man about town

Plot

An unscrupulous Hollywood agent seeks to balance the success of his professional status with the abysmal reality of his personal life in director Mike Binder's existential comedy drama. When it comes to playing the Hollywood game, no one does it better than Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck). Yet despite having a high-powered job, money to spare, and a beautiful wife, Jack slowly begins to suspect that something is missing from his glitz and glamour life. After enrolling in a journal-writing class in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of his feelings, the man who has it all is shocked to learn that his wife Nina (Rebecca Romijn) has entered into a heated affair with his biggest client. Though at first Jack takes solace in the fact that he is able to express his inner pain through his writing, his entire future is brought into question when ambitious journalist Barbi (Bai Ling) steals his diary in hopes of landing the year's biggest scoop. Not only does the diary contain sensitive personal information, but crucial information about his high-profile clients as well. Now, as Jack fights against insurmountable odds just to hold his life together, the man who once placed priority on power and material possessions realizes that the only path to true happiness is by spending precious time with family. John Cleese, Kal Penn, Jerry O'Connell, and Adam Goldberg star in a soul-searching comedy that explores the relationship between career success and personal fulfillment. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast

• Ben Affleck - Jack
• Rebecca Romijn - Nina
• John Cleese - Dr. Primkin
• Samuel Ball - Jimmy
• Mike Binder - Morty

Gina Gershon - Arlene; Adam Goldberg - Phil; Howard Hesseman - Ben; Bai Ling - Barbi; Jerry O'Connell - David Lilly; Sam Seder; Amber Valletta; Kal Penn; Damien Dante Wayans; Laura Soltis; Spencer Forbes

Credit

Shannon Grover - Art Director, Rachel Zimmerman - Associate Producer, Sharon Bialy - Casting, Sherry Thomas - Casting, Trish Keating - Costume Designer, Brian Giddens - First Assistant Director, Mike Binder - Director, Roger Nygard - Editor, Stewart Hall - Executive Producer, Derek Elliott - Executive Producer, Frederick C. Elliott - Executive Producer, Larry Groupe - Composer (Music Score), Dave Jordan - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jojo Villanueva - Musical Direction/Supervision, Fredo Viola - Songwriter, Chistian "Pipo" Wintter - Production Designer, Russ T. Alsobrook - Cinematographer, Michael Rotenberg - Producer, Jack Binder - Producer, Sammy Lee - Producer, James Kusan - Sound/Sound Designer, Patrick Cicero - Sound/Sound Designer, J.J. Makaro - Stunts Coordinator, Mike Binder - Screenwriter, Don McGuaig - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Marlo Pabon - Visual Effects Supervisor, Jason Dowdeswell - Visual Effects Supervisor, LOOK! Effects - Digital Effects, Ron Trost - Special Effects Coordinator, Bill Mills - Special Effects Coordinator, Christopher Harvengt - Supervising Sound Editor, Rainmaker Animation and Visual Effects UK - Visual Effects, Louise Roper - Set Decorator

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