Follows the journey of Joe Peterson, a burned out children's book writer who's approaching a midlife crisis.Follows the journey of Joe Peterson, a burned out children's book writer who's approaching a midlife crisis.Follows the journey of Joe Peterson, a burned out children's book writer who's approaching a midlife crisis.
- Awards
- 1 win
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- Sif Andersen
- (as Kathryn Aselton)
- Dr. Fishburn
- (as Dawn Heusser)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis film was shot entirely in Door County, Wisconsin, which is only an hour away from Tony Shaloub's home town of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- GoofsThe Jacksonport Polar Bear Plunge is held every year on New Year's Day, not Christmas Day.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Aaron Aaronson: We've here today with local Venice Beach children's author, Joe Peterson, who has exploded onto the scene with what is going to be a series of nine tough-love kids books. Hello Joe...
Joe Peterson: Hey, how are you.
Aaron Aaronson: Look at these kids. This is incredible. So what can you tell us about this tough-love aspect. It reminds me of the books that I read when I was a kid. No Coddling. This is not a warm and fuzzy book. It's not every day that you have a warm cuddly kitten devoured by a vicious piranha.
Joe Peterson: That's true, um, I think that the parents respond to the moral lesson. You know, if you don't listen to your parents, something bad will happen. And I think the kids really respond to the violence, ya know. I think that kids really like violence. Who likes violence, here?
Gathered Children: [all cheer]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Playback (2012)
- directordesh
- Nov 23, 2009
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- Filming locations
- Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, USA(Reported on the local news.)
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Box office
- Budget
- $240,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,170
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,820
- Apr 25, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $101,170
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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