Overview
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedJohn Swanbeck directs this dialogue-driven 1999 dramedy in which three industrial-lubricant salesmen wait in a convention hospitality suite, hoping to land a career-saving order from an elusive big client. Confined largely to a single room, the film becomes a sharp character study of ambition, ethics, faith, and disappointment among working men. Blending comedy and drama, its tone is talky, intimate, and reflective, drawing power from conversation rather than plot. It appeals to viewers who appreciate stage-like, performance-centered storytelling and thoughtful meditations on what matters in a life of selling. The film holds a MagicMovieScore of 6.7.
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Top Cast
Kevin Spacey
Larry Mann
Danny DeVito
Phil Cooper
Peter Facinelli
Bob Walker
Paul Dawson
Bellboy
Christopher Donahue
Bartender (uncredited)
Ron Komora
The Big Kahuna (uncredited)
Frank L. Messina
Business Man (uncredited)
364 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.12 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
November 17, 1999
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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