SYNOPSIS: In this offbeat, hilarious comedy that proves life can always get a little worse, Lisa Kudrow stars as Leslie, a struggling army wife trying to balance work, two out-of-control kids, and a never-ending pile of bills on her own. At her wit's end, she begrudgingly asks her out-of-work brother-in-law, Salman, to move in and lend a hand until her husband comes home.  But if dealing with his two rowdy nephews isn't hard enough, Salman also takes a part-time job as the faceless blue corporate mascot for a dying Internet company.  Between the boredom, the sweltering heat of his post, and the unique challenges of his "uniform," life for Salman is a constant struggle to maintain his sanity.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Offbeat" would certainly describe this movie.  If you just look at the cover of the DVD without reading the description, you'd think (like me) that is movie has something to do with Aliens.  Well it doesn't.  It's the story of Salman (played by Scott Prendergast - also the film's director) a pathetic, goofy, somewhat aloof man with no job, no money, no place to go and, really, no place in life.  His brother is a National Guardsman fighting in Iraq and his sister-in-law, Leslie (Lisa Kudrow) is a secretary for BluNeXion, a former powerhouse high tech company now forced to lease out office space in their building just to stay afloat.  Facing problems of her own, and figuring that her husband is not coming home anytime soon, Leslie must go back to work - but who to leave her two young sons with?  Enter Salman, who's no more an adult than the boys he charged with taking care of, and that becomes clearly evident after just one day of babysitting that saw the boys eat nothing but junk food and run around the neighborhood wearing nothing but a cape. 

At her wit's end with both Salman and her two energetic kids, Leslie tries to help Salman by finding him a part-time job at BluNeXion with the hopes that he'll just leave when he has enough money.  Not knowing what "job" is in store for him, Salman mopes his way to the office to meet with his new boss (played brilliantly by Conchata Ferrell - best known for her role as Ed Masry's receptionist in Erin Brockovich).  The job?  Dress up as Kabluey, BluNeXion's mascot, and hand out flyers on a deserted country road.  Salman seems to take on a whole different personality as Kabluey and he soon realizes that he can make some extra cash by appearing at birthday parties and maybe even be a hero to his nephews - including 10-year-old Cameron (who, by the way, is trying to kill him).  His whole life appears to change before his eyes all thanks to Kabluey.  But is all this change for the best?

Although rated PG-13, and the main character is a big blue "stuffed animal", I wouldn't really say this is a kids movie!  There's a lot of sexual references and crude humor (including a reference to the growing sexual culture of "plushies").  It's funny, but not LOL funny.  It's short enough to keep your attention, and the talented cast can hold it together enough to make an enjoyable film.  I was expecting a film about Aliens but got this one instead!  Still, not a bad addition to our roster.

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STARRING: Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Landon Henninger, Cameron Wofford, Christine Taylor.
AVAILABILITY:: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 86 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH and FRENCH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.66:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 2.0 Mono; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Deleted scenes; Trailers; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Brief nudity; sexual innuendo, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2007).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  October 3, 2008.
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