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Failure To Launch Details

2006 Certificate 12
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  • 60
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Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) has a highly unusual job: she's an interventionist. Parents of young men who are still living at home well into adulthood can hire her to date their sons, which lends the often troubled men the fortitude to strike out on their own. Trip (Matthew McConaughey) seemingly fits this description perfectly;.. Read more

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha, Kathy Bates
Director Tom Dey
Genres Comedy, Romance

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Failure To Launch

Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) has a highly unusual job: she's an interventionist. Parents of young men who are still living at home well into adulthood can hire her to date their sons, which lends the often troubled men the fortitude to strike out on their own. Trip (Matthew McConaughey) seemingly fits this description perfectly; a 35-year-old extreme sports enthusiast and boat salesman, he uses his living situation to quickly end any relationship that becomes too serious. Trip's doting mother (Kathy Bates) and quirky father (former quarterback Terry Bradshaw) hire Paula at their friends' adamant recommendation, and she sets about her tried-and-tested method of winning Trip over...

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha, Kathy Bates, Zooey Deschanel, Adam Alexi-Malle, Bradley Cooper, Katheryn Winnick
Director Tom Dey
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
HD DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English
HD DVD: English
Released DVD: 17 Jul 2006
HD DVD: not available
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Failure To Launch

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  • Director Tom Dey obviously cherishes 30's comedies, and he confidently guides a screenplay that has some of the sass and bit of those oldies through the screwball rapids. Mr. McConaughey and Ms. Parker make well-matched sparring partners

    • New York Times
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • While the idea of being paid to date Matthew McConaughey may appeal to many members of the average romantic comedy... read more on Time Out

    • Anna Smith, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 23 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    GREAT FILM VERY FUNNY I LIKED IT!

    NOT A CHICK FLICK IT'S A MAN FLICK, MAKES A CHANGE FROM THE BORING GIRL FILMS MY OTHER HALF MAKES ME WATCH, GOOD FILM FROM START TO FINSH SOME LAUGH OUT LOUND MOMENTS, I THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A GO.

    I KNOW WHAT I LIKE AND I LIKE WHAT I SAW.

    IF YOU WANT A NIGHT IN AND SOME GOOD BELLY

    LAUGHS THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU. FROM MR LEDGERTON.

      • david ledgerton from ENGLAND,COLCHESTER, ESSEX
      • Posted 29 Jul 2006 22:46

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  • 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Disappointing

    The ending to this movie was bland, uninspiring and disappointing, considering it had started off with great potential.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 09 Aug 2006 12:28

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