Directed by:
John PasquinScreenplay:
John Scott ShepherdCinematography:
Daryn OkadaComposer:
George S. ClintonCast:
Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch, Greg Germann, Hayden Panettiere, Jim Belushi, Wolfgang Bodison, Robert Joy, Tina Lifford, Patrick Warburton, Jesse Ventura (more)Plots(1)
Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a mild-mannered man who makes promotional videos for a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company. Joe is divorced and quietly unhappy until the office bully, Mark McKinney (Patrick Warburton), punches him out in the company parking lot, in front of Joe's precocious young daughter (Hayden Panettiere). The humiliated Joe sinks into such a deep depression that not even the flirtations of the company's pretty "wellness coordinator" (Julie Bowen) can rouse him. Joe decides that he has to restore his pride by challenging McKinney to a fight, and suddenly finds himself the most popular man in the office. Joe even hires a washed-up action movie star (Jim Belushi in a hilariously grizzled performance) to teach him martial arts. He soon finds that he has to weigh the allure of his newfound popularity against the love and respect of those who liked him the way he was. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tim Allen
USA
Best movies:
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Julie Bowen
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Kelly Lynch
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Greg Germann
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Hayden Panettiere
USA
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Jim Belushi
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Wolfgang Bodison
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Robert Joy
Canada
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Tina Lifford
USA
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Jesse Ventura
USA
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Ken Marino
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Ragan Wallake
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Charles Hubbell
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Peter Syvertsen
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James Cada
Sweden
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Claudia Wilkens
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Cean Okada
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Cristi Conaway
USA
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