Joe Somebody (2001)
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19% of critics liked it
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30% of users liked it
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Following their television series Home Improvement and the features The Santa Clause (1994) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), the actor/director team of Tim Allen and John Pasquin collaborate once again on this high-concept comedy. Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a nice guy video specialist for a Minneapolis… More Following their television series Home Improvement and the features The Santa Clause (1994) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), the actor/director team of Tim Allen and John Pasquin collaborate once again on this high-concept comedy. Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a nice guy video specialist for a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company who's plodding through both his thankless job and an unhappy divorce from his ex-wife Callie (Kelly Lynch). When Joe brings his daughter Natalie (Hayden Panettiere) to the office with him on Take Our Kids to Work Day, he's humiliated in a spat with company bully Mark McKinney (Patrick Warburton) over a parking space. It's the last straw for the mild-mannered Joe, who challenges McKinney to a rematch, hires a has-been action movie star (Jim Belushi) to instruct him in martial arts, and pays a stylist to make over his wardrobe and hair. As Joe's image improves and the big day approaches, he finds his new self-respecting stance has positive effects in both the workplace, as he lands a long-overdue promotion, and in his romantic life, as both Callie and a cute "wellness coordinator" (Julie Bowen) start warming up to him. The levelheaded Natalie, however, seems to prefer the previously non-confrontational dad she already loved. Joe Somebody (2001) is the feature debut of screenwriter John Scott Shepherd, who actually worked as a corporate filmmaker in Minneapolis. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Pasquin
- Written By
- John Scott Shepherd
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Not something to write home about.
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Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
Has the look and feel of an extended sitcom episode.
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
While never truly funny or insightful, the movie works intermittently by digging a little deeper than you might expect.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I'd rather see a whole movie about an aging B-movie actor and forget about all the stuff with Tim Allen.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
The movie makes smart use of the small-screen big-charm appeal of former Home Improvement star Tim Allen.
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Cast
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Tim Allen
as Joe Scheffer
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Julie Bowen
as Meg Harper
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Kelly Lynch
as Callie Scheffer
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Hayden Panettiere
as Natalie Scheffer
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James Belushi
as Chuck Scarett
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Greg Germann
as Jeremy
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Robert Joy
as Pat Chilcutt
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Patrick Warburton
as Mark McKinney
- Jesse Ventura
- Wolfgang Bodison
