Visioneers (2008)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Jared Drake

Writer:

Brandon Drake (writer)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

When people begin exploding from stress, George Washington Winsterhammerman tries to ignore the epidemic and live his usual life, but then he suffers his first symptom.

Plot Keywords:

Happiness | Brother Brother Relationship | Golf | One Word Title | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Zach Galifianakis	...	George
Judy Greer	...	Michelle
Mía Maestro	...	Charisma
Missi Pyle	...	Sahra
James LeGros	...	Julieen
D.W. Moffett	...	Jeffers
Matthew Glave	...	Rodger
Chris Coppola	...	Todd
Fay Masterson	...	Cindy
Ryan McCann	...	Mack Luster
Anthony L. Fuller Jr.	...	Missionary #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Cashman	...	Bern Goodman
Mycol Commolli	...	Jeffers Agent #2
Nancy De Mayo	...	Maddie
Juba T. Drake	...	Howard
John Keister	...	Dr. Knob
Damon Legarde	...	Preacher Moon
Toan Le	...	Fellow Tunt (as Tuan Le)
John LoPresti	...	US President
Aubrey Morris	...	Old Man Jeffers
John Paulsen	...	Steve
Joe Rosati	...	Revolutionary Soldier
Matt Thomas	...	Joseph The Painter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Fall City, Washington, USA

Company:

Fireside Film

Trivia:

George's house in the movie is Jared Drake (Director) and Brandon Drake's (Writer) parent's house. In an effort to get the movie made under any budget, the brothers chose many locations that they knew they could use for free.

Quotes:

[first lines]
narrator: Welcome to the Jeffers Corporation, the largest and friendliest and most profitable corporation in the history of mankind.
George: [gives middle finger to wall portrait] Good morning Mr. Jeffers.
Michelle: [arrives giving middle-finger-salute] Jeffers morning.
George: [returns middle-finger-salute] Jeffers morning.

Tiresome...

The moments of fleeting enjoyment in this film are so few and far between it is simply a burden to make it from one to the next. I've read many posts that praise "Visioneers" for it's originality. I suppose if you consider an Orwellian world where employees give each other "the finger" as a greeting because of the power and status of the Jeffers company and logo, then sure, it's original. Not exactly genius.

I suppose that if you've never read "1984", or similar, and never seen any of the other 40 "Modern society has brainwashed us and will be our demise!" films made over the last 40 years, it will be easy to view this film as original and valid socioeconomic commentary. The acting is good, but the film is terribly unoriginal in my option and while not necessarily predictable, because of it inherent strangeness, follows a formulaic approach to a topic that has already been done masterfully many times in the past.