Exclusive Clip: Jennifer Aniston's 'Management'
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive clip from the new film Management, starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson. Written and directed by Stephen Belber (this is his feature debut), Management follows the quirky relationship between a traveling art saleswoman (Aniston) and the motel worker (Zahn) who crushes on her. In the clip below, watch as Aniston asks Zahn whether he'd like to touch her butt (that should be enough to tease you in). I actually really enjoy Aniston when she lets her hair down and takes on a quieter indie, and, well, who doesn't love the antics of Steve Zahn? Together this duo should certainly do a good job of managing our attention for a coupla hours on the big screen. Don't ya think?
Management is set to premiere during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival this month, and you bet we'll be back here with an early review real soon. Additionally, check out another photo and the film's official synopsis after the jump.
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Management is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue's workplace in Maryland – only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Buttoned down and obsessed with making a difference in the world, Sue goes back to her yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend Jango (Woody Harrelson), who promises her a chance to head his charity operations. But having found something worth fighting for, Mike pits his hopes against Sue's practicality, and the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.
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9-02-2008 @ 3:26PM
NP said...
"I actually really enjoy Aniston when she lets her hair down and takes on a quieter indie"
Amen. I enjoyed her in Friends with Money.
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9-02-2008 @ 7:27PM
Val said...
Oh, I love Jennifer all the time. She brings a smile to my face just knowing she's so real and not offensive. I've liked all her movies and TV work. It doesn't have to be the best when it's always so good, I'm only disappointed when it's over. And, while I don't like to see a flim more than once, her's and Depp's are those individuals I do. Forget the Pitt and Jolie acrobatics when they are so full of themselves it's a job watching them. They prefer to parade Internationally and buy kids for forever PR when with all the help they have, they can't do that with good sense. They'll buy more and one day those same kids will be angry and hate each other and their parents too. Jennifer is magical and brings a smile to every performance. I have friends that feel the same way, male and female. I can't wait to se her in this film.
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9-02-2008 @ 7:42PM
tv junkie said...
I always like Jennifer Aniston in these small indie, for some reasons, she really shines. but when she's in those big budget films...not so much. Looking forward to this one.
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9-02-2008 @ 10:10PM
qtie said...
I always love watching Jennifer A. on any movies...so I can't wait to see this one as well. :)
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9-03-2008 @ 12:16AM
joy said...
I love every bit about this movie! Jen is amazing and Steve is amazing! They are by far my favorites in hollywood! This a great and different type of role for Jen like "The Good Girl," "The Object of My Affection," and "Friends with Money," which she shines in. I can't wait! I hope it is released wide.
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9-03-2008 @ 12:59AM
Erin said...
I laughed so hard at this clip! I think that Jen and Steve will both shine in this movie - I'm really looking forward to it! I do agree that her best work seems to be in indies.
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9-03-2008 @ 9:56AM
AJ Wiley said...
This movie could not have sounded more unappealing...but then I watched the clip, and now I'm in. When's it get a release?
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9-04-2008 @ 1:25AM
Michell said...
Why can I not stop watching this? She has such a comic gift of timing that's why. I had a hearty laugh, as Jennifer Aniston is terrific as always.
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9-04-2008 @ 4:06AM
anon said...
Michell: it sort of doesn't make sense, which is how they are trying to get humor from the scene.........women do not behave like that normally, in reality it is like a business interaction.....sort of myogynistic in a way, to write a script like that. You can tell this script was not written by a woman, it isn't emotionally sophisticated like that. This is obviously a crazy, odd comedy. I am sure it will be more funny /sad / odd than sexy.
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9-07-2008 @ 12:58PM
boring said...
Aniston is very boring as usual, no facial expression, nothing special. Zahn is much more appealing. As just about any movie she does, she rides on the coat tail of more talented male lead as usual. And Val, why bring up MOVIE MEGA SUPER STARS Jolie-Pitts? Don't compare them to Aniston who is just a TV actress. It's not fair to her.
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9-08-2008 @ 2:10PM
Babs said...
I have been waiting for a release date for this movie. I love to see Jennifer Anniston and Steve Zahn. I think they are both great. I would like to see Steve Zahn in more serious parts. I loved him is Rescue Dawn, Riding in Cars With Boys and Comache Moon. I would like to see him again in those type movies. It is time Steve Zahn gets bigger and better parts. He is very talented. I would also like to see Jennifer Anniston in more serious parts instead of the single girl type movies she usually does. I am definately looking forward to this movie. I know I won't be disappointed with these two actors. I don't really care for Woody.
