Genre: Drama, Comedy, Love, School / Campus, Suspense
Plot: Dan Foreman (DENNIS QUAID) is 51 and his life is good…on the whole. The long-term head of ad sales at the weekly Sports America has just celebrated the magazine’s biggest year, thanks in large part to Dan’s warm, honest, handshake deal style and the departmental esprit de corps he fosters. Even the news of his wife’s unexpected pregnancy and the acceptance of his eldest daughter, Alex (SCARLETT JOHANSSON), into tony (not to mention expensive) NYU leave Dan happy, though not entirely unconcerned about family finances—but he will, as he always has, manage.Carter Duryea (TOPHER GRACE) is 26 and thinks his life is awesome, mostly. The whiz kid has been devoting himself single-mindedly to getting ahead at the multinational conglomerate Globecom. Management even knows his name—Carter is being “groomed” for his next rung on the corporate ladder: heading up ad sales at one of the cornerstone publications newly acquired by Globecom in their latest takeover, the magazine Sports America. Unfortunately for Carter, his promotion coincides with the crumbling of his seven-month marriage and he has no one, save a pet fish, to share his joy with. But he knows he’s on his way, he’s going places—and he’ll manage. Dan’s exasperation at his demotion is nothing compared to his incredulity at
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| Directed by |
Paul Weitz
American Pie, About a Boy, Down to Earth |
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| Written by |
Paul Weitz
American Pie, American Pie 2, About a Boy |
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| Cast |
Dennis Quaid
Traffic, The Day After Tomorrow, Any Given Sunday |
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 | Clark Gregg
The Usual Suspects, Artificial Intelligence: AI, One Hour Photo |
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