The Promotion

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The Promotion
Promotional poster
Directed by	Steven Conrad
Produced by	Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein
Written by	Steve Conrad
Starring	John C. Reilly Sean William Scott Gil Bellows
Music by	Alex Wurman
Cinematography	Lawrence Sher
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date(s)	June 6, 2008
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Promotion is a 2008 American comedy film written and directed by Steven Conrad. A look at the quest for the American Dream, it focuses on two grocery store managers trying for a promotion.

The film premiered at South by Southwest in March 2008. It is scheduled to be released by Dimension Films on June 6, 2008.

1 Production notes
2 Cast
3 Critical reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Production notes

The film was shot on location in Chicago, Illinois during the summer of 2006. It originally was slated for release in May 2007, but new scenes were added which included Masi Oka of Heroes ^[1].

The film's previous title was Quebec.

[edit] Cast

John C. Reilly as Richard Welhner
Seann William Scott as Doug Stauber
Gil Bellows as Board Executive
Fred Armisen as Scott
Jenna Fischer as Jen
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Timm
Lili Taylor as Laurie
Rick Gonzalez as Ernesto
Nathan Geist as Donnie Wahls
Masi Oka as Loan Officer

[edit] Critical reception

The Promotion received mixed reviews from critics. As of June 6, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 57% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 21 reviews.^[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 51 out of 100, based on 9 reviews.^[3]