Failure to Launch Movie Review 2006

Finally, a movie that lives up to its title. Tripp (McConaughey) is a 35-year-old slacker still living with his parents (Bradshaw and Bates). They want him out, so they hire a woman, Paula (Parker), who specializes at getting grown men to move out of their parents' homes. Along the way characters are bitten by a chipmunk, a lizard, a dolphin, even a mockingbird. Both Parker and McConaughey play their usual smiling, glowing selves. Since this is a romantic comedy, they eventually fall in love. Guess Paula's not used to these freeloaders being buff and charming.

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 DVD
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Bachelor Party, Not-So-True Identity, Salespeople, Sail Away

Screenplay

Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember

Cast

Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates, Katheryn Winnick, Tyrell Jackson Williams, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Peter Jacobson

Director

Tom Dey

Music

Rolfe Kent

Other

Steve Aaron, Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Constant, Ellen Mirojnick, Jeremy Conway

Producer

Scott Rudin, Scott Aversano, Scott Rudin, Aversano Films Production, Paramount