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Year One (2009) -- When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Year One (2009) -- Zed and Oh get stoned.
Year One (2009) -- Interview: Olivia Wilde "On her character"
Year One (2009) -- This is the Year One commercial which aired during the 2009 Superbowl.
Year One (2009) -- Second trailer for this comedy set in year one AD, starring Michael Cera and Jack Black

Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   4,238 votes
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Director:
Harold Ramis
Writers (WGA):
Harold Ramis (screenplay) &
Gene Stupnitsky (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 June 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy more
Tagline:
Meet your ancestors more
User Comments:
Hard to believe Harold Ramis directed this. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Black ... Zed

Michael Cera ... Oh

Oliver Platt ... High Priest

David Cross ... Cain

Christopher Mintz-Plasse ... Isaac

Vinnie Jones ... Sargon

Hank Azaria ... Abraham

Juno Temple ... Eema

Olivia Wilde ... Princess Inanna
June Diane Raphael ... Maya

Xander Berkeley ... King

Gia Carides ... Queen
Horatio Sanz ... Enmebaragesi

David Pasquesi ... Prime Minister

Matthew Willig ... Marlak (as Matthew J. Willig)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Year One (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence. (edited; originally Rated R for some sexual content and language.)
Runtime:
USA:97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44270) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:7 | UK:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
New Mexico, USA more

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Trivia:
Stanley Tucci was cast to play the Biblical character Noah. But due to the box-office failure of Evan Almighty (2007) the scenes featuring Noah were not filmed. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Cain is being confronted and then chased by their father, we briefly see a shot of Oh and Zed where it appears it is drizzling/raining around them. However, the rest of the scene isn't in rain at all. more
Quotes:
Oh: [Oh and Eema come back out after having sex] She's not a virgin anymore.
Eema: He's not a virgin either.
Oh: I saved a life with my love making.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs History of the World: Part I (1981) more
Soundtrack:
I See the Light more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Hard to believe Harold Ramis directed this., 22 June 2009
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Author: DarkVulcan29 (DarkVulcan29@aol.com) from United States

From the same guy that directed such comedy classics Caddyshack(1980), National Lampoons Vacation(1983), and Groundhog Day(1993). Not to mention he co starred and co wrote the two Ghostbusters(1984-1989). Hard to believe that Harold Ramis would resort to the level of unfunny. He used to know what funny is. Has he forgotten, I think not. Year One for Harold Ramis is just an unfortunate misfire.

This movie was going from bad to worse to the point where I just left before it ended. I really wanted to like this movie, but nothing was jumping off the screen, I heard very little laughs in the theater, none of the characters where the least bit interesting. Jack Black and Michael Cera are alright, but both of them can't seem to grab much appeal to make this movie entertaining. Michael Cera is always an entertaining presence, but after seeing this film, I doubt his career will go very far as it's gonna go. Same goes on the boat for Jack Black. David Cross(Mr. Show) is so amazingly unfunny in his co starring role. So was Christopher Mintz-Plasse in his role, I think after this film he should be called Mc-Douschbag

If you're looking for a better and funnier film, then go see The Hangover instead.

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