Company Man (2000)
-
14% of critics liked it
(63 reviews) -
38% of users liked it
(1,409 ratings)
Former Woody Allen collaborator Douglas McGrath co-wrote, co-directed, and stars in this historical screwball comedy that offers up its own creative suggestion as to what might have spurned 1961's Bay of Pigs invasion. McGrath plays Allen Quimp, a nebbish schoolteacher who -- in an attempt to… More Former Woody Allen collaborator Douglas McGrath co-wrote, co-directed, and stars in this historical screwball comedy that offers up its own creative suggestion as to what might have spurned 1961's Bay of Pigs invasion. McGrath plays Allen Quimp, a nebbish schoolteacher who -- in an attempt to appease his browbeating wife Daisy (Sigourney Weaver) -- boasts that he leads a double life as a CIA operative. Daisy immediately sets to work writing a tell-all biography, and as his rumor spreads, Quimp bumbles his way into working at an actual CIA post in Cuba. There, he's confronted by a Cold War vigilante (John Turturro) who enlists his help in taking down the country's communist strongman, Fidel Castro (Anthony LaPaglia). Company Man was co-written and co-directed by New York stage director Peter Askin; both Askin and McGrath sued the film's production company in 1999 when, they claimed, the privilege of editing the final cut was denied to them. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Askin, Doug McGrath
- Written By
- Peter Askin, Doug McGrath, Douglas McGrath
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 9, 2001 Limited
- Studio
- Paramount Classics
Critic Reviews
-
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
McGrath can't decide if he wants the movie to be a satire or a broad farce.
-
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
Given the disastrous state of the final product, it's hard not to wonder if it was worth all the blood, sweat and celluloid.
-
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
This movie looks and feels so retro, so unrelentingly unironic, that the very guilelessness of it makes you want to giggle.
-
Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz
The rapid-fire gags are relentlessly cute and announce themselves with all the subtlety of a pounding headache.
-
Mike Clark, USA Today
Second-rate fare.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Cast
-
Douglas McGrath
as Allen Quimp
-
Sigourney Weaver
as Daisy Quimp
-
John Turturro
as Crocker Johnson
-
Anthony LaPaglia
as Fidel Castro
-
Ryan Phillippe
as Rudolph Petrov
-
Denis Leary
as Fry
-
Woody Allen
as Lowther
-
Alan Cumming
as Gen. Batista
- Doug McGrath
- Bill Murray
- Chazz Palminteri
- Heather Matarazzo
- Jeffrey Jones
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Wallace Shawn
