Employee of the Month (2004 film)
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Employee of the Month is a 2004 American black comedy
starring Matt Dillon
and Christina Applegate
.
A sequence shows him killing the robbers single-handedly, but this was shown to be a daydream and he gets down. When one of the robbers take his co-worker Wendy (Andrea Bendewald
), he shoots him and saves her, but is shot and tackled into the getaway vehicle before they make their escape.
A montage shows various people's reactions after the incident, including his ex-fiancée, who is crying uncontrollably. It then shows a burning van, with a reporter stating that following dental records, it was proven to be Walsh's body. This turns into a complex series of twists; the robbery was part of a two-year plan to erase David's identity and leave him and his friends filthy rich. Dave, Jack, Wendy, and Eric (Sara's dentist, who is revealed to have driven the getaway vehicle and falsified dental records for the corpse in the van) meet up in a motel room, prepared to divide their earnings and part ways. When Wendy leaves the room, Dave kills Jack (who scarred David's face and torso extensively in a childhood accident, and who he held a secret hatred for all their lives). Wendy kills Dave and runs off with the money to pick up Sara (who'd stopped by Eric's office, killing him and taking his share) with whom she's involved in a lesbian relationship. After the credits, Sarah and Wendy's car is shown to be hit by a bus, killing them both.
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
starring Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
and Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
.
Plot
David Walsh (Dillon) is a bank employee whose day begins badly when he gets fired from his dream job and dumped by his fiancée Sara Goodwin (Applegate) the day after their engagement party is crashed by his best friend, Jack (Steve Zahn). Jack tries to tell him it's for the best, that David was headed down the wrong path, and has a hooker show up at his apartment to console him, only for her to steal his car. The next day, David goes back to the bank with a gun in his waistband. He surreptitiously makes his way into his previous boss' office, where he pulls out the gun and threatens to end his life. Though intimidated, the boss calls him out and Walsh, not wanting blood on his hands, pistol-whips him, leaving his office only to find the bank being robbed.A sequence shows him killing the robbers single-handedly, but this was shown to be a daydream and he gets down. When one of the robbers take his co-worker Wendy (Andrea Bendewald
Andrea Bendewald
Andrea R. Bendewald is an American actress best known for her role as Maddy Piper on Suddenly Susan.-Personal life:Andrea is the daughter of Judith Bendewald and Mervin Bendewald, both of New York, and the sister of Mason Bendewald....
), he shoots him and saves her, but is shot and tackled into the getaway vehicle before they make their escape.
A montage shows various people's reactions after the incident, including his ex-fiancée, who is crying uncontrollably. It then shows a burning van, with a reporter stating that following dental records, it was proven to be Walsh's body. This turns into a complex series of twists; the robbery was part of a two-year plan to erase David's identity and leave him and his friends filthy rich. Dave, Jack, Wendy, and Eric (Sara's dentist, who is revealed to have driven the getaway vehicle and falsified dental records for the corpse in the van) meet up in a motel room, prepared to divide their earnings and part ways. When Wendy leaves the room, Dave kills Jack (who scarred David's face and torso extensively in a childhood accident, and who he held a secret hatred for all their lives). Wendy kills Dave and runs off with the money to pick up Sara (who'd stopped by Eric's office, killing him and taking his share) with whom she's involved in a lesbian relationship. After the credits, Sarah and Wendy's car is shown to be hit by a bus, killing them both.
Cast
- Matt DillonMatt DillonMatthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
as David Walsh - Steve ZahnSteve Zahn-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...
as Jack - Christina ApplegateChristina ApplegateChristina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
as Sara Goodwin - Andrea BendewaldAndrea BendewaldAndrea R. Bendewald is an American actress best known for her role as Maddy Piper on Suddenly Susan.-Personal life:Andrea is the daughter of Judith Bendewald and Mervin Bendewald, both of New York, and the sister of Mason Bendewald....
as Wendy - Dave FoleyDave FoleyDavid Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
as Eric - Jenna FischerJenna FischerRegina Marie "Jenna" Fischer is an American actress and director. She is most widely known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pam Halpert on the NBC situation comedy and mockumentary The Office, and has also appeared in several films, including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,...
as Whisper - Fiona GubelmannFiona GubelmannFiona Victoria Gubelmann is an American actress. A native of California, she has appeared in a number of single episode roles in television, including CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl and Knight Rider, as well as a handful of films including Employee of the Month and Downstream...
as Amber - John Timothy Botka as Yuppie