Plot
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
Release Year: 2007
Rating: 5.2/10 (3,522 voted)
Director:
Tim Hamilton
Stars: Diane Keaton, Jon Heder, Jeff Daniels
Storyline Eccentric Jeffrey Mannus is 29 years old and still lives at home with his mom, Jan. He sees no reason to alter this arrangement, but his perfect world is upended when Jan meets Mert, a motivational speaker. Mert successfully woos Jan and moves in on Jeffrey's territory, something Jeffrey will not tolerate. Jeffrey enlists the aid of an unlikely ally, an aspiring singer-songwriter, Nora, with an anti-establishment penchant and a soft spot for him. As the war between Mert and Jeffrey escalates, something unprecedented happens -- slowly, to both his own surprise and horror, Jeffrey discovers his inner adult.
Cast: Jon Heder
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Jeffrey Mannus
Diane Keaton
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Jan Mannus
Jeff Daniels
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Mert Rosenbloom
Anna Faris
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Nora Flannigan
Eli Wallach
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Seymour Warburton
Dorian Missick
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Mitch
Sarah Chalke
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Maya
Mary Kay Place
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Barbara
Adam DeVine
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Alhorn
Simon Helberg
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Rathkon
Rhys Coiro
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Trip
Hank Dougan
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Young Jeffrey
Laura Kightlinger
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Mert's Secretary
Dennis Cockrum
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Bus Driver
Hank Nelken
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Richard
Taglines:
You have to fight for the right to never grow up.
Release Date: 14 December 2007
Filming Locations: Long Beach, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $15,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $13,939
(Romania)
(23 December 2007)
(4 Screens)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
There is a scene filmed at the Burbank location of PC Club, a small computer chain that at once was nationwide but went bankrupt in July 2008.
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
In the scene when Nora drops Jeffrey off after coming back from Arizona, just as he punches the air in rage and the camera backs up, the camera's movement backwards disturbs a plant in the bottom of the shot.
Quotes: Jeffrey Mannus:
You can't win my affection back with Manwhich!
User Review
Not Worth 4.9
Rating: 8/10
I thought this was an excellent movie. There is lots of potential from
the big names in this film (Eli Wallach what an actor). Jeff Daniels
though played his role terribly.
Some say it is a bit of a copy of Failure To Launch and Mr Woodcock.
Failure To Launch is a romantic comedy and Mr Woodcock is crap. This is
so much better. It also seems to aimed at an older audience then just
teenagers. I think for Tim Hamilton's first directing job it is
excellent
Its just disappointing that Warner Bros. have pushed this film out of
the limelight. It is quite a good film and better then most in the
"teenage" genre.
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