Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 01/04/2005
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan
The directorial debut of actor/writer
Mitch Rouse (
Comedy Central's
Strangers With Candy),
Employee of the Month stars
Matt Dillon as
David Wells, a hapless guy whose day seems to be getting more and more out of control. After getting his life straightened out with a job he loves at a bank and beautiful fiancée (
Christina Applegate),
David is convinced he's got it made. Unfortunately, things take a distinct turn for the worse when he is dumped and fired all in the same day. Enter
David's best friend,
Jack (
Steve Zahn), an oddball who makes his living stealing from corpses.
Jack is determined to help cheer up
David, but when a bank robbery and a large sum of cash enter the picture, it begins to become apparent that the disastrous and
madcap events have only just begun.
Employee of the Month premiered at the
2004 Sundance Film Festival.
~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
