Mr. Woodcock (2007)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Writers (WGA):

Michael Carnes (written by) &
Josh Gilbert (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Letting Go Of Your Past Is Hard... Especially When It's Dating Your Mom.

Plot:

Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students. |

Plot Keywords:

Party Hat | White Briefs | Childhood Drama | Forced To Strip | Flashback Sequence

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Jasper Woodcock
Seann William Scott	...	John Farley
Susan Sarandon	...	Beverly Farley
Amy Poehler	...	Maggie
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Tracy
Ethan Suplee	...	Nedderman
Jacob Davich	...	Nedderman's Brother
Kyley Baldridge	...	Young Farley
Alec George	...	Young Nedderman
Joseph Michael Sargent	...	Young Watson
M.C. Gainey	...	Hal - Barber #1
Brent Briscoe	...	Barber #2
Dave Kuhr	...	Bookish Guy
Lisa K. Wyatt	...	Housewife
Kurt Fuller	...	Councilman Luke

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic material, language and a mild drug reference.

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42285) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Philippines:R-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

David Dobkin directed three weeks of re-shoots, according to Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times 10 August 2007

Goofs:

Continuity: When Farley and Mr. Woodcock are in the barber shop, the barber uses the clippers to make a huge, very noticeable bald spot in the back of Farley's hair. When he's getting out of the van at Mr. Woodcock's ex-wife's house, there's no bald spot. Then as he's walking to the door, the bald spot is back.

Quotes:

Nedderman: What's next, the Hitler Calzone?

Movie Connections:

References "The Tyra Banks Show" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Who Do You Love

Good film, nobody needs surgery

Susan Sarandon looked fine, in fact great for her character. I thought the movie was funny and just plain entertaining.

I liked the broad humor as well as the occasional slapstick bit. In addition, there was some social/philosophical commentary that went well with the light tone of the movie.

Although the 'Cornival' was a bit corny, that was the point. John, Mr. Woodcock's nemesis, was searching for a connection with his roots and eventually realized that he was more disconnected than he thought, having to change his general outlook and his relationships with the people he most cared about.