Employee of the Month (2006)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Greg Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Don Calame (screenplay) &
Chris Conroy (screenplay) ...
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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 | Slacker | Competition | Date | Revenge

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
John Hardman	...	Balding Customer
Deryle J. Lujan	...	Checker #1 (as Deryle Lujan)
Adriana Cordova	...	Checker #2
Jenny Gabrielle	...	Checker #3
Emily Sandberg	...	Young Mom
Cece Renn	...	Young Hot Mom
Taylor Warden	...	Lost Boy
Susse Budde	...	Lost Kid's Mom
Ann Kulich	...	Food Vendor
Shirly Brener	...	Attractive Woman (Eyeglasses)
Donna Cromer	...	Attractive Woman (Check Out)
Charmaine Rae	...	Lily (10 Years Older) (as Charmaine Rea)
Alison Raimondi	...	Waitress
William Sterchi	...	Umpire
Tate Michael McDonald	...	Boy
Gina McDonald	...	Mom
Robin Timpanaro	...	Hot Mom in Line
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Blackburn	...	Employee (uncredited)
Jeremy Burnell	...	Employee / Shopper (uncredited)
Dave Colon	...	SuperCenter Employee (uncredited)
Harp Corrigan	...	Store patron (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Customer (uncredited)
Fred Resler	...	Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Coolidge

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Calame		(screenplay) &
Chris Conroy		(screenplay) and
Greg Coolidge		(screenplay)
Don Calame		(story) &
Chris Conroy		(story)

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
Michael Burns	....	executive producer
Barry Katz	....	producer
Jon Kuyper	....	line producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer
Andrew Panay	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
John Sacchi	....	executive producer
Joe Simpson	....	producer
Brian Volk-Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
John Swihart

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Tom Lewis

Casting by
Barbara Fiorentino
Rebecca Mangieri
Wendy Weidman

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by
Guy Barnes
David Eckert
Rosario Provenza

Set Decoration by
Traci Kirshbaum

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Lori Ann Baker	....	second hair stylist
Jessie Brown	....	additional makeup artist
Bobby Jo Coleman	....	additional makeup artist
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head (as Tarra Day)
RaMona Fleetwood	....	department head hair stylist
Elizabeth Gallegos	....	hair stylist
Jessie Holiday	....	hair stylist: Jessica Simpson
Vanessa Jaramillo	....	additional makeup artist
Carmen Lucia Jones	....	assistant hair stylist (as Carmen Jones)
Mary Hedges Lampert	....	hair stylist (as Mary Lampert)
Karen McDonald	....	first assistant makeup artist
Yvette Meely	....	key hair stylist
Mary Phillips	....	makeup artist: Jessica Simpson

