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The Prime Gig

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50% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Pendleton Wise (Vince Vaughn) is a suspicious sort, probably because he earns his living pitching travel scams. His cubicled existence is interrupted by the reemergence of Kelly Grant (Ed Harris), an infamous "room-runner" who, along with lover and business partner Caitlin (Julia Ormond), offers Penny a spot as a top closer in a high stakes mining deal. When Penny and Caitlin start an affair, questions of who's screwing whom lead Penny into deeper waters than he'd anticipated.

Critics Reviews

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Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 03/16/2006
3/5
A film noir about telemarketing? Actually, I bought it. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/26/2005
2/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/01/2003
2/4
...a mishmash of so many clichs that are standard to this genre which makes it impossible to become involved in the film. Go to Full Review JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network 02/22/2002
3/10
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 01/30/2002
3.5/5
A worthy entry into a very difficult genre. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide 01/29/2002
83/100
A well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a 'direct-to-video' release. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Jack t 06/18/2023 It's quite odd for me to watch this movie and what I think of it, I don't know. It's just bizarre to say that it is predictable. The story is poorly filler, the opening is a stash of ash and the ending is disappointing. So boring to watch filler to filler. Why do you do this to me? I was just expecting more from this. Vince Vaughn looks like Kenny Hotz from Kenny vs Spenny but PLEASE it's fxxking ridiculous. Now I know I'm gonna regret saying this is that PLEASE, HELP ME KENNY VS SPENNY, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE! See more 03/29/2021 Scummy but very believable movie . One thing that bothered me is Vince Vaughn knew dang well there wasn’t any gold 3.2 See more 12/23/2019 Incredible movie about boiler room sales and tele sales See more 06/23/2018 An incredibly underrated film. See more camille l 12/19/2015 The Prime Gig est un film noir situé dans le monde du télémarketing, avec un Vince Vaughn charismatique en diable dans le rôle principal. Si la première partie du film est plutôt bon enfant, avec quelques séquences très drôles (George Wendt et Rory Cochrane n'y sont pas pour rien), la deuxième avec Ed Harris et Romany Malco est beaucoup plus noire et un peu moins efficace. C'est dommage car il y a une vraie originalité dans ce film, plutôt bien rythmé et bien mis en scène par Gregory Mosher, qui évite quelques clichés inhérent au genre, sans pour autant le dynamiter. The Prime Gig est un bon film qui aurait sans doute mérité une sortie salles. See more 01/22/2013 Telemarketing scam movie! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gregory Mosher

Director

Vince Vaughn

Pendelton "Penny" Wise

Julia Ormond

Caitlin Carlson

Ed Harris

Kelly Grant

Rory Cochrane

Joel

Wallace Shawn

Gene

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Movie Info

Synopsis Pendleton Wise (Vince Vaughn) is a suspicious sort, probably because he earns his living pitching travel scams. His cubicled existence is interrupted by the reemergence of Kelly Grant (Ed Harris), an infamous "room-runner" who, along with lover and business partner Caitlin (Julia Ormond), offers Penny a spot as a top closer in a high stakes mining deal. When Penny and Caitlin start an affair, questions of who's screwing whom lead Penny into deeper waters than he'd anticipated.
Director
Gregory Mosher
Producer
Gina Mingacci, Elliot Rosenblatt, Cary Woods
Screenwriter
William Wheeler
Distributor
Fine Line Features
Rating
R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 36m