Movie
The Promotion
Comedy film with a runtime of 85 minutes, released in 2008. Presented in English.
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Synopsis
A war of wills takes place between two men who want to run the same grocery store in this offbeat comedy from writer and director Steven Conrad. Doug (Seann William Scott) is a seemingly ordinary guy who works as the assistant manager of a supermarket near Chicago. When the owners of the market announce they're opening a new branch near Doug's neighborhood, he applies to become manager of the new store, and both he and his wife (Jenna Fischer) assume he's a shoo-in to get the job. But Richard (John C. Reilly), a gregarious recent hire at the store who has relocated to Illinois from Canada, announces he's also applying for the management position, and a keen rivalry develops between Doug and Richard even as they strive to act like friends on the surface. As the competition grows between the two, their personality flaws become increasingly evident -- Doug's short temper, Richard's history of drug abuse -- and when Richard's wife (Lili Taylor) leaves him, the contest starts taking an uncomfortable turn. The Promotion also stars Fred Armisen, Gil Bellows, and Bobby Cannavale.
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Cast
- Seann William Scott
- Steve Conrad
- John C. Reilly
- Jenna Fischer
- Lili Taylor
- Fred Armisen
- Gil Bellows
- Bobby Cannavale
- Chris Conrad
- Rick Gonzalez
- David Isyomin
- Jennifer Rudnicke
- Scott D. Smith
- Martin Whist
- Rick Le Fevour
- Doug J. Meerdink
- Bob Weinstein
- Tim Streeto
- Brandon Proctor
- Lawrence Sher
- Steve Conrad
- Mickie Paskal
- Tom Myers
- Harvey Weinstein
- Gary J. Wayton
- Myron Kerstein
- Doug Meerdink
- Suzi Ostos
- Mickey Paskal
- Susan Kaufmann
