Failure to Launch

"To leave the nest, some men just need a little push."

Mar 10 2006 PG-13 1h 37m
Comedy, Romance

At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.

Plot

At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, and a great house - trouble is, he lives with his parents. They want him out, so they hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases: chance encounter, get him to ask her out, involve him in a trauma, meet his friends and get their nod, delay sex, have him teach her something, then launch him. It's worked up to now, but this gets complicated when Tripp thinks she's getting too serious and one of his pals is attracted to Paula's deadpan, semi-alcoholic roommate, who's plagued by a mockingbird. Too many secrets may scrub the launch, and what if Paula really likes him? Who can intervene then?

Written by

Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember

Directed by

Tom Dey

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount, Failure to Launch Productions

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
90,961
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA