Role Models
Brief Synopsis
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Two salesmen, Wheeler and Danny, trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad. Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with every neurotic impulse to guide Augie through the trials of becoming a man. Unfortunately, the guy just dumped by his girlfriend has only sarcasm to offer a bashful 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play. Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to assist a fifth-grader named Ronnie in redirecting his foul-mouthed ways. It would probably help if Ronnie's new mentor wasn't an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center's ex-con director gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of immature wisdom to their charges. And if they can just make it through probation without getting thrown in jail, the world's worst role models will prove that, sometimes, it takes a village idiot to raise a child.
Cast & Crew
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David Wain
Director
Paul Rudd
Seann William Scott
Elizabeth Banks
Ken Jeong
Jane Lynch
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Brothers, Little Big Men, Un par nada ejemplar, grands frères
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
Two salesmen, Wheeler and Danny, trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad. Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with every neurotic impulse to guide Augie through the trials of becoming a man. Unfortunately, the guy just dumped by his girlfriend has only sarcasm to offer a bashful 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play. Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to assist a fifth-grader named Ronnie in redirecting his foul-mouthed ways. It would probably help if Ronnie's new mentor wasn't an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center's ex-con director gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of immature wisdom to their charges. And if they can just make it through probation without getting thrown in jail, the world's worst role models will prove that, sometimes, it takes a village idiot to raise a child.
Director
David Wain
Director
Cast
Paul Rudd
Seann William Scott
Elizabeth Banks
Ken Jeong
Jane Lynch
Jeanine Jackson
A.d. Miles
Jenny Robertson
Matt Walsh
Hunter Brochu
Kurt Doss
Eva Card
Caleb Collins
Cody Lawrence
Zaid Farid
Joshua Patterson
Lorna Scott
James Henderson
Art Gil
Bobb'e J. Thompson
Vincent Martella
Armen Weitzman
Nick Nervies
Nicole Randall Johnson
Joe Lo Truglio
Seth Herzog
Zandy Hartig
Ken Marino
Matthew Ballard
Amanda Righetti
Carly Craig
Shane Arenal
John Naehrlich
Lead Man
Emily Mostyn-brown
David Wain
Nina Hellman
Jessica Morris
Peter Salett
Christopher Mintz-plasse
Tina Casciani
Louis C.k.
Allie Stamler
Cindy L Sorensen
Keegan-michael Key
Tajh Bellow
Jorma Taccone
Shawn Huang
Kerri Kenney-silver
Nate Hartley
Crew
Laine Abramson
Set Decorator
Charlsey Adkins
Graphics Coordinator
Russ Alsobrook
Director Of Photography
H. Leah Amir
Craft Service
Randall Archer
Stunt Player
Matthew Atzenhoffer
Swing Gang
Rick Avery
Stunt Player
Stuart Balcomb
Original Music
Ellis J Barbacoff
Assistant Property Master
Steve Barsony
Swing Gang
Perry Batchelor
Swing Gang
Lisa Beach
Casting Director
Greg Benson
Foreman
Cliff Bergman
Foreman
Dave Bergstrom
Recording Engineer
David Berman
Assistant Editor
Susan Bierbaum
Script Supervisor
Tony Bonaventura
Property Master
Charla Bowersox
Casting Associate
James Boyce
Swing Gang
Brad Boyer
Grip
Curtiss Bradford
Chief Lighting Technician
Julian Bratolyubov
Music
Michael S Brewer
Assistant Location Manager
Danny Brown
Coordinator
Megan Brown
Accounting Assistant
Marcei A Brubaker
Unit Production Manager
Nanrose Buchman
Assistant Costume Designer
C Bullock
Song
Denny Caira
Transportation Coordinator
Jj Cale
Song
Rick Canelli
Adr
Kerry Carmean
Foley Editor
Kristen Cascio
Assistant
Juan Castro
Coproducer
Karen K Chang
Transportation
Chris Childers
Swing Gang
Casey Collins
Assistant Location Manager
Curtis Collins
Location Manager
Kevin Constant
Art Director
Donna Corwin
Tutor
Peter Criss
Song
Libby Cuenin
Editorial Production Assistant
Paul Cunningham
Gang Boss
Joey Curatolo
Song Performer
Patrick Cusack
Assistant Sound Editor
Kathryn Cyrus
Tutor
Mario D'alfonso
Foreman
Andrew Z. Davis
Executive Producer
Keith Davis
Stunt Player
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Jerry C Deats
Key Rigging Grip
Andrew Decristofaro
Supervising Sound Editor
Bac Delorme
Assistant Director
Greg Dennon
Music Scoring Mixer
Dennis Dewaay
Construction Coordinator
Ken Diaz
Makeup Artist
Daryl Didier
Rigging Gaffer
James Diggs
Painter
Sierra D Donley
Set Production Assistant
Timothy Dowling
Screenplay
Timothy Dowling
Story By
Ashton Edmunds
Production Assistant
Dave Egan
Assistant Editor
Thom Ehle
Consultant
Charles Ehrlinger
Grip
Bob Ezrin
Song
Louis C Farah
Medic
Louis C Farah Jr.
