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Written by Joe Dirosa
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1 hr. 50 min.
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is headed for a shakeup. He is demoted from
head of ad sales for a major magazine when the company he works for is
acquired in a corporate takeover. His new boss, Carter Duryea (played
by Topher Grace) is half his age--a business school prodigy who
preaches corporate synergy. While Dan develops clients through
handshake deals and relationships, Carter cross-promotes the magazine
with the cell phone division and "Krispity Krunch," an indeterminate
snack food under the same corporate umbrella. Both men are going
through turmoil at home. Dan has two daughters--Alex, age 18, and Jana,
age 16--and is shocked when his wife tells him she's pregnant with a
new child. Between college tuition, the mortgage and a new baby, Dan
can't afford to lose his job in the wave of corporate layoffs. Carter,
in the meanwhile, is dumped by his wife of seven months just as he gets
his promotion. Dan and Carter's uneasy friendship is thrown into
jeopardy when Carter falls for, and begins an affair with, Dan's
daughter Alex (Scarlett Johansson).
Release Date: December 29th, 2004 (wide).
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some sexual content and drug references.
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
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