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The Job (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Job' is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play.[http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=qvdZ7L8TMtzmQHzJBuT%2F8TcVaaTL76%2B0%2FjJ0KihrMypxyuqXa8rKsHz6DZUJynBXAAafVonWHKQ%2F%0AbKCvFPBEisIPEZWawRTeiTZAaWJ2ESQBhiv8ZyRRyhzBCa7Ppbk0AT5ZVWQjA2YHYaPnbK4jvY%2F7%0ALFZApmfX40pC3%2FKgxD%2BuxgXVVWv%2BMA2L%2FJvDNo4SuVVAwlTfVB5uICePNkCnxvS4XxEaLVyYWPKV%0AbsqcIB6P2qDO9HdIRmqF8ANtB349QLMY1uqcryxEHer2XHKj2Gf4158UQn7olIJVOTo5B%2Fqisx3I%0AHITQ7T9soK8U8ESKwg8RlZrBFN6JNkBpYnYRJKpnoqSTBDgN The Hollywood Reporter - Four accept Bitterman's 'Job' offer] The film world premiered on September 26, 2009 at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award.[http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-09-25/blog/culture-cruncher/the-job-%20may-pay-off-at-san-diego-film-festival#ixzz0Td48vw96 The Job may pay off at San Diego Film Festival] SDNN. September 24, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
Plot
A hapless man named Bubba, who is desperate to find a job and marry the woman he loves, is hooked up with a slick employment agent by a drifter. Only after agreeing to the job (a contract kill, no less), Bubba finds himself in over his head.
Cast
*Patrick Flueger as Bubba
*Taryn Manning as Joy
*Ron Perlman as Jim
*Joe Pantoliano as Perriman
*Katie Lowes as Connie
Production
Filming began on 6 May 2008 in Detroit, and ended in July 2008.
Release
After a very brief limited release, the film was released on DVD on 27 July 2010.
The film is available on Amazon. Free to Amazon Prime members.
References
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