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Management (2008)

R  |   |  Comedy, Drama, Romance  |  15 May 2009 (USA)
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A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Trish
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Jerry
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Al
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Katie O'Grady ...
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Marissa
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Jed
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Businessman (as Don Stewart Burns)
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Wally
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Priest
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Jack (as Mark Boone Jr.)
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Bus Driver
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Storyline

Mike works at his parents' motel in Kingman, population 27,000, on old Route 66. Sue sells art for a Baltimore firm to corporations for office walls. He takes one look at her from behind as she registers at the motel and determines to connect. He's sweet, but hapless, with no ambition other than spending time with her. She's enigmatic - rarely smiling, occasionally impulsive, committed to helping homeless people, feeling the clock tick after a breakup with a boyfriend who could have provided security. Is there any way he stands a chance with her? What can he offer? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for language | See all certifications »

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$375,916 (USA) (15 May 2009)

Gross:

$933,224 (USA) (31 July 2009)
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The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year. See more »

Goofs

Near the beginning of the movie Sue (Jennifer Aniston) is sitting in her hotel room on the bed looking down at the email screen on her laptop. The left-hand side of the screen shows there are 4 unread emails but there are actually 8 unread emails. The top right-hand corner of the screen says 'Viewing messages: 1 to 8 (8 total)' but there are actually 15 messages displayed. See more »

Quotes

Sue Claussen: I wrote you a Haiku. Do you wanna hear it?
Mike: Sure.
Sue Claussen: Mike, oh Mike, my man Keeps showing up like UPS Sue, you're such a bitch.
Mike: ...I like it!
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All the Old Showstoppers
Written by A.C. Newman
Performed by The New Pornographers
Courtesy of Matador Records & Last Gang Records
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Maybe the kindest (strangely awkward) film to watch this year
23 September 2009 | by See all my reviews

But I liked it. I really did. Maybe it was the fact that human communication is sometimes awkward between strangers. And sometimes, there's something that works in that awkwardness.

There's nothing special about this film, except that it might grow on you in ways unexpected. The people seem out of place in their own lives, maybe even in their roles.. but if it all worked out smoothly and everything would be a perfect match - this whole film would lose its point entirely. And it would be like any other romantic comedy you've seen.

Somehow it's very real even if some events are far fetched and the sudden comedy moments here and there seem like crazy slip ups, as if the people making this film had suddenly realized "Hey, weren't we supposed to make a comedy? So let's add some, right now!"

But above all, it's kind and heartwarming, a good and unique small film to stumble upon. Without Aniston and Zahn this film would have never had its warmth.


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