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:

Company | Friendship | Synergy | Secret | Rudeness

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Dan
Topher Grace	...	Carter
Scarlett Johansson	...	Alex
Marg Helgenberger	...	Ann
David Paymer	...	Morty
Clark Gregg	...	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
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]
Babamin kâbusu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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]
In guddo kanpanî (Japan) (DVD title) [ja]
Jó társaság (Hungary) [hu]
Poios einai to afentiko (Greece) [el]
W doborowym towarzystwie (Poland) [pl]

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:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41265) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:PG | 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:

The studio wanted someone from the cast of "That '70s Show" (1998) for the role of Carter and had originally given it to Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher dropped out due to creative differences, and Topher Grace auditioned and got the part. Grace had auditioned four times for the role, and had to convince producer Paul Weitz that he was right for the role, by highlighting his raising by his father, a businessman with sharp negotiation skills.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Carter gets into his new 911, you can see his wedding ring, but as he feels the steering wheel, it is no longer there.

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:

Referenced in Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Soundtrack:

Sunset Soon Forgotten

Reminds me of Good Will Hunting

Honest. Unpredictable... not neat and tidy like many romantic comedies. Outside of one Steely Dan song, the soundtrack makes the movie feel a bit slow-- however... the one liners make up for it. Carter (Grace) has one line to Alex (Johannson) while in her dorm room that is just awesome... think As Good as it Gets awesome... will purchase this one... It had a Good Will Hunting (one of my faves) feel to it... those are rare. Great date movie as well. It is more than a renter. See this one in the theater. Simply put, a great flick. It is so often that one (me anyway) sits in a theater able to predict the next line, action, etc. It is refreshing to walk away satisfied with an ending one could not have guessed.