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9-08-2008 @ 7:07PM
sh said...
we have the same people posting the same comments over and over, this movie was terrible, jen can't act, she is ugly, i like steve, this is not funny at all, and it's dull
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9-08-2008 @ 7:20PM
anon said...
all those acted tabloid games with Mayer etc.... that her PR dept. (CAA) have created for publicity.............distract from her acting......it is just like she is blinded by own "celebrity" and incapable of being honest anymore.
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9-09-2008 @ 2:27AM
Tresa said...
What kind of f**kin' BULL**** is this. Clearly this was written by some jacked up ass man. On what planet do you tell some guy that he is a weirdo then turn around and tell him to touch your ass. WTF. Why not just show up at a stalkers freaky weirdo house with a loaded gun in one hand and his restraining order burning on fire in the other hand while also wearing a bullseye. They both make about as much sense.
Jennifer Aniston is a girl's girl. Meaning on-screen she represents the womens point of view. She is a good representative. Stop putting her in movies where the leading man sucks ASS. Movie after movie of guys who are NOT hot. (Not to mention in real life she was MARRIED to the hottest man on this planet and several other planets. The length of time said marriage lasted doesn't matter. She was f**kin' married to him.) Why is the female audience tortured with these dud dudes? Not hot List: (Please note funny is different than hot.)Ben Stiller, Steve Zahn, Vince Vaughn, Scott Caan, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo, Clive Owen, Paul Rudd, Jay Mohr, Woody Harrelson.
Hollywood now has an endless list of not hot dudes these days. Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Steve Carrell, John C Reilly, Rainn Wilson, Will Ferrell Both Luke/Owen Wilson, Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth, Anyone out of the Judd Apatow Camp. The list goes on and on. These guys are guy's guys. I have no problem with that. That is non of my business. That being said men should not have their noses in women's movies. Hollywood take note: Please put good looking guys back in women's movies. It worked for you for several decades please return to the trend. Old School Hotties: Richard Gere, John Travolta, ROCK HUDSON, Cary Grant, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Dennis Quaid. (Side note: Gayness does not matter. If an ugly guy can be funny a scorching hot piece of man candy can be gay. Let the camera decide.)
Hollywood please put more of this list of guys in women's movies: Jake Gyllenhall, Paul Walker, Josh Duhmel, Josh Lucas, More Matthew McConaughey (shirt off please), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vin Diesel, Ashton Kutcher, Bad Brad/Mr. Pitt, Hugh Jackman. I hope maybe, Hollywood, you get my point. Get off of your jaded f**kin' asses and stop giving women these lazy f**ked up ass movies.
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9-09-2008 @ 10:27AM
anon said...
Steve Zahn is actually probably the best working actor in Hollywood. He was excellent in Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn" with Christian Bale : proof that there are really good films being made these days. I am sure it will be a really interesting rapport in "Management". These are really two of the best working actors in the industry right now and we should be proud of them. Personally, I wish Jen would do more creatively adventurous family orientated films with special effects, rather than the sex and single girl stuff that she has done so much of..... I am sure "Management" will open really well in Toronto this weekend and I expect it will do better than "The Break Up" and maybe even become a cult classic. "Office Space" is still a classic after all these years.......that is such a great movie. Hilarious. With the upcoming work with Woody Allen it really seems like her film career is starting to take off.....
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9-25-2008 @ 12:01AM
Juanita said...
OMG!!! I can hardly wait until the movie comes out. Part of this film was filmed in our small town of Madras and I was lucky enough to be invited on the set and see both Steve and Jennifer. It was actually Steves birthday when I went and I even got a piece of his birthday cake. What a great day that was. Watching this small clip makes me so excited to see the film.
Juanita~
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10-02-2008 @ 6:58PM
jeannie said...
I totally agree with Tresa. We really nned more good-looking male actors in these movies. I can't remember the last time I saw a couple in a movie where there was real chemistry between them...maybe Leo and Kate in Titanic. I hope it's true that Jen will do a film with Gerard Butler. Those two would have great chemistry on screen.
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