Production Management
Jon Kuyper	....	unit production manager
Rosemary Lara	....	production manager: Lions Gate Films
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Day	....	assistant director
Maximillian D. Day	....	first assistant director
James Alan Hensz	....	first assistant director: second unit
Steve Ritzi	....	second unit director
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Brett Andrews	....	assistant property master
Jamie Archer	....	construction coordinator
Rick Belosic	....	tool man
Joe Bergman	....	leadman
Bruce Bisbey	....	art department coordinator
Chad Branham	....	props
Benjamin Joseph Bustos	....	painter
James W. Center	....	painter
Nigel Conway	....	painter
Phyllis Detrich	....	assistant property master
Antoine Erhardt	....	art department production assistant
Dan Fitzgerald	....	storyboard artist
Eric Gallegos	....	painter
Kathleen Kasinger	....	prop master
Steve Khan	....	general foreman
Kristen Kogler	....	buyer
Steven Maes	....	graphic artist
Steven Maes	....	graphic designer
Edward McLoughlin	....	set dresser
Edward McLouglin	....	set dresser
Rebecca Najdowski	....	art department production assistant
Jaudi Negri	....	set dresser
Kristen Rakes	....	art department production assistant
Joel Ruiz	....	on-set dresser
Liv Selinger	....	product placement coordinator
Alexander Vinnitski	....	product placement
Jeffri Welsh	....	props
Jude White	....	production coordinator
Breanna Perera	....	props intern (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
John Bires	....	additional sound
Courtney Bishop	....	adr recordist
Onnalee Blank	....	sound editor
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor
Arthur Farkas	....	sound effects editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital audio assistant
Jeff Glueck	....	additional sound
Darlene Gorzela	....	additional sound
Arda Gulesserian	....	additional sound
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Charlie Kolander	....	adr editor
Charlie Kolander	....	dialogue editor
Duke Lim	....	additional sound
Anna MacKenzie	....	adr editor
Anna MacKenzie	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Malham	....	re-recording engineer
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
Jon Mete	....	adr editor
Jon Mete	....	dialogue editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer
Kristin Riddick	....	adr sound
Robert Sharman	....	boom operator
Zac Sneesby	....	cable utility sound
Zac Sneesby	....	utility sound
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
David Young	....	additional sound
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Joel Hobbie	....	special effects technician
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects foreman
Markus Maurette	....	special effects technician
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor
Kenneth Bailey	....	visual effects
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: XY&Z
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Greg Anthony	....	stunts
Dan Berryman	....	stunts
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	....	stunt driver
Michael Gaines	....	stunt double
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Mayhall	....	stunt performer
Mark Povinelli	....	stunt double
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Slaughter	....	stunts
Tom Waite	....	stunt double: Vince
Taylor Warden	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Liza Bambenek	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bradley Barnes	....	electrician
Nick Barros	....	grip
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip: additional photography
Stephen Bloch	....	camera production assistant
Theodore Y. Bott	....	electrician
Kenneth Coblentz	....	grip
Jacob Cottrell	....	dimmer board operator
Chris Cuevas	....	assistant camera
Allen Eaves	....	electrician
Harland Espeset	....	grip
Eric Fletcher	....	Steadicam operator
Eric Fletcher	....	camera operator
George Greene	....	electrician
Justin Hartery	....	film loader
Hank Herrera	....	best boy grip
Dale Holmen	....	assistant chief lighting technician
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Robert Johnston	....	grip
Nikki LeBlanc	....	electrician
Jason Linebaugh	....	lighting technician
Sam Mares	....	assistant camera
Isaac McKee	....	electrician
Stephen Mullen	....	gaffer: rigging
David Jaxx Nagro	....	grip
Ray Ortega	....	electrician
Don Rael	....	grip
Howard Smith	....	camera operator
Howard Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Steinig	....	grip
George Stephenson	....	camera operator
Lisbeth Storandt	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jim Threadgill	....	grip
James R. Tynes	....	gaffer
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	grip

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: New Mexico
Elizabeth Gabel	....	extras casting
Toby Guidry	....	casting assistant
Marie A. Kohl	....	local casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aleah Ames	....	key set costumer
Anita Cabada	....	assistant costume designer
Betsy Glick	....	costumer
Melissa Moody	....	set costumer
Lora Rael	....	set costumer
Shoshana Rubin	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jenny Cho	....	post-production assistant
D.R. Farquharson	....	digital intermediate producer: Efilm
Alonso Llosa	....	assistant editor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator
Chris Mistorni	....	first assistant editor
Robb Porter	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer
Mark Tuminello	....	first assistant editor
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Michael Hatzer	....	co-digital color timer: Efilm (uncredited)
Jack Lewars	....	co-digital color timer: Efilm (uncredited)

