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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 08/20/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 52 Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Workplace Comedy

Following their television series Home Improvement and the features The Santa Clause (1994) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), the actor/director team of Tim Allen and John Pasquin collaborate once again on this high-concept comedy. Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a nice guy video specialist for a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company who's plodding through both his thankless job and an unhappy divorce from his ex-wife Callie (Kelly Lynch). When Joe brings his daughter Natalie (Hayden Panettiere) to the office with him on Take Our Kids to Work Day, he's humiliated in a spat with company bully Mark McKinney (Patrick Warburton) over a parking space. It's the last straw for the mild-mannered Joe, who challenges McKinney to a rematch, hires a has-been action movie star (Jim Belushi) to instruct him in martial arts, and pays a stylist to make over his wardrobe and hair. As Joe's image improves and the big day approaches, he finds his new self-respecting stance has positive effects in both the workplace, as he lands a long-overdue promotion, and in his romantic life, as both Callie and a cute "wellness coordinator" (Julie Bowen) start warming up to him. The levelheaded Natalie, however, seems to prefer the previously non-confrontational dad she already loved. Joe Somebody (2001) is the feature debut of screenwriter John Scott Shepherd, who actually worked as a corporate filmmaker in Minneapolis. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Tim Allen - Joe Scheffer
Julie Bowen - Meg Harper
Kelly Lynch - Callie Scheffer
Hayden Panettiere - Natalie Scheffer
James Belushi - Chuck Scarett

Tim Allen puts up a fight in the everyman comedy Joe Somebody. Fox has done a good job at making sure this 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is very slick and clean. With solid colors and dark black levels, this is a nearly reference quality transfer. The soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 in French and Spanish. The 5.1 mix included on this disc is very flat, sporting only minor directional effects and almost no surround use in the rear speakers. However, the bulk of the track is clear of any hiss or distortion making for a pleasant if unimpressive listen. Also included on this disc are English and Spanish subtitles. Fox has included a few supplements on this disc, starting with a commentary by producer Brian Reilly and director John Pasquin. The track features a few spots of production information, though otherwise it's a light and boring chat by the two participants. Four deleted scenes with optional commentary are included, each allowing the viewer to check out what ended up on the cutting room floor. Finally there is a very short featurette featuring some footage of Allen at work, and a theatrical trailer for the film. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide