Failure to Launch

– Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Failure to Launch (2006)

Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to arrange the matter and couldn't be happier with the result.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Failure to Launch (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Mar 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Tom Dey

Writer:

Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember

Main Actors:

Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha

Plot:

At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, and a great house - trouble is, he lives with his parents. They want him out, so they hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases: chance encounter, get him to ask her out, involve him in a trauma, meet his friends and get their nod, delay sex, have him teach her something, then launch him. It's worked up to now, but this gets complicated when Tripp thinks she's getting too serious and one of his pals is attracted to Paula's deadpan, semi-alcoholic roommate, who's plagued by a mockingbird. Too many secrets may scrub the launch, and what if Paula really likes him? Who can intervene then?

Awards:

5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$88,658,172

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
Metacritic:
47%