A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.
Sterling K. Brown
- Omar
- (as Sterling Brown)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChris Pratt was originally cast as Billy but had to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts.
- GoofsIn the case of Ned"s first arrest for selling marijuana in the first few scenes, since the policeman brought up the subject of buying, this would have been considered entrapment and therefore could not be used in court.
It is not entrapment if the suspect knows he is dealing with an officer of the law. The police officer was wearing his uniform, which is more than sufficient notice to the criminal. There was no entrapment.
- Quotes
Omar: [speaking extremely slowly] I'm Officer Omar Coleman. I'm your parole officer.
Ned: I'm Ned Rochlin. Why are you talking so slow?
Omar: [now speaking normally] I just figured, looking at your sheet, that since you sold grass to a uniformed police officer that you must be retarded.
Ned: Yeah, I get that a lot.
- Crazy creditsBloopers and outtakes shown during the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.200 (2011)
- SoundtracksTie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Written by L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine
Performed by Eric D. Johnson
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
Featured review
What a wonderful movie. Paul Rudd is terrific. He is truly the star. His performance is outstanding. The idiot is not Paul's character, Ned. He is a good-natured person who is willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Rather, the idiots are his three pretentious sisters who treat Ned like a child, misinterpreting his honesty for immaturity. Ned maintains his integrity, which is in sharp contrast to the phoniness that he encounters in others. Misunderstandings occur as Ned forces his sisters to confront their own lies. Ned is perceived as the family problem when in fact he is the solution, except no one knows it, at first. Several scenes are amusing as Ned's good nature and candid outlook produces some awkward situations. This movie succeeds because it tells a story, does so with humor, and keeps the audience engaged.
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,816,118
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,011,631
- Aug 28, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $25,804,448
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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