Synopsis
Jack, a 25 year old Jersey guy is scared... of moving out of his parents house...of marrying his girlfriend of seven years... of spending his life working in the nursing home... of eighty year old Helen with whom he engages in a daily battle not to pull the fire alarm. On a rare trip into the "foreign" territory of New York City, Jack and his pal Merle talk their way into a hip downtown club. Wearing his best plaid shirt he fails to impress anyone, except a glamorous model, who happens to think taking care of old people is just about the nicest thing a person could do for a living. Totally smitten by her attention, Jack embraces her world. He feels guilty about cheating on his girlfriend, but he looks so good in his new Valentino suit! His buddies in the nursing home, impressed by Jack's ballet of deceit and self discovery, live vicariously through him. He's got to make a choice. But something's not right... as he discusses this new turn of events with his father, he realizes there is more to the old man than meets the eye. So which life does Jack choose?
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.8%
Critic Consensus
0.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, funny, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
character-drivenfunnyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score0.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count0
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes53
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $4,268 | $7,276 |
| International | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $4,268 | $7,276 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $2,134 | $3,638 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $2,000 | $3,410 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $342,000 | $583,073 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $624,000 | $1,063,852 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $75,000 | $127,867 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $1,045,134 | $1,781,840 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2003 | $250,000 (est) | $426,223 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $80,000 (est) | $136,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $21,000 | $35,803 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $66,000 | $112,523 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $50,000 | $85,245 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $467,000 | $796,184 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $578,134 | $985,656 |
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|---|
 | Garden State | 2004 | Shared genres: 5 | 86.6 | $63,245,937 |
 | Jersey Girl | 2004 | Shared genres: 5 | 75.4 | $14,262,023 |
 | The Station Agent | 2003 | Shared genres: 5 | 75.2 | $40,616,614 |
 | Win Win | 2011 | Shared genres: 5 | 73.9 | $20,789,799 |
 | Happiness | 1998 | Shared genres: 5 | 66.0 | $22,100,934 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $72,000, DVD $552,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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