Medic
Rod Farley
Rigging Grip
Karen Faust
Accounting Assistant
L Fernandez
Song
Robert Fernandez
Music Scoring Mixer
Robert Fernandez
Score Recording
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Matt Floyd
Rigging Grip
Bruce L. Fowler
Original Music
Kyle Fox
Sound
Tom Fox
Boom Operator
Charles Gansa
Song Performer
Charles Gansa
Song
Jason Garcia
Assistant Camera
Antonio Garrido
Dolly Grip
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
James Gierman
Assistant Location Manager
Phyllis S Gilliam
Costume Supervisor
Rick Giovinazzo
Original Music
Ariel Gold
Set Costumer
Adrianne Grady
Technical Advisor
Jeff Graham
Assistant Camera
Luke Greenfield
Producer
Tad Griffith
Stunt Player
Jamie Gross
Assistant Editor
Mark Hadland
Chief Lighting Technician
Gregory Hadwick
Editorial Production Assistant
Noel B Harris
Craft Service
Thomas J Healy
Assistant Location Manager
Brock Helfer
Swing Gang
Darryl Henley
Storyboard Artist
William Blake Herron
Story By
William Blake Herron
Other
Michael Hertlein
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Freddie Hice
Stunt Player
Tanya Noel Hill
Music Editor
Wendy Hoffmann
Adr Voice Casting
Casey Hotchkiss
Camera Operator
Jasmine Houston
Accountant
Brian Imada
Stunt Player
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Bradley Inaba
Set Costumer
Evan Ingersoll
Song
Chris Jackson
Assistant Editor
Matt Jackson
Rigging Grip
Willow Jenkins
Video Assist/Playback
Jeffrey A Johnson
Best Boy Grip
L Jones
Song
John B Josselyn
Assistant Art Director
John H Joyce
Steadicam Operator
John H Joyce
Camera Operator
Sarah Katzman
Casting Director
Josh King
Assistant Director
Eric Kissack
Editor
Matthew Kistenmacher
Rigging Electrician
Pete Kitlas
Set Production Assistant
Phil Knoedel
Medic
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
John Koyama
Stunt Player
Mark Kubr
Stunt Player
Luke Lafontaine
Stunt Player
Jonas Lagunoff
Rigging Grip
Adruitha Lee
Hair Stylist
Esther Lee
Visual Effects Producer
Shannon White Lee
Set Production Assistant
Gary Leshner
Swing Gang
James Lin
Location Manager
John Lineweaver
Production Assistant
Stephen J Lineweaver
Production Designer
Beth Lipari
Casting Associate
Nancy Lowry
Swing Gang
Steve Luport
Special Effects Foreman
Sharon Lynch
Key Costumer
Jeff Lynne
Song Performer
Jeff Lynne
Song
Gary Macpherson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dan Magat
Lighting Technician
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Production Assistant
Ken Marino
Song
Ken Marino
Screenplay
Harrison Marsh
Sound Mixer
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
James O Maull
Post-Production Accountant
Jonathan Mcgarry
Assistant Director
Radha Mehta
Set Decorator
Klaus Meine
Song
Shawn Meyer
Rigging Grip
A.d. Miles
Song
Amy Miles
Song Performer
Caroline Miller
Accounting Assistant
Christian Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Montgomery
Accountant
Stephen Moore
Assistant Director
Trip Morey
Loader
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Douglas Mowat
Set Decorator
John W Murphy
Dolly Grip
Rob Murphy
Lighting Technician
Blake Nabavi
Set Production Assistant
Thomas G Nead
Lighting Technician
Jim Nedza
Art Director
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Steven F. Nelson
Sound Effects Editor
Nicholas David Nesbitt
Assistant
Greg Nestor
Swing Gang
R Noble
Song
Viviane Normand
Hair Stylist
Rob Novelli
Rigging Electrician
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Joseph R Olsen
Swing Gang
Jamie Olvera
Music Scoring Mixer
Suzi Ostos
Makeup Artist
Chris Pappas
Assistant Property Master
Mary Parent
Producer
Michael Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Stanley Penridge
Song
Scott Pepin
Lighting Technician
Margit Pfeiffer
Foley Editor
P Philips
Song
Joshua Brian Pierce
Office Production Assistant
Blake Pike
Rigging Grip
Herman Rarebell
Song
Antoine Reed
Song
Brian Relyea
Assistant Director
Robin Roberts
Rigging Grip
Ryan Robinson
Music Scoring Mixer
Pete Rock
Song Performer
Jason Rodriguez
Stunt Player
Dana Rosenberg
Set Costumer
Peter Rotter
Music Contractor
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Brothers, Little Big Men, Un par nada ejemplar, grands frères
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video March 10, 2009
Released in United States Fall November 7, 2008
Released in United States on Video March 10, 2009
Released in United States Fall November 7, 2008
