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Fast Track (2006)

| Comedy, Romance | 11 May 2007 (USA)
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A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.

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Amelia Kowalski
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Wesley
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Don Wollebin
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Carol Lane
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Manny
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Doug
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Woman (as Yafit Hallely)
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Forrest Mead
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Paco
Michael Lawson ...
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Storyline

In Manhattan, Sofia's an attorney and Tom's a cook who has a hard time holding a job. When their first child is born, they agree that she'll be a full-time mom and he'll get a promotion. When he gets fired, he takes a job in Ohio working at the ad agency where her father is assistant director. Tom's assigned to report to Chip, a competitive, hard-driving guy who's in a wheelchair and who's Sofia's ex-boyfriend - from high school. Chip still carries a torch for her, so he connives to make Tom's work life miserable. As Tom's frustrations mount, it may be that Sofia will take Chip's side. Is Tom doomed to fail yet again? Written by <[email protected]>

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wheelchair | father in law | cook | kitchen | restaurant | See All (37) »

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Credit-grabbing, back-stabbing, wife-nabbing. Just another day at the office. See more »

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Comedy | Romance

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,394,229, 11 May 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,091,922, 8 July 2007
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Charles Grodin's first film role in 13 years. See more »

Goofs

Throughout the movie, Oliver changes in size inconsistently to the time line of the movie. For example, upon the arrival of the family to their home in Ohio, while on the porch, Oliver appears to be 1-2 months old. When the action shifts to inside the house, Oliver has aged by several months. In his next scene, the child has returned to his newborn size. See more »

Quotes

Sofia Kowalski: [Abby March makes comment about how Sofia isn't a happy person and Abby thinks it's bad for baby Oliver] You know what I think? You're an idiot. And your son Petey... is a dipshit.
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Crazy Credits

A series of outtakes and bloopers are played over the end credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Georgia Rule/Away from Her/The Ex/28 Weeks Later/Civic Duty (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

Love and Disaster
Written by Angela McCluskey and Scott McCloud
Performed by Angela McCluskey
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why is it called "Fast Track"?
Q: What are the differences between the PG-13 Version and the Unrated Version?
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Fairly Amusing
1 May 2007 | by – See all my reviews

A fairly amusing show where Braff's character deals with a co-worker in a new job that had had a thing with his wife in high school. This comedy doesn't bring anything new to the genre, but is a fair watch overall with some interesting elements.

The Good: Appropriate length, Fair acting, Great gag reel (after some credits start rolling), amusing overall, villain is mean, but doesn't cross the line- after all comedies are not about sadistic, truly evil villains. They are usually funny, selfishly misguided people, and Bateman fits the bill perfectly.

The Bad: Too much slapstick humor, had more potential, some scenes were unfocused and with no real purpose.
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