| The Brothers Solomon | |
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) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bob Odenkirk |
| Produced by | Tom Werner Matt Berenson |
| Written by | Will Forte |
| Starring | Will Arnett Will Forte Chi McBride Kristen Wiig Malin Åkerman Lee Majors |
| Music by | John Swihart |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Edited by | Tracey Wadmore-Smith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
The Brothers Solomon is a 2007 American surrealist comedy film starring Will Arnett and Will Forte.
Plot
John and Dean are two sheltered happy-go-lucky brothers who want nothing more than to please their ailing father. Deciding a grandson will do the trick, the clueless boys set out to find a woman who can give them a baby. Finding Janine on Craigslist, they find the woman of their dreams, artificially inseminating her and spending the next nine months on a roller coaster of life, facing romantic and parental challenges along the way that are no match for their sunny attitude.
Cast
- Will Arnett as John Solomon
- Will Forte as Dean Solomon
- Chi McBride as James Coolwell
- Kristen Wiig as Janine Rice
- Malin Åkerman as Tara Anderson
- Lee Majors as Ed Solomon
- Bob Odenkirk as Jim Treacher
- Sam Lloyd as Dr. Spencer
- Charles Chun as Dr. Wong
- Jenna Fischer as Michelle
- Stephanie Courtney as Sara
- Bill Hader as Recumbent Biker
- Derek Waters as Video Store Guy
- Casey Wilson as Fertility Clinic Worker
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Birthing Instructor
- Ashley Johnson as Patricia
- Brian Scolaro as Medical Delivery Man
Reception
The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $1,035,056 out of a $10 million budget.
Reviews were overwhelmingly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 16% approval rating, based on 74 reviews, with a weighted average of 3.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Squandering its impressive cast with poorly-directed gags, The Brothers Solomon is a one-joke film stretched well beyond its limits."[2] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 32 out of 100, based on 17 reviews.[3] However, the film has received a favorable User Submitted reviews which currently stand at a 7.8 out of 10, based on ratings from 43 users.[4] On At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper claimed he walked out of the film - something he had never done before.
See also
- Second weekend in box office performance – Biggest second-weekend drops, for other films with similar second-weekend drops
References
- ^ "The Brothers Solomon (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "The Brothers Solomon (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ The Brothers Solomon at Metacritic
- ^ "Read User Reviews and Submit your own for The Brothers Solomon - Metacritic". Metacritic.
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