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Failure to Launch (2006)

Failure to Launch (2006)

PG-13 97 minutes EN Comedy , Romance
To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.
Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to arrange the matter and couldn't be happier with the result.
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Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Tripp
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Paula
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Kit
Justin Bartha
Justin Bartha
Ace
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper
Demo
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Al
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Sue
Tyrel Jackson Williams
Tyrel Jackson Williams
Jeffrey
Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick
Melissa
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
Techie Guy
Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry
Gun Salesman
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Bud
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Rolfe Kent
Original Music Composer
Claudio Miranda
Director of Photography
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Brian Smyj
Stunts
Kevin Constant
Art Direction
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Jeremy Conway
Production Design
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
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A simply OK film, though the last 20/30 minutes or so does drag a tad.
Matthew McConaughey is good, Sarah Jessica Parker is good, the support cast (which includes an early role of Bradley Cooper's) are good. I didn't overly enjoy what I was watching, but I wasn't particularly bored with it either. I don't really have much to say about it in truth.
At around 90 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome. That makes it a watchable, if slightly forgettable, flick from 2006 in my books.

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Production companies: Failure to Launch Productions, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $130,224,158

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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