Skills Like This

Nan
1h 26m
2007
5.077 /10 (13)

Everybody Wants to be Somebody

Overview

Max Solomon faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. So, in a desperate attempt to find his true calling, he turns to crime. In this inventive comedy, three friends have their lives turned upside down when one of them realizes that larceny might be his best skill.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Comedy
Languages : English
Released Date: 2007-03-10

Top Billed Cast

Spencer Berger

Max

Brian D. Phelan

Tommy

Gabriel Tigerman

Dave

Kerry Knuppe

Lucy

Jennifer Batter

Lauren

Ned Bellamy

Uncle Morris

Marta Martin

Rosa

Zach Cumer

Cousin Jeramiah

Danielle Arnold

Onion Dance Player

Donna Dewey

TV Reporter

Charles Thomas Doyle

Italian Restaurant patron

Tupper Cullum

Englehard

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