The Job (2009 film)

The Job
Directed by	Shem Bitterman
Written by	Shem Bitterman
Produced by	Shem Bitterman Kiki Goshay
Starring	Patrick Flueger Taryn Manning Ron Perlman Joe Pantoliano
Cinematography	John Foster
Edited by	Stephen Mark
Music by	Enis Rotthoff
Distributed by	Magnolia Home Entertainment
Release date	September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Job is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play. ^[1] The film world premiered on September 26, 2009, at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[1]

Cast

• Patrick Flueger as Bubba ^[1]
• Taryn Manning as Joy ^[1]
• Ron Perlman as Jim ^[1]
• Joe Pantoliano as Perriman ^[1]
• Katie Lowes as Connie

Production

Filming began on 6 May 2008 in Detroit, ^[1] 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

1. The Hollywood Reporter - Four accept Bitterman's 'Job' offer ^{[ dead link ]}
2. ‘The Job’ may pay off at San Diego Film Festival SDNN. September 24, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
3. "Award Winners". 2011-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

External links

• The Job at IMDb
• The Job at Rotten Tomatoes
• Official website