Role Models (2008)

Two energy drink salesmen are forced to perform community service by mentoring children in a big brother-big sister program.

First release year

2008

Runtime (minutes)

99

Production countries

United States

Original languages

English

Directors

David Wain

Writers

David Wain · screenplay; Paul Rudd · screenplay; Ken Marino · screenplay; Timothy Dowling · story; William Blake Herron · story

Cast and characters

Paul Rudd · Danny; Seann William Scott · Anson Wheeler; Christopher Mintz-Plasse · Augie Farks; Bobb'e J. Thompson · Ronnie Shields; Elizabeth Banks · Beth; Jane Lynch · Gayle Sweeney; Ken Jeong · King Argotron; Kerri Kenney-Silver · Lynette Farks

Genres

comedy; buddy comedy

Themes

friendship; mentorship; responsibility

Tone and mood

comedy; crude; funny

Premise and plot tags

buddy comedy; community service; mentorship

Content notes

crude

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $92.4 million worldwide against a $28 million budget.

Reported review scores

Rotten Tomatoes · score: 77% · review count: 162; Metacritic · score: 61 · scale: 100 · review count: 33

Awards and nominations

Critics' Choice Movie Award · Best Comedy · Nominated

Production trivia

The film was originally announced in December 2006 under the title Big Brothers.; The film was pre-screened at the University of Maryland's Hoff Theater on October 30, 2008, to positive accord.

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