When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
Acting
Bateman's smug villainy steals every scene he's in
Writing
Charles Grodin's deadpan father-in-law burns
Director
Jesse Peretz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally titled 'Fast Track,' the film sat shelved for a year after test audiences rejected the darker original cut. Studio reshoots softened Chip's villainy.
This flopped so hard ($5M domestic on $14M budget) that it helped kill the 'quirky indie guy in studio comedy' era Braff pioneered with Garden State.
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