The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Mosher
Written by	William Wheeler
Produced by	Gina Mingacci Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt Cary Woods
Starring	Vince Vaughn Julia Ormond Ed Harris
Cinematography	John A. Alonzo
Edited by	James Y. Kwei
Music by	David Robbins
Production company	Independent Pictures
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release dates	September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)(Venice) April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)(LA) September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)(USA)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Prime Gig is a 2000 film directed by Gregory Mosher, starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, and Ed Harris. ^[1] The Prime Gig debuted at the Venice, London, and Los Angeles film festivals, and was released directly to DVD in September 2001.

Plot

Pendleton "Penny" Wise, a talented telemarketer who can sell almost anything over the phone, makes a fine living doing phone sales until the company that employs him goes bankrupt. Penny is approached by Caitlin Carlson, who is hiring telephone salesmen for Kelly Grant, a legend in telemarketing, but Penny is unsure if Grant's latest venture, selling shares in a gold mine, is legitimate.

Cast

• Vince Vaughn as Pendelton "Penny" Wise
• Julia Ormond as Caitlin Carlson
• Ed Harris as Kelly Grant
• Rory Cochrane as Joel
• Wallace Shawn as Gene
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Mick
• George Wendt as Archie
• Jeannetta Arnette as Cheryl
• Shishir Kurup as Sujat
• Harper Roisman as Harry
• J.J. Johnston as Lloyd
• Tom Wright as Marvin Sanders
• Romany Malco as Zeke
• Brian George as Nasser
• Amber Benson as Batgirl

References

1. Mark Deming (2009). "The Prime Gig". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2009-06-16.

External links

• The Prime Gig at IMDb
• The Prime Gig at Rotten Tomatoes