Middle Men (film)
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| Directed by | George Gallo |
| Produced by | Christopher Mallick William Sherak Jason Shuman Michael Weiss |
| Written by | George Gallo Andy Weiss |
| Starring | Luke Wilson Giovanni Ribisi Gabriel Macht James Caan |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Lukas Ettlin |
| Editing by | Malcolm Campbell |
| Studio | Oxymoron Entertainment Mallick Media |
| Distributed by | Paramount Vantage[1] |
| Release date(s) | May 17, 2009 (Cannes) August 6, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[2] |
| Box office | $754,301[2][3] |
Middle Men is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by George Gallo and written by Gallo and Andy Weiss. It stars Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht and James Caan.[4] The film is based on the experiences of producer Christopher Mallick at Paycom, an internet billing company dealing with the U.S. pornography industry.
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[edit] Plot
In 1995, straight-and-narrow businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) who builds the first online billing company dealing exclusively with adult entertainment, finds himself in the middle of a whirlwind filled with porn stars, con men, Russian mobsters, federal agents, and international terrorists. Caught between a porn star and the FBI, Harris learns that even becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his generation may not be enough to keep him out of trouble.
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[edit] Cast
- Luke Wilson as Jack Harris
- Giovanni Ribisi as Wayne Beering
- Gabriel Macht as Buck Dolby
- James Caan as Jerry Haggerty
- Laura Ramsey as Audrey Dawn
- Jacinda Barrett as Diana Harris
- Kelsey Grammer as District Attorney Frank Griffin
- Terry Crews as James
- Kevin Pollak as Curt Allmans
- Robert Forster as Louie La La
- Rade Šerbedžija as Nikita Sokoloff
- Jesse Jane as herself
[edit] Release
Middle Men was released on August 6, 2010.
The first official theatrical trailer for the film was released on June 16, 2010.[5]
A red band trailer was released on July 10, 2010.
A long take sequence taking place at an orgy was cut from the film. The scene's inclusion would have pushed the film from an R rating to an NC17 rating. The scene was subsequently leaked to adult video clip website Pornhub.[6] It was subsequently included on the home-video release.
[edit] Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 41% based on 46 reviews. The site consensus is "Middle Men benefits from a solid cast, particularly Luke Wilson, but its muddled script lets them down".[7] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 60% based on reviews from 20 critics.[8]
The film grossed only $733,000 at the box office during its three-week run. The budget was $20 million.[2]
[edit] Lawsuit over Revenues
Christopher Mallick has been sued by the ePassporte wallet holders for more than $5 million for failing to pay them their money in a matter unrelated to the film. However, as part of that lawsuit, Mallick's lawyer filed a declaration that includes (on page 321) a "Cumulative Distribution Statement" from Paramount pictures that shows that the movie had earned a total of $4,929,780 as of 7/31/2011 (most of that from DVD sales). Scribd.[9]
[edit] Home Media
Middle Men was released February 8, 2011.
[edit] Soundtrack
Two soundtrack albums were released, both on August 3, 2010: Middle Men: Original Motion Picture Score, composed by Brian Tyler, and Middle Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, collecting songs used in the film.
- Score
All songs written and composed by Brian Tyler.
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "My Name Is Jack Harris" | 1:46 | |||||||
| 2. | "Middle Men" | 2:21 | |||||||
| 3. | "Tightrope" | 2:42 | |||||||
| 4. | "Wayne And Buck" | 2:09 | |||||||
| 5. | "Broken" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 6. | "Down The Rabbit Hole" | 2:47 | |||||||
| 7. | "Boat Ride" | 2:23 | |||||||
| 8. | "Back To LA" | 1:42 | |||||||
| 9. | "Aimless Electricity Upon Touching" | 4:30 | |||||||
| 10. | "Paranoia" | 2:11 | |||||||
| 11. | "Friendly Warning" | 3:22 | |||||||
| 12. | "Guilt" | 3:29 | |||||||
| 13. | "Trouble" | 1:57 | |||||||
| 14. | "FBI" | 2:55 | |||||||
| 15. | "Alejandro" | 2:30 | |||||||
| 16. | "Full Circle" | 2:36 | |||||||
| 17. | "Middle Men Finale" | 3:07 | |||||||
- Soundtrack
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Who Do You Love?" (cover of Bo Diddley, 1956; released 1978) | Ellas McDaniel | George Thorogood | 4:20 | |||||
| 2. | "You Make My Dreams" (1981) | Sara Allen, Daryl Hall, John Oates | Hall & Oates | 3:10 | |||||
| 3. | "Honey" (1998) | Moby, Bessie Jones | Moby | 3:28 | |||||
| 4. | "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968) | Jagger/Richards | The Rolling Stones | 6:17 | |||||
| 5. | "How Bizarre" (1995) | Alan Jansson, Pauly Fuemana | OMC | 3:44 | |||||
| 6. | "Oye Como Va" (1963) | Puente | Tito Puente | 5:49 | |||||
| 7. | "Buona Sera" (1956) | Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose | Louis Prima | 3:00 | |||||
| 8. | "Sweet Dreams (of You)" (cover of Don Gibson, 1956; released 1963) | Don Gibson | Patsy Cline | 2:33 | |||||
| 9. | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985) | Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes | Tears for Fears | 4:09 | |||||
| 10. | "Freeze Frame" (1982) | Seth Justman, Peter Wolf | J. Geils Band | 3:56 | |||||
| 11. | "Bodyrock" (1999) | Moby | Moby | 3:35 | |||||
| 12. | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (1969) | Jagger/Richards | The Rolling Stones | 7:28 | |||||
| 13. | "The Way You Move" (2003) | Big Boi, Carl-Mo, Sleepy Brown | Outkast (featuring Sleepy Brown) | 3:54 | |||||
| 14. | "California Love (Remix)" (1995) | Joe Cocker, Woodrow Cunningham, Norman Durham, Mikel Hooks, Ronald Hudson, Christopher Stainton, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman | 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) | 6:23 | |||||
| 15. | "24-7" | Tyler | Brian Tyler | 5:58 | |||||
| 16. | "Middle Men Suite" | Tyler | Brian Tyler | 5:56 | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ Rich, Katey (2010-02-19). "Paramount Picks Up Luke Wilson Indie Middle Men". Cinema Blend. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Paramount-Picks-Up-Luke-Wilson-Indie-Middle-Men-17152.html. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "Middle Men". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=middlemen.htm.
- ^ "Middle Men - Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/MIDMN.php. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ Dave McNary (2008-09-18). "Wilson, Ribisi to star in 'Middle Men'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992442.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "Middle Men Full Trailer". The Film Stage. June 16, 2010. http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/16/george-gallos-middle-men-trailer-chronicles-the-birth-of-internet-porn/. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ "Luke Wilson's New Movie -- Deleted Orgy Scene". July 23, 2010. http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/23/luke-wilson-porn-movie-middle-men-deleted-scene-orgy-nc-17/.
- ^ "Middle Men (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/middle_men/.
- ^ "Middle Men". Metacritic. CBS. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/middle-men.
- ^ "ePassporte Heyman Declaration". January 23, 2012. http://www.scribd.com/doc/79850378/ePassporte-Heyman-Declaration.
9. http://www.scribd.com/doc/79850378/ePassporte-Heyman-Declaration
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Middle Men at the Internet Movie Database
- Middle Men at AllRovi
- Middle Men at Box Office Mojo
- Middle Men at Rotten Tomatoes
- Middle Men at the TCM Movie Database
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