Product Information
Ed Helms stars as a down-and-out insurance salesman who goes to bat for his fellow employees at a trade conference in this Miguel Arteta-directed comedy co-starring John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver. SIDEWAYS' Alexander Payne produces the Fox Searchlight pic, with scripting duties handled by Phil Johnston.Product Identifiers
ProducerAlexander Payne, Jim Burke, Jim Taylor
EAN5039036047906
eBay Product ID (ePID)102141774
Product Key Features
ActorRob Corddry, Anne Heche, Alia Shawkat, Thomas Lennon, Kurtwood Smith, Ed Helms, Mike O'malley, John C. Reilly, Sigourney Weaver, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Stephen Root
Film/TV TitleCedar Rapids
DirectorMiguel Arteta
LanguageEnglish
Run Time83 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2011
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Gag reel\Deleted scenes\Audio commentary\Mike O'Malley - Urban Clogger (Featurette)\Tweaking In The USA (Featurette)\Wedding Belles - Creashing a Lesbian Wedding (Featurette)\Top Notch Insurance (Featurette)
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerChristophe Beck
Production DesignerDoug Meerdink
Additional InformationA childlike insurance salesman discovers his inner grown-up in this comedy from director Miguel Arteta and producer Alexander Payne. Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) sells insurance for a living. He's passionate about his career, so when the top salesman at the company dies on the eve of a big industry convention in Cedar Rapids, IA, his boss, Bill (Stephen Root), decides that Tim should take the trip to represent their company, and possibly accept a major award. Trouble is, not only has Tim never been on an airplane before, but he's in such a state of arrested development that he's even started sleeping with his former elementary school teacher Mrs. Vanderhei (Sigourney Weaver). Arriving at the convention ready to put his best foot forward, Tim hits it off with his hotel roommate Ron (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), but is soon thrust out of his comfort zone when he learns they will be sharing a room with their amoral, hard-partying colleague Dean (John C. Reilly), whom Tim has been instructed to avoid at all costs. Later, when the three unlikely roommates meet up with fellow insurance slinger Joan (Anne Heche), the chemistry just clicks. However, when the ultra-conservative president of the entire organization (Kurtwood Smith) catches Tim in a compromising position, it all starts to fall apart. Now, if Tim can just shed his illusions and finally see the truth about the people he always looked up to, perhaps he can find the courage to recapture his integrity, and return home and face the future with a newfound sense of self-assurance.
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Sweetness makes the raunch in this honestly funny movie even funnier., Empire - One of those sunny-natured indie comedies that comes out of nowhere to put a smile on your face.
ScreenwriterPhil Johnson
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorEric Kissack
Movie/TV TitleCedar Rapids
Director of PhotographyChuy Chavez
Consumer AdviceContains strong language, once very strong, strong sex references and drugs