Themes: Saintly Fools, Sibling Relationships, Fathers and Sons
Main Cast: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Malin Akerman
Release Year: 2007
Country: US
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Mr. Show alumnus Bob Odenkirk directed -- and SNL vet Will Forte scripted -- this gleefully raunchy tale of two socially backward but kind-hearted adult brothers, Dean and John Solomon (Forte and Will Arnett), who had the misfortune to be home-schooled by their father at a remote Arctic outpost. Destined to be perpetually single, their moronic, klutzy attempts at meeting new women (such as popping the question on a first date in a crowded restaurant) always blow up in their face. Then, one day, the Solomons receive the distressing news that their father is on his deathbed -- and to complicate matters, he indicates that his dying wish involves having a grandchild. John and Dean are happy to oblige -- but where in the world will they find a mother for this infant? Suddenly, the bachelors' romantic desperation doubles, and each brother embarks on a nutty, madcap quest to find the girl of his dreams and the mother of his future children. Malin Akerman, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, and Chi McBride co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Marc Dabe - Art Director, Michael Shear - Associate Producer, Lisa Beach - Casting, Sarah Katzman - Casting, Gail Laskowski - Co-producer, Melina Root - Costume Designer, Van A. Hayden - First Assistant Director, Bob Odenkirk - Director, Tracey Wadmore-Smith - Editor, Paddy Cullen - Executive Producer, Caryn Mandabach - Executive Producer, John Swihart - Composer (Music Score), G. Marq Roswell - Musical Direction/Supervision, Adam Swart - Musical Direction/Supervision, John Paino - Production Designer, Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer, Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer, Tom Werner - Producer, Matt Berenson - Producer, Stephen Halbert - Sound/Sound Designer, Will Forte - Screenwriter, Raymond McIntyre Jr. - Visual Effects Supervisor, Jan Pascale - Set Decorator
John (Will Arnett) and Dean (Will Forte) are two sheltered happy-go-lucky brothers who want nothing more than to please their ailing father (Lee Majors). Deciding a grandson will do the trick, the clueless boys set out to find a woman who can give them a baby. Finding Janine (Kristen Wiig) on Craigslist, the brothers find the woman of their dreams, artificially inseminating her and spending the next nine months on a roller coaster of life, facing romantic and parental challenges along the way that are no match for their sunny attitude
The film was a box office bomb grossing only $900,926 out of a $10 million budget. Reviews were overwhelmingly negative, and on At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper claimed he walked out of the film - something he had never done before. On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 16 out of 100 based on 68 reviews. On Metacritic the film received a 32 out of 100 based on 17 reviews.