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
Jay Faires	....	soundtrack producer
David Falzone	....	music supervisor
Jake Jackson	....	assistant music engineer
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Kirk Huston	....	transportation captain
Rita Lundin	....	transportation
Patrick A. Reynolds Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
Eric Rivera	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Julie Ayers	....	assistant: Barry Katz
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Michael Paseornek
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Denise A. Beale	....	assistant production coordinator
Kevin Black	....	set production assistant
Adam Blain	....	assistant: Joe Simpson
Katherine Blasband	....	assistant: Peter Abrams (as Kat Blasband)
Ted Boehm	....	assistant: Andrew Panay
Jason Bonnell	....	cook
Jeremy Burnell	....	stand-in: Dane Cook
Jennifer M. Byrne	....	post-production accountant
Marisa Clayton	....	post project manager: Modern VideoFilm
Cacee Cobb	....	assistant: Jessica Simpson
Kenneth Coblentz	....	assistant production coordinator
William Clark Coit III	....	location scout
Celli Crawford	....	assistant: Greg Coolidge
Steve Cubine	....	production office coordinator
Bill Delaney	....	key set production assistant
Gabriel DellaVecchia	....	payroll accountant
E. Laura Dunkelgrun	....	assistant: Dane Cook (as Laura Dunkelgrun)
Yon Elvira	....	supervisor: assets and productions publicity, Lionsgate
Julio Ferrario	....	creative director: main titles
Stephen Finders	....	maps maker
Alex Franklin	....	development executive
Charlie French	....	locations
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa	....	production accountant
Jennifer Gingery	....	craft service
Linda R. Gore	....	construction utility technician
Granville Greene	....	key assistant location manager
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Rebecca Green	....	development executive
Liam Hearne	....	post-production accountant
Bill Jacks	....	contract administrator
Joanna Kennedy	....	script supervisor
George Kitson	....	production assistant (reshoots)
Stacey Knudson	....	assistant accountant
Daniel MacArthur	....	assistant: Donna Sloan
Michelle Maloney	....	production assistant
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service: los angeles
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Curtis A. Miller	....	director of production: Lions Gate Films
Matt Neely	....	production assistant
Lilia Paskiewicz	....	assistant production coordinator
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Gina Powers	....	credit coordinator
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amanda Shamis	....	business affairs coordinator
Donna Sloan	....	executive vice president: Lions Gate Films
Duffy Taylor	....	key assistant location manager: reshoots
Robin Timpanaro	....	assistant accountant
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Rachel Varnell	....	production assistant
Andrea Vestrand	....	office production assistant
Lorraine Vos	....	assistant accountant
Lynne Wigley	....	assistant: Andrew Panay
Kerry Yancheski	....	first assistant accountant
Lucy Kim Robertson	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Eva Longoria Parker	....	thanks (as Eva Longoria)
John O'Hurley	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Lionsgate
• Tapestry Films

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• XY & Z Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Legacy Entertainment  special thanks
• Lions Gate Records  soundtrack
• PIC Agency  titles
• Spirit Horse Productions  production services

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:

When Zack is lamenting at the time clock for being one minute late, Vince and Jorge imitate the way one of the characters of Tekken Tag Tournament (2000) (VG) celebrates a victory.

Goofs:

Continuity: During Zack and Vince's collision during the softball game, the ball is clearly seen leaving the vicinity of both men. In the next shot, the ball is in Zack's glove.

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:

Spoofs Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Soundtrack:

Working in the Coal Mine

A bearable comedy thanks to Dax Shepard and Efren Ramirez

Zack Bradley and Vince Downey (Dane Cook, Dax Shepard) are employees of the Super Club retail chain who already don't get along, except that Zack is a slacker box boy, while Vince is the chain's star cashier who has been Employee of the Month for 17 years straight. When a pretty cashier named Amy (Jessica Simpson) shows up at the store, the competition heats up as Zack is hell-bent on beating Vince to win the coveted award and the heart of Amy.

Employee of the Month turned out to be a lot better than the preview promised although it's still a bland comedy with only a few funny characters and moments. The biggest problem is the staleness of the script. It is best described as hit or miss. Some of the jokes were pretty funny while some jokes felt like a cheap move for laughs and felt quite short at being funny. While the plot was a little inventive, the scenario started to run out of steam because there are only so many laughs you can get out of this type of premise. It would have worked better as a shorter skit because an hour and forty minutes felt too long at times. Also as a romantic comedy, the film completely failed. If you do give it a shot, treat it as a simple comedy with a romantic subplot or else you may be wondering who's in the real relationship.

Dane Cook gave an okay performance. He had a few funny scenes and then he failed to show charisma in a few other ones. Jessica Simpson was awful and she showed no character. Her performance was very blah and she made the romance between her and Dane appear very weak. There was no chemistry between them and once you get past Jessica's looks, you don't get much. Dax Shepard was pretty good and he did a lot with generic material. His sidekick, Efren Ramirez was also pretty good and he had some great scenes with Dax. Andy Dick was incredibly unfunny and annoying. Harland Williams was equally bad although not as annoying. Overall, Employee of the Month is a bland and harmless comedy that's only worth checking out if you're a huge fan of Dax Shepard or Dane Cook. Rating 5/10