In Good Company (2004)

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writer (WGA):

Paul Weitz (written by)

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He's rich, young and handsome. He's in love with you and he's your dad's boss.

Plot:

Dennis Quaid plays a middle-aged ad exec faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age ... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Overprotective Father | Pizza Delivery | Friendship | Advertising Executive

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Dan Foreman
Topher Grace	...	Carter Duryea
Scarlett Johansson	...	Alex Foreman
Marg Helgenberger	...	Ann Foreman
David Paymer	...	Morty Wexler
Clark Gregg	...	Mark Steckle
Philip Baker Hall	...	Eugene Kalb
Selma Blair	...	Kimberly
Frankie Faison	...	Corwin
Ty Burrell	...	Enrique Colon
Kevin Chapman	...	Lou
Amy Aquino	...	Alicia
Zena Grey	...	Jana Foreman
Colleen Camp	...	Receptionist
Lauren Tom	...	Obstetrician

Also Known As:

Synergy (USA) (working title)
En bonne compagnie (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Reine Chefsache (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Algo más que un jefe (Venezuela) [es]
Em Boa Companhia (Brazil) [pt]
En buena compañía (Argentina) [es]
Heas seltskonnas (Estonia) [et]
I godt selskap (Norway) [no]
In Good Company (Finland) [fi]
In good company - Algo más que un jefe (Spain) [es]
Jó társaság (Hungary) [hu]
Poios einai to afentiko (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and drug references.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41265) | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

7th & Hope Streets, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In Ocean's 12, Topher Grace references this movie by telling Brad Pitt's character, "I phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie" while being evicted.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Teddy K.'s speech, Mark Steckle yells, "Teddy K!" several times, but his mouth isn't always moving.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Anchorwoman: After months of speculation, analysts expect an announcement this week that GlobeCom International will acquire Waterman Publishing and its flagship magazine, Sports America. The man at the helm of GlobeCom, billionaire media magnate Teddy K., has been on a spending spree recently...

Movie Connections:

References American Beauty (1999)

Soundtrack:

Besame Mucho

Worthwhile!

Splendid performances by Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Scarlett Johannson.

Dennis Quaid plays the 51 year old ad executive whose company has been taken over by mogul Teddy Kay. Topher Grace is the hot shot who is sent into the mix to shake things up (fire people).

The interactions among the three stars is wonderful. I also enjoyed the genuine affection the family members had toward each other. It is nice to see family life portrayed in such a positive light.

The movie engaged me from beginning to end. The characters grow into their parts as the movie progresses.

By the unexpected ending I was totally engaged, caring about each one of these people.