''Price Check'' is a 2012 comedy film about the high price of a middle-class life. The film was written and directed by Michael Walker, and stars

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and

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Plot

Pete Cozy (

) has found himself a house in the suburbs and a job in the pricing department of a middling supermarket chain. Pete's job allows him to spend quality time with his wife (

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) and young son and, despite the fact that they are drowning in debts, they appear happy. Everything changes when Pete gets a new boss, the beautiful, high-powered, fast talking Susan Felders (

). With Susan's influence, Pete finds himself on the executive track, something that both surprises and excites him. The more his salary increases, the more he has to perform at work... and the less time he gets to spend with his family. At the same time, his relationship with his boss begins to cross the line of professional etiquette. Both become enamored with one another – creating tension in the workplace and in his personal home life.

Cast

as Susan Felders *

as Pete Cozy *

as Sara Cozy *

Josh Pais Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and acting coach. He has appeared in the films ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990), ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), ''Assassination of a High School President'' (2008), '' I Saw the ...

as Doug Cain *

Edward Herrmann Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries '' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film ...

as Bennington *

Remy Auberjonois Rémy-Luc Julian Michel Auberjonois (born January 21, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Mr. Albin in the television series '' Weeds'' and as Dr. Emerson on the television series ''Mad Men''. Career Auberjonois ...

as Todd Kenner *Jayce Bartok as Bobby McCain *

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as Eddie *

Cheyenne Jackson Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginni ...

as Ernie *

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as Cartwright *

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as Lila *

Matt Servitto Matthew Joseph Servitto (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor known for his role as Special Agent Dwight Harris on ''The Sopranos'' and Trask Bodine on ''All My Children'' (1989-1990), Deputy Brock Lotus on the Cinemax series ''Banshee'' and ...

as Jim Brady

Reception

''Price Check'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. It received mostly positive reviews there. The Hollywood Reporter called it "A prime example of the type of well-produced, smartly cast independent features that Sundance has been helping launch into the theatrical marketplace over the past few years.." Variety called it "charming and slightly unhinged". Reviews were also very strong for

's performance and Michael Walker's directing. On

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the film has a 64% approval rating from critics based on 22 reviews. The film was released in theaters by IFC Films on November 25, 2012.

References

External links

* 2012 comedy films 2012 films American comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub