''Bob the Butler'' is a 2005 family

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Gary Sinyor Gary Sinyor (born Manchester, England, 1962) is an English film director, producer, and writer. Sinyor was raised in a Sephardic Jewish upbringing, before going on to the National Film and Television School. As the co-writer, co-producer, and ...

and starring Brooke Shields and

Tom Green Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian-American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted ''The Tom Green Show'', which a ...

Premise

Bob, a man who can't hold a job, discovers an ad in the

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for a

butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...

school. Anne Jamieson, a single mother and neat freak, hires Bob as her butler.

Cast

as Bob Tree * Brooke Shields as Anne Jamieson * Genevieve Buechner as Tess Jamieson *Benjamin Smith as Bates Jamieson *Nicole Potvin as Morgan *Rob LaBelle as Jacques *Valerie Tian as Sophie *

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View (1985 ...

as Mr. Butler *Iris Graham as Mama Clara

Production

''Bob the Butler'' was originally planned to be released in theaters October 2005 with a presumed PG-13 rating, but instead premiered on

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on August 28, 2005, in an edited down PG version. The edited PG version of the film was made available on DVD on December 20, 2005.

Music

Tom Green performed the credits music "My Name is Bob", which was a track produced by Mike Simpson of

The Dust Brothers The Dust Brothers are a pair of songwriters and producers consisting of E.Z. Mike ( Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo ( John King). They are famous for the sample-based music they produced in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work o ...

. The background music for that track ended up being used for Green's 2005 single ''Teachers Suck'' from his rap album ''

Prepare For Impact ''Prepare For Impact'' is the second studio album by Tom Green. It was released through ViK. Recordings. It was produced by Mike Simpson of the Dust Brothers. The Keepin' It Real Crew (Tom Green, "Playboy" Jeremy Klein, MC Shawn Anthony and M ...

''.

References

External links

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eFilmcritic.com review
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