Kabluey (2007)
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84% of critics liked it
(38 reviews) -
63% of users liked it
(2,787 ratings)
A slacker tries to do the right thing for his family with unexpectedly chaotic results in this independent comedy. Salman (Scott Prendergast) is an out-of-work twentysomething who has few skills and fewer prospects. However, things are significantly worse for his older brother -- his National Guard… More A slacker tries to do the right thing for his family with unexpectedly chaotic results in this independent comedy. Salman (Scott Prendergast) is an out-of-work twentysomething who has few skills and fewer prospects. However, things are significantly worse for his older brother -- his National Guard unit has been called back to Iraq, and his wife, Leslie (Lisa Kudrow), needs to go back to work in order to support their children. However, Leslie doesn't have anyone to look after her two sons, so when Salman learns of her sad situation, he volunteers to move in and help mind the kids. Salman quickly discovers the boys are nearly psychotic and will stop at nothing to get him out of the house, including putting sharp objects in his breakfast. With the household still short on money, Leslie helps Salman get a job, and soon he's become the corporate mascot for a failing Internet company, who pounds the pavement wearing a strange blue costume hoping to drum up interest in renting space in the corporate offices. The first feature film as writer and director for actor Scott Prendergast, Kabluey also stars Christine Taylor, Conchata Ferrell, Teri Garr, and Chris Parnell. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Scott Prendergast
- Written By
- Scott Prendergast
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 25, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Regent Releasing/Whitewater Films
Critic Reviews
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Mark Bourne, Film.com
...a low-key comedy perfectly tuned for our times.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety
Short on substance, despite a watchable supporting cast and an amiable overall tenor.
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Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
While it borrows from obvious sources, Kabluey eventually comes into its own as a wacky commentary on the state of America in the fifth year of the Iraq war.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
A dark piece of whimsy that enchants and befuddles in equal measure.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Kabluey, which has no discernible political agenda, is wildly uneven and often seems like a short stretched to feature length. But it's also kind of oddly endearing.
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Cast
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Lisa Kudrow
as Leslie
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Scott Prendergast
as Salman
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Christine Taylor
as Betty
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Conchata Ferrell
as Kathleen
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan
as Brad
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Teri Garr
as Suze
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Chris Parnell
as Frank
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Angela Sarafyan
as Ramona
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Patricia Buckley
as Elizabeth P
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Cameron Wofford
as Cameron
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Landon Henninger
as Lincoln
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Raquel Gavia
as Esme
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Bill Toney
as Thermos Man
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Nick Ashy Holden
as Leonard
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Matt Hensarling
as Jared
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D'Anthony Palms
as Harrison
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Austin Chittim
as Valentine
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Donald Stewart
as Security Guard
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Emily Kaye
as Beth Sill
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Elise Ballard
as Sarah Tuttle, Veronica Davis Goldstein
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Steve Rowe
as Gena Scalla
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Cassandra L. Small
as Sandra
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Vivan Dugre
as Missy Valdez St. Muffington
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Googy Gress
as Annoyed Customer
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Rhoades Rader
as The Cheese
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Doug Sutherland
as Officer Williams
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Ryan Peterson
as Officer Sonoma
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Nicole Eva-Marie Brandt
as Yelling Roomate
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Melissa Joulwan
as Mean Roomate
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Charlie Melfi
as Skater Punk #1
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Daniel Ballard
as Skater Punk #2
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Phil Thoden
as Noah
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Janet Rotblatt
as Mother-in-Law
