Fast Track (2006)

Director:

Jesse Peretz

Writers (WGA):

David Guion (written by) &
Michael Handelman (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Credit-grabbing, back-stabbing, wife-nabbing. Just another day at the office.

Plot:

A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.

Plot Keywords:

Father In Law | Cook | Wheelchair | Ex Boyfriend | Bicycle Accident

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Tom Reilly
Amanda Peet	...	Sofia Kowalski
Jason Bateman	...	Chip Sanders
Charles Grodin	...	Bob Kowalski
Mia Farrow	...	Amelia Kowalski
Lucian Maisel	...	Wesley
Donal Logue	...	Don Wollebin
Amy Poehler	...	Carol Lane
Fred Armisen	...	Manny
Bob Stephenson	...	Doug
Yaffit Hallely	...	Woman
Josh Charles	...	Forrest Mead
Marin Hinkle	...	Karen
Yul Vazquez	...	Paco
Michael Lawson	...	Busboy

Also Known As:

The Ex (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

Canada:77 min | USA:89 min | Germany:93 min (European Film Market) | USA:84 min (unrated version) | USA:84 min (unrated version) | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43053) | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:12 | USA:Not Rated (unrated version) | Finland:K-13 | UK:12 | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

2929 Productions

Trivia:

Charles Grodin's first film role in 13 years.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Clearly visible out the window of candy & ice cream shop supposedly in Ohio is an awning with a phone number with a 718 area code, which belongs to New York City's outer boroughs.

Quotes:

Tom Reilly: Market penetration strategy. Something that's very important to today's youth market: penetration.

Movie Connections:

Features "WWF SmackDown!" (1999)

Soundtrack:

The Start of Something

Mediocre comedy

Zach Braff ("Scrubs"), Amanda Peet ("Studio 60..") and Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development") help this little film just over the "average" bar. Even though their characters are pretty shallow, they put in a good performance and partly succeed in making you forget about the shabby script. There are a couple of funny moments, but without this cast the movie would have fallen apart, its strictly formulaic approach and lack of any inspiration just being too obvious. It's not as bad as "The Last Kiss", but Braff should choose his options more wisely, unless he wants his well-deserved Garden State acclaim to go down the drain.

Recommended only for fans of the above-mentioned stars, the rest of you is not missing out on anything.