Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Teá Leoni) are a typical suburban couple. They have a nice house in a development, she works as a travel agent to supplement his white-collar income, and their son's first language is Spanish thanks to spending so much time with nanny Blanca (Gloria Garayua). Things change in the blink of an eye when Dick is promoted to vice president of communications at Globodyne, where he has worked for years. His first order of business: to appear on a popular news show about business and money and lend his magic touch to news of Globodyne's earnings. But Dick doesn't know that Globodyne is about to tank, and in the midst of his interview the situation goes from bad to horrendous and he becomes the scapegoat. In the blink of an eye he is unemployed, his pension is bust, and he can't find a job to save his life. Their front lawn is even repossessed. To make matters worse, Jane quit her job as soon as Dick was promoted, their house has lost value, and their savings was in Globodyne stock.
Months later the Harpers find themselves in increasingly dire straits. They resort to paying their nanny with appliances, selling all of their possessions and are facing foreclosure on their house when Dick has a brainstorm: he'll start to steal. Jane joins him, and soon the duo is dressing in elaborate costumes and robbing local businesses and homes. When their final job goes bust, they decide to go for the big heist: scamming Globodyne president Jack McAllister (Alec Baldwin) out of his stolen fortune. Dean Parisot (HOME FRIES) directs this remake of the 1977 film of the same name, which has been cheekily updated to incorporate the phenomenon of white-collar crime. Richard Jenkins and Carlos Jacott round out the cast.
Theatrical Release: December 21, 2005
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Bonus Footage: Gag Reel
Featured
Carlos Jacott: Actor
Screenplay
Judd Apatow: Director, FREAKS AND GEEKS
Screenplay
Nicholas Stoller: Director, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Director of Photography
Jerzy Zielinski: Polish Director Of Photography/In USA
Review 1:
3 stars out of 5 -- "Leoni has some fine comic moments, and the satirical targets -- the media, suburban ennui, plastic surgery -- are cleverly demolished."
Source: Uncut
p.128 03/01/2006
Review 2:
"[T]o be applauded for its topical twist....[A] good-natured piece."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.57-58 03/01/2006