Role Models

Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star to role models as Danny and Wheeler, two suppliers in a trash truck holding an energy drink-fueled bender. After their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or 150 hours of service with a mentorship program. After a day with the children, but the prison does not look half bad. Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with his every neurotic impulse to guide Augie (Christopher Mintz-pool) through the trials of becoming a man. Unfortunately, the man just dumped by his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) has only sarcasm to offer a shy 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play.

Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to help fifth grader named Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson) redirect his foul-mouthed ways. It would probably help if Ronnie's new mentor was not an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach.

Once the center of the ex-con director (Jane Lynch) gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of wisdom of their young charges. And if they can simply thrown through probation without prison, the world's worst role models will prove that sometimes it takes a village idiot to a child.

Directed by: David Wain
Written by: David Wain, Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Tim Dowling, W. Blake Herron
Cast: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plas, Jane Lynch, Bobb'e J. Thompson and Elizabeth Banks
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Official Site: www.rolemodelsmovie.com
Release Date: November 7, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- The film was originally announced in December 2006 under the title "Big Brothers, Luke Greenfield with the leadership and Timothy Dowling writing the script.

- During the promotion for the movie Knocked Up, Paul Rudd revealed that the shooting at Big Brothers was on hiatus while the script was equipped.

- News was later revealed that Rudd was instructed to write a new draft of the script and David Beer had logged on to direct. Wain later showed the film was now called Little Big Men.

World Release Date

13 Nov., 2009: Germany
14 Nov., 2009: UK
December 5, 2009: Norway, Sweden
11 December, 2009: Netherlands
17 December, 2009: Belgium