I had missed this movie when it came out 11 years ago but now found it on Netflix streaming movies. I like Thornton, he always creates interesting characters. Heder was a big hit as 'Napoleon Dynamite' but didn't do too much of significance after that although he is fine here. Jim Parsons of TV 'Big Bang Theory' fame has a very small role in this movie, I don't think he even says any lines, it was probably made when he was still an unknown.
Jon Heder is Roger Waddell in an embarrassing job as a meter maid in New York, and as the story begins we see him being intimidated by a couple of guys he had just given a parking ticket to. He tells his friend the story and the friend promptly gives him a phone number.
The phone number has him reach Billy Bob Thornton as Dr. P who, for $5000 per student conducts classes designed to turn them into people who stand up for themselves and can go out and get what they want. Dr. P is just a scam artist but Roger decides to take it all seriously.
A pawn of sorts in all this is pretty Jacinda Barrett as Amanda who lives in the same building as Roger. He is sweet on her and decides he will make his intentions known as part of his improvement plan. But Dr. P decides he will try to win her for himself, even though he has a wife. It is mostly silliness in implausible situations. I most enjoyed the tennis outing where Roger was not so nice to Dr. P.
Jon Heder is Roger Waddell in an embarrassing job as a meter maid in New York, and as the story begins we see him being intimidated by a couple of guys he had just given a parking ticket to. He tells his friend the story and the friend promptly gives him a phone number.
The phone number has him reach Billy Bob Thornton as Dr. P who, for $5000 per student conducts classes designed to turn them into people who stand up for themselves and can go out and get what they want. Dr. P is just a scam artist but Roger decides to take it all seriously.
A pawn of sorts in all this is pretty Jacinda Barrett as Amanda who lives in the same building as Roger. He is sweet on her and decides he will make his intentions known as part of his improvement plan. But Dr. P decides he will try to win her for himself, even though he has a wife. It is mostly silliness in implausible situations. I most enjoyed the tennis outing where Roger was not so nice to Dr. P.