tom Green stars as a bumbling buffoon, who lands at Butling after working his way through all other 'A' and 'B' jobs. |

Plot Keywords:

Job | Luau | Mantra | School | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tom Green	...	Bob Tree
Brooke Shields	...	Anne Jamieson
Genevieve Buechner	...	Tess Jamieson
Benjamin B. Smith	...	Bates Jamieson (as Benjamin Smith)
Rob LaBelle	...	Jacques
Valerie Tian	...	Sophie
Simon Callow	...	Mr. Butler
Iris Graham	...	Mama Clara
Dolores Drake	...	Maureen
Bill Chandler	...	Rabbi
Jonathan Ndukwe	...	Stuart
Kevin McNulty	...	Tardy Man
Julia Arkos	...	Judith
Kristina Copeland	...	Kate
Wendy Morrow Donaldson	...	Mrs. Withington

MPAA:

Rated PG for crude humor, innuendo and some language. (edited for re-rating; originally rated PG-13 for partial nudity and sex-related humor)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (original rating) | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:PG (re-rating) | USA:PG (edited for re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Rampage Entertainment

Trivia:

In the montage scene when Butler is cleaning the house it can be seen he is listening to Apple’s successful iPod. It can also be noted it is the 3rd gen iPod.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Anne "has a date with Bob", Jaques calls her. In the first shot the radio clock in the bedroom of Jaques shows "2:33". Then it shows "2:39". In the third shot it shows "2:34". The last possible look at the clock you can read "2:37".

Quotes:

Bates Jamieson: Why do you call me 'Master'?
Bob Tree: I'm studying to be a butler.
Bates Jamieson: Hmm. I don't like it. 'Master Bates' just feels... wrong.
Bob Tree: Indeed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Albinoni's Adagio

Nice cute family film,

It starts out humorous then builds up until Bob enters the modern day home. Pops is missing, dead or divorced. Bob instantly develops a father type relationship with the two kids, boy and girl. They hit it off pretty good. Of course mom played by Brooke Shields is a working mom caught up in working and forgetting about here kids. After some good deeds covered up and hidden away from mom. Gets Bob fired for the millionth time. However Bob knows everybody because of his million jobs that he has held. After he gets canned by ignorant mom. Bob hangs in here though and lands a Job on a Butler cruise ship. After mom finally wakes up and realizes that the man she has seeking after has been under her nose the whole time. In the end love triumphs and all ends happily with the turkey blowing up. All in all it was cute and funny and worth watching. Some good laughs and good moral stories to be taught and told.