In Good Company Movie Review 2004

Writer-director Weitz scores with this wry commentary on the effect of corporate politics on the modern family. Seasoned ad-exec Dan Foreman (Quaid) arrives at work to discover he's been demoted to make room for his new boss, 26-year-old Carter Duryea (Grace). Carter is the golden boy of the office's new corporate owners, but his work success barely masks his unfulfilling personal life. Carter finds himself drawn to family-man Dan, particularly Dan's fetching daughter Alex (Johansson), and the two men reluctantly teach each other about the vagaries of workplace ethics. Lapses into sentimentality and the end comes a bit easy, but strong performances by Quaid and Grace save the day.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 131 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Advertising, Bad Bosses, Corporate Shenanigans, New York, New York, Dads

Screenplay

Paul Weitz

Cast

Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair, Frankie Faison, Ty Burrell, Kevin Chapman, Amy Aquino, Zena Grey, Colleen Camp

Cinematography

Remi Adefarasin

Director

Paul Weitz

Music

Stephen Trask

Other

David Wyman, Myron Kerstein, Sue Chan, Fred Kolo, Molly Maginnis, William Arnold

Producer

Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Depth of Field, Universal