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About
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.
Theatrical
Mar 10, 2006
Box Office
$130.2M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
2.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 27, 2006
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Failure to Launch Productions, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Quotes
See all →Moment of Triumph
Paula
Who's laughing now?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Learning from Tripp's Journey
Paula
Oh, Tripp is just cruising through the steps. In fact, I think tomorrow I'm gonna let him teach me something.
[to Kit]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew McConaughey
Tripp
S
Sarah Jessica Parker
Paula
Z
Zooey Deschanel
Kit
J
Justin Bartha
Ace
Bradley Cooper
Demo
T
Terry Bradshaw
Al
K
Kathy Bates
Sue
T
Tyrel Jackson Williams
Jeffrey
K
Katheryn Winnick
Melissa
R
Rob Corddry
Gun Salesman
P
Patton Oswalt
Techie Guy
S
Stephen Tobolowsky
Bud
K
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Bev
A
Adam Alexi-Malle
Mr. Axelrod
G
Gretchen Cleevely
Veterinarian
P
Peter Jacobson
Boatyard Couple
J
Jessica Stone
Boatyard Couple
S
Stewart Skelton
BBQ Guest
S
Sarah Lilly
BBQ Guest
A
Aubrey Dollar
Pizza Waitress
