Synopsis
An odd couple take to the open road. Having followed his girlfriend out to California's Wine Country for the summer, Yale law student Sherman finds himself dumped, and cut off from his high-society mother's money. A stranger stranded in a strange land, he hitches a ride with Palmer, a washed-up, unapologetically eccentric Olympic athlete. There are detours along the way, including the possibility of an enlightening girlfriend, an encounter with a gun-wielding gourmet chef and a chance for the former athlete to be on top again. A comedy about absent fathers and damaged sons striving to find balance between responsibility and recklessness.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.9%
Critic Consensus
33.3% Fresh • 18 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
lightheartedfunnythin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Ross McElwee | 2009 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes576
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $13,282 | $19,425 |
| International | 2009 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $13,282 | $19,425 |
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 | 2009 | $6,641 | $9,712 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $220,000 | $321,744 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $71,000 | $103,835 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $898,000 | $1,313,299 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $1,920,000 | $2,807,944 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $75,000 | $109,685 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $3,190,641 | $4,666,219 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2009 | $250,000 (est) | $365,618 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $80,000 (est) | $116,998 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $128,000 | $187,196 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $215,000 | $314,431 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $50,000 | $73,124 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $723,000 | $1,057,366 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $2,467,641 | $3,608,853 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.0 | $216,158,077 |
 | Toy Story | 1995 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $171,576,204 |
 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $140,846,681 |
 | Aladdin | 1992 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $232,328,117 |
 | Up | 2009 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $103,203,507 |
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 $0, DVD $1,787,000, BluRay $133,000
- 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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