The Almost Guys is a 2004 American comedy film written and directed by Eric Fleming, produced by Andrea Michaud and starring an ensemble cast.[1] It was filmed on 35mm in Southern California. Film locations included Los Angeles, Lancaster, Long Beach, Upland and Downey. Worldwide rights to the independently produced film were acquired by National Lampoon.
Rick Murphy and his 73-year-old partner known only as "The Colonel" work for a repossession company. During their latest repossession of a car, they find Jim Maxwell, a famous baseball pitcher, inside the trunk of the car. As it turns out, Rick and the Colonel repossessed the car of two members of the "Mob" who were in the middle of kidnapping Jim. As the World Series is only three days away, the repo men must get Jim back to his baseball team before the "Mob" catches up with them.
Cast
Robert Culp - The Colonel; Rick's 73-year-old partner.
Eric Fleming - Rick Murphy; a luckless repo man and the protagonist.
The Almost Guys was chosen for an IFP New Film Works screening at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
The Almost Guys has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 60% of critics have given the film a positive review.[6][7]Film Threat magazine awarded the film 4 stars.[8] Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune stated, "The Almost Guys is completely charming... Fleming brings a feeling of loose, lively fun to the story. He writes funny characters, funny dialogue and funny situations."[9]
^Crust, Kevin (April 26, 2006). "Repo man needs cash and humor". Los Angeles Times.
^Ferraro, Michael. "The Almost Guys". Retrieved March 23, 2005.
^Covert, Colin (August 8, 2006). "The Almost Guys is Completely Charming". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Additional sources
Covert, Colin (August 8, 2006). "The Almost Guys is Completely Charming". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
External links
TheAlmostGuyNation
TheAlmostGuys iTunes
TheAlmostGuys Hulu
TheAlmostGuy: Interview with Eric Fleming
January 13, 2023
almost, guys, 2004, american, comedy, film, written, directed, eric, fleming, produced, andrea, michaud, starring, ensemble, cast, filmed, 35mm, southern, california, film, locations, included, angeles, lancaster, long, beach, upland, downey, worldwide, rights. The Almost Guys is a 2004 American comedy film written and directed by Eric Fleming produced by Andrea Michaud and starring an ensemble cast 1 It was filmed on 35mm in Southern California Film locations included Los Angeles Lancaster Long Beach Upland and Downey Worldwide rights to the independently produced film were acquired by National Lampoon The Almost Guystheatrical release posterDirected byEric FlemingWritten byEric FlemingProduced byAndrea MichaudStarringRobert CulpEric FlemingShawnee SmithJames EdsonOliver DavisCinematographyBrian HoodenpyleEdited byLouis CioffiMusic byJim LathamDistributed byNational LampoonRelease datesMarch 3 2004 2004 03 03 US Comedy Arts Festival Aspen June 1 2006 2006 06 01 United States Running time98 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot synopsis 2 Cast 3 Release and critical reception 4 References 4 1 Additional sources 5 External linksPlot synopsis EditRick Murphy and his 73 year old partner known only as The Colonel work for a repossession company During their latest repossession of a car they find Jim Maxwell a famous baseball pitcher inside the trunk of the car As it turns out Rick and the Colonel repossessed the car of two members of the Mob who were in the middle of kidnapping Jim As the World Series is only three days away the repo men must get Jim back to his baseball team before the Mob catches up with them Cast EditRobert Culp The Colonel Rick s 73 year old partner Eric Fleming Rick Murphy a luckless repo man and the protagonist Shawnee Smith Bigger Jim s ex girlfriend James Edson Jim Maxwell a baseball pitcher Oliver Davis Buddy Murphy Rick s son Tae Joon Lee The Monk a Korean man who had his car repossessed by Rick and the Colonel in the beginning of the movie Lin Shaye The Repo Boss the boss of Re Police the repossession company Rick and the Colonel work for Peter Allas Massimo 1 one of the two members of the Mob Peter Arpesella Massimo 2 one of the two members of the Mob Susan Egan Suzanne Murphy Rick s ex wife Tom Lenoci Gentle Ben a man who lives with Suzanne much to Rick s chagrin Satoshi Nakagawa The Monk s Friend a companion of the Monk who appears late in the movie Release and critical reception EditThe film premiered in February 2005 at the HBO Aspen Comedy film festival The Almost Guys screened at several film festivals including HBO Cinequest Film Festival Sonoma Valley Film Festival Boston Film Festival Jacksonville Film Festival and Palm Beach International Film Festival A limited US theatrical release followed in April 2006 2 3 4 5 The Almost Guys was chosen for an IFP New Film Works screening at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles The Almost Guys has received mixed to positive reviews from critics Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 60 of critics have given the film a positive review 6 7 Film Threat magazine awarded the film 4 stars 8 Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune stated The Almost Guys is completely charming Fleming brings a feeling of loose lively fun to the story He writes funny characters funny dialogue and funny situations 9 References Edit The Almost Guys Kerr Euan Meeting The Almost Guys Almost Retrieved June 14 2006 Jacksonville Film Festival May 23 2005 Tanoor Tamee The Almost Guys Cinequest Film Festival 2005 Keough Peter The Boston Film Festival Celebrates its 20th The Almost Guys Reviews Crust Kevin April 26 2006 Repo man needs cash and humor Los Angeles Times Ferraro Michael The Almost Guys Retrieved March 23 2005 Covert Colin August 8 2006 The Almost Guys is Completely Charming Minneapolis Star Tribune Additional sources Edit Covert Colin August 8 2006 The Almost Guys is Completely Charming Minneapolis Star Tribune External links EditTheAlmostGuyNation TheAlmostGuys iTunes TheAlmostGuys Hulu TheAlmostGuy Interview with Eric Fleming Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Almost Guys amp oldid 1125099402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
