A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
Acting
Ed Helms plays against type as genuine innocent, not the punchline.
Writing
Phil Johnston's script finds heart in corporate drudgery.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Ed Helms
Tim Lippe
John C. Reilly
Dean Ziegler
Anne Heche
Joan Ostrowski-Fox
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Ronald Wilkes
Stephen Root
Bill Krogstad
Kurtwood Smith
Orin Helgesson
Alia Shawkat
Bree
Thomas Lennon
Roger Lemke
Rob Corddry
Gary
Mike O'Malley
Mike Pyle
Sigourney Weaver
Macy Vanderhei
Seth Morris
Uncle Ken
Mike Birbiglia
Trent
Inga R. Wilson
Gwen Lemke
Welker White
Dione Krogstad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isiah Whitlock Jr. improvised his famous 'sheeeee-it' catchphrase, which became the film's unexpected meme legacy.
The film gently satirizes the real-life 'Million Dollar Round Table' insurance culture without mocking the actual workers.
US
