A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.
Sterling K. Brown
- Omar
- (as Sterling Brown)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChris Pratt was originally cast as Billy but had to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts.
- GoofsIn the case of Ned"s first arrest for selling marijuana in the first few scenes, since the policeman brought up the subject of buying, this would have been considered entrapment and therefore could not be used in court.
It is not entrapment if the suspect knows he is dealing with an officer of the law. The police officer was wearing his uniform, which is more than sufficient notice to the criminal. There was no entrapment.
- Quotes
Omar: [speaking extremely slowly] I'm Officer Omar Coleman. I'm your parole officer.
Ned: I'm Ned Rochlin. Why are you talking so slow?
Omar: [now speaking normally] I just figured, looking at your sheet, that since you sold grass to a uniformed police officer that you must be retarded.
Ned: Yeah, I get that a lot.
- Crazy creditsBloopers and outtakes shown during the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.200 (2011)
- SoundtracksTie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Written by L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine
Performed by Eric D. Johnson
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
Featured review
This film tells how a man who is so kind and honest that he manages to mess everyone's life up, including his own.
Ned is a young man with three sisters, and he goes to jail because he gave marijuana to a policeman who asks for it. He might appear very stupid to people, and indeed he is portrayed to be an idiot. However, it does beg the question whether an honest existence and a simplistic life is an undesirable or even a wrong life. I also had the thought that Ned in fact is living happily, unlike his three sisters who think he is stupid. The ending is a sweet and touching one, even though it is rather poorly developed and it feels like a very sudden paradigm shift for the characters involved. Overall, "Our Idiot Brother" is quite enjoyable as it is funny throughout, and is touching in the end.
Ned is a young man with three sisters, and he goes to jail because he gave marijuana to a policeman who asks for it. He might appear very stupid to people, and indeed he is portrayed to be an idiot. However, it does beg the question whether an honest existence and a simplistic life is an undesirable or even a wrong life. I also had the thought that Ned in fact is living happily, unlike his three sisters who think he is stupid. The ending is a sweet and touching one, even though it is rather poorly developed and it feels like a very sudden paradigm shift for the characters involved. Overall, "Our Idiot Brother" is quite enjoyable as it is funny throughout, and is touching in the end.
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,816,118
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,011,631
- Aug 28, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $25,804,448
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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