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Role Models [Blu-ray] (2008)

Seann William Scott , Paul Rudd , David Wain  |  R |  Blu-ray
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Jane Lynch
  • Directors: David Wain
  • Writers: Paul Rudd, David Wain, Ken Marino
  • Producers: Mary Parent, Scott Stuber, Luke Greenfield
  • Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), French (DTS 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
  • Run Time: 201 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001OD4S5A
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,037 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Role Models [Blu-ray]" on IMDb

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Raunchy, but not nauseating, Role Models is an exceptionally funny slacker comedy co-written by Paul Rudd. Rudd stars as Danny, one-half of a team (along with Seann William Scott's character, Wheeler) that visits schools on behalf of a power-drink company. With his lack of enthusiasm for work and his life painfully evident, Danny loses his live-in girlfriend, Beth (Elizabeth Banks), and soon has a run-in with the law resulting in community service for him and Wheeler. Ordered to appear at a Big Brothers-like organization, Danny is partnered with a lonely if brilliant adolescent boy, Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), while Wheeler is hooked up with a foul-mouthed pre-teen named Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson). Neither of the men has anything in common with their charges, a fact exacerbated when Danny reluctantly attends Augie's participation in a weekend role-playing fantasy game with a medieval flavor. Meanwhile, Wheeler just tries to survive his ongoing power struggle with Ronnie. Both sets of relationships improve when Danny and Wheeler begin to meet their kids halfway and even learn to empathize with them, though the results are sometimes comically bumpy before the characters all hit their groove. There are a number of hilarious scenes (the film definitely deserves its R rating) and more than a few thoughtful ones, including a terrific moment where Danny defends Augie to the latter's critical parents over an awkward dinner. Jane Lynch is very funny as a semi-insane director of the program pairing kids and adults, and Banks (W.) is very appealing as Danny's unhappy ex-girlfriend. --Tom Keogh


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Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star in Role Models as Danny and Wheeler, two salesmen who trash a company truck on an energy-drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.

Customer Reviews

Movie was funny, good actors and great story. Secretpapee  |  39 reviewers made a similar statement
Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, and sexy Elizabeth Banks all did an awesome job! Pumpkin Man  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Sheer, raunchy fun. March 18, 2009
Format:DVD
Role Models is not a particularly deep or innovative comedy, in fact it's plotline will be familiar to anyone who has ever watched a movie, period. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't provide lots of laughs and much needed escapism for it's 90 plus minutes.

Paul Rudd And Sean William Scott star as two slackers who find themselves sentenced to 30 days of community service following a work related blow up by Rudd's characther that comes on the heels of being dumped by his longtime girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks). The two are ordered to do their hours of community service at a Big Brothers and Sisters type of organization where each of them are paired up with a "troubled" kid.

Can you guess where this is going? The two men will learn to look past their own self indulgence and care for the kids. A valuable lesson is learned by all. This plot really doesn't matter. What does matter are the performances. Rudd and Scott are hilarious as the overgrown man-children and they share an effortless chemistry. Rudd especially is in top form, spewing sarcasm and self loathing with every line and garnering laughs from his facial expressions alone. Rudd is clearly in his element here.

When Rudd turns into an unselfish nice guy at the end, it's a bit of a stretch for the audience to accept that he made such a quick transition. Rudd's performance may be hilarious, but his character is not that well developed for his transformation to be believable. But hey, this ain't art. It's a largely entertaining buddy comedy with lots of smart and raunchy humor that should be viewed as exactly that.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Hilarious April 5, 2009
Format:DVD
Pretty much everyone, even Kevin Smith, is trying to cash in on the success of Judd Apatow and friends. Never before have such a talented, bright group of comedians come together to produce such a collection of hilarious and heartfelt films. From Rogen to Rudd, from Hill to Segel, from Carell to Cera, Judd Apatow knows how to cast some funny and creative dudes, so naturally Hollywood would try to repeat his success and grab these dudes up. The team behind ROLE MODELS scored big, recruiting Apatow alums Paul Rudd (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad), along with a pretty funny guy who hasn't gotten a lot of love in the film industry recently, Seann William Scott (Stiffler from American Pie). Despite the strong cast, the trailer collected some pretty bad jokes and stiff moments, so I thought this Apatow-copy would surely be a stinker... but surprisingly, it was really, really good. Chock full of both laughs and heart, this is definitely worth watching.

