The Joneses Page #4

Synopsis: "The Joneses", a social commentary on our consumerist society. Perfect couple Steve and Kate Jones, and their gorgeous teen-aged children Jenn and Mick, are the envy of their posh, suburban neighborhood filled with McMansions and all the trappings of the upper middle class. Kate is the ultimate trend setter - beautiful, sexy, dressed head-to-toe in designer labels. Steve is the admired successful businessman who has it all: a gorgeous wife, big house and an endless supply of high-tech toys. Jenn and Mick rule their new school as they embody all that is hip and trendy - cool clothes, fast cars and the latest gadgets. But as the neighbors try to keep up with the Joneses, none are prepared for the truth about this all- too perfect family.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Derrick Borte
Production: Roadside Attractions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
R
Year:
2009
96 min
$1,000,000
Website
859 Views


from our first month

of sales.

Let's start with Steve.

Total sales

in this first month...

up three and a half percent.

Boo-yah!

- All right.

- Here are a few highlights.

Sporting goods,

four percent increase.

Watches, up two percent.

Golf-related merchandise,

three percent.

- Nice.

- Okay, Mick-

Overall sales up 16%.

[ Mick ]

Yes.

Video games, up 1 3.

Whoa.

- Sportswear is up 21 .

- Cool.

Excellent.

Way to open up

the market, Mick.

[ KC ]

Good work.

And Jenn-

Up 14% overall.

- Solid work, my dear.

- [ Kate ] You did good.

[ Mick ]

Hey, you're still two down.

Kate-

- Congratulations

on being our top producer.

- Thank you.

Up 20%.

[ Jenn ]

Wow. Okay.

[ Kate ]

Wow. Thank you. Thank you.

[ KC ]

Cosmetics, up 24.

[ Golf Balls Clattering ]

[ KC ]

Great form.

[ Recorded Applause ]

Thank you.

Are you focused?

Am I focused?

Yeah, I'm focused.

You know, you were

a great car salesman.

People trusted you

and they liked you,

so they bought

what you were selling.

But you're not

selling things anymore.

To succeed here,

you can't just sell things.

You're here to sell a lifestyle,

an attitude.

Right.

If people want you,

they'll want

what you've got.

Um, do the clients know

how this works?

Of course not.

hat's why it's called

"stealth marketing."

The fact is,

we get results.

How we go about that

is our business.

he question you have

to ask yourself is-

ow far are you willing

to go to get what you want?

lt's called killer instinct.

lf you can find it,

you could have

anything you want.

Anything.

hanks.

l don't think he's got it.

I think we may have to bag him.

No, no. l-

l know he's green.

He just needs some time.

And-And l-l can deal

with this.

l warned you

not to pick a rookie...

in your first

"head of household."

You've known me

a long time.

I can handle this.

l'll give you 60 days.

But this is your ass

on the line, not mine.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You won't regret it.

We'll see, won't we?

[ Exhales ]

[ Man On Radio ]

We're in a terrible

situation right now.

Why are you talking

about spending?

[ Man #2 ]

Have you read

my new book?

I have, and I

disagree with you completely.

Oh, okay.

[ Man #3 ] Looks like

sales for luxury items have

been up for the last two months.

You think we're

in a bulI market?

That's what l said.

Spend, spend, spend.

Bull market's

around the corner.

[ Man #1 ]

I understand

that bulls are bad.

Anyone can see

how upside-down

the entire market is.

Foreclosures

at an all-time high-

[ Man #3 ] hat's true.

About four million

foreclosed homes this year.

The dollar is

on its way up.

I'm telling you.

[ Man #1 ]

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