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.[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
- ^ 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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