Company Man Movie Review 2000

Goofy satire about the Bay of Pigs invasion co-written and co-directed by McGrath, who also stars as a wimpy grammar teacher who, through some bizarre coincidences, manages, unwittingly, to cause the Cold War debacle. Though the big name cast seems to be having fun, absurdity abounds and eventually topples this romping, madcap throwback. Woody Allen makes an appearance as a CIA veteran in Cuba.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 81 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Flashback, Period Piece: 1960s, Cold War Spies, Mistaken Identity, Marriage, Cuba

Screenplay

Douglas McGrath, Peter Askin

Cast

Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Phillippe, Denis Leary, Alan Cumming, Woody Allen, Heather Matarazzo, Jeffrey Jones

Cinematography

Russell Boyd

Director

Douglas McGrath, Peter Askin

Music

David Lawrence

Other

Tod A. Maitland, Camilla Toniolo, Patricia Woodbridge, Ruth Meyers, Jane Musky

Producer

John Penotti, Guy East, Rick Leed, James Scotchpole, Intermedia Films, GreeneStreet Films, Foundry Films, Wind Dancer Films, Paramount Classics