The premise is simple. Two men who spend their lives going school-to-school selling energy drinks to students wind up in court after the more-uptight dude snaps after a particularly rotten day. Instead of going to jail, the two opt to be mentors ("Bigs") to some kids ("Littles") who have been unsuccessful in keeping a mentor around thus far. The kids are hilarious and really impressed me. One of them is played by Bobb'e Jacques Thompson, a mini-twelve year old and self-described "Booby Watcher." Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays Augie Farks, a role-playing nerd who is neglected by his family. The plot, on the surface, is a straight forward dramedy in which the mentor program teaches both the mentor and the kid something important, but the ways it's done is so fantastically creative and tongue-in-cheek that you forget how traditional the arc of the story really is. Plus, Paul Rudd is basically a legend, so watching him crack jokes, get attached to Augie, and sing freestyle songs to his girlfriend on a faux-Medieval battlefield is an experience everybody deserves to have.

ROLE MODELS blew my expectations away. Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott had pretty good chemistry, but what really made this film was their relationships with the two kids. It was touching, hilarious, and really creatively done.

8/10
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Big Kids August 28, 2009
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Like its two lead characters, ROLE MODELS is a movie that doesn't seem to be expecting too much of itself as it lures us into familiar man-child territory.

Seann William Scott and (co-writer) Paul Rudd are Wheeler and Danny, two low-achieving coworkers paid to travel to schools with an act that preaches against drugs while pushing powerful energy-drinks as the safe alternative. The difference between them? Wheeler loves his work and thinks of Danny as his friend. Danny hates his job, the fact that he should have done more with his life and can't commit to being more than a colleague to Wheeler. Danny's mean, sarcastic and rude to coffee shop baristas. Clearly he doesn't deserve a girlfriend like Beth (Elizabeth Banks), who rejects his spontaneous marriage proposal and dumps him instead. Danny's dejection leads to a tangle with the law and soon he and Wheeler are sent to perform 150 hours of community service at the local mentoring program, Sturdy Wings.

This is where the movie grows some wings of its own and really takes off. The flight path may be familiar, and there are no surprises when it comes to a predictably happy landing. But the journey becomes a lot of fun when Wheeler and Danny become "Bigs" to two very different "Littles," Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson) and Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse).

It's clear that on paper at least, our two ROLE MODELS lack all the traditional skills required to teach anything to the kids. Fast-talking, foul-mouthed Ronnie is the product of broken home in need of a father figure, not a "booby" obsessed party lover like Wheeler. The costume-sewing fantasy game participant Augie shouldn't expect much sympathy from the snide Danny. Bad mentoring leads to chaos, confusion and near-tragedy. But somehow, everyone develops the sturdiness of wing to make it to the end having taught something to someone else--and discovered something essential about themselves.

Supporting characters add to the fun throughout, especially Jane Lynch as the ex-coke-addict who founded the Sturdy Wings program and the various costumed characters who take the game of "Laire" very seriously indeed.

ROLE MODELS is a movie that won't teach you much. But it will definitely make you laugh.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Was a good one
This movie was not the most popular for a lot of people. I liked it however for one, they dress up like KISS and play lair. Come on now that is cool. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Paul Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Game face bro!
This movie is hilarious with adult humor and the character Ronnie and wheeler are great together. Definitely worth watching over and over I will end up buying it.
Published 11 days ago by Joe
4.0 out of 5 stars Roles Models - review
Very funny with troubled semi-adults attempting to help younger kids with growing pains. Everyone humor isn't the same so some people may be put off.
Published 13 days ago by Joseph M. Bruno
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great movie for all
I love this movie, its just fun to watch. Especially since I watched it right after a documentary on LARPING which still just amazes me that people actually participate in LARPING... Read more
Published 26 days ago by jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Comedy
This is a great way to spend a couple hours. It's light-hearted, quick and just raunchy enough to keep most adults entertained. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Jared Lewis
3.0 out of 5 stars Raunchy, Funny, Disturbing
I love Paul Rudd. This movie has some funny scenes but it seems like all of the humor is based on raunchy, sexual jokes that gets kind of old. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gina Hitchcock
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Charming, Quirky!
One of the few movies I will see over and over again and still laugh. Extra stars for Paul Rudd at his best.
Published 1 month ago by Janet A. W.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie For The Older Crowd
A Pretty Good Movie About 2 Guys Who Hit A School Statue In Their Vehicle.They Go To Court And Receive Community Service Where They Must Talk To Potty-Mouth Youths And Help Them To... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tcowan13
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Awesome, loved it, it was great, I hate writing these. It's just great, why do I need a minimum of a certain amount of words.
Published 2 months ago by Michael Warren
1.0 out of 5 stars Cheated
When i opened the case, it was the wrong dvd and it was blank when i put it in the dvd player.
Published 2 months ago by Miranda Jane
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