| | | Knockout fun for the whole family!
Features: DVD
Tim Allen pulls no punches in the laugh department in this "warm, funny film" (Boston Metro) that's the perfect summer comedy. When a mild-mannered push-over challenges the office bully to fight, he goes from Joe Nobody to Joe Somebody.
"Entertaining and heartwarming." NBC-TV
"Tim Allen and Joe Somebody were made for each other." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"One of the best family films around." Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
"[Allen]...does a first-rate job." Susan Stark, Detroit News
Editor's Note
Tim Allen reteams with director John Pasquin (THE SANTA CLAUSE) in JOE SOMEBODY. 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 of REMEMBER THE TITANS). 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. Screenwriter John Scott Shepherd does a good job of balancing slapstick comedy with touching family drama. Allen shows surprising range, giving a strong and sympathetic performance as an emotionally complex and dynamic character.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Commentary With Director John Pasquin & Producer Brian Reilly | | Fight Choreography Featurette | | 4 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary | | Widescreen And Full Screen Versions | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround; Spanish & French Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 10/17/2006 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 2004240 | | UPC: 00024543042402 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:4 |
| Cast & Crew | Greg Germann | | Hayden Panettiere | | Julie Bowen | | Kelly Lynch | | Tim Allen | | James Belushi | | John Pasquin - Director | | Daryn Okada - Director of Photography | | David Finfer - Editor | | William W. Wilson III - Executive Producer | | Chi-Li Wong - Executive Producer | | Arnon Milchan - Executive Producer | | George S. Clinton - Musical Score | | Brian Reilly - Producer | | Anne Kopelson - Producer | | Arnold Kopelson - Producer | | Ken Atchity - Producer | | Matthew Gross - Producer | | Jackson De Dovia - Production Designer | | John Scott Shepherd - Writer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...What makes this SOMEBODY something is Pasquin's deft touch and understanding with the material..." 12/17/2001 p.36 |
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