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The Prime Gig | |
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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 | |
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. The Prime Gig debuted at the Venice, London, and Los Angeles film festivals, and was released directly to DVD in September 2001.
Plot
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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
- Mark Deming (2009). "The Prime Gig". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16.
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