Sentences with phrase «uptight brother»

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Stu (Ed Helms), an uptight dentist who's verbally and physically bullied by his horrid girlfriend, Phil (Bradley Cooper), a cocky, sleazy teacher, decent groom - to - be Doug (Justin Bartha) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis), the stag's insane brother - in - law («a one man wolf pack» who doesn't care «if we kill someone»), drive to Las Vegas for Doug's bachelor party.

It had the elements of the New Age mysticism but they led nowhere when the going was tough - it tried to be uplifting but most of the characters finished where they started... I have to say that there were fascinating performances from most of the cast, especially from Josh Pais as Abbie's uptight (slightly autistic or neurotic) brother, spending most of his time in the floundering dental practice which receives new life when clients seek out his healing touch.

Four friends, including the groom - to - be, Doug (Justine Bartha); the bride's weirdo brother, Alan (Zach Galifianakis); jaded schoolteacher Phil (Bradley Cooper); and uptight dentist Stu (Ed Helms), drive from Los Angeles to Vegas, drink some Jägermeister on the casino roof, and proceed to enjoy themselves so thoroughly that the next morning they can remember nothing at all.

Abby (Rosemarie DeWitt) is a massage therapist whose world is enriched with the need to find balance within all aspects of her life, and her brother Paul (Josh Pais) seems to be the complete opposite, with an uptight personality who comes across as extremely emotionally stunted.

Apatow regular Paul Rudd stars as pompous, uptight Alvin alongside Into the Wild's Emile Hirsch as Lance, the young brother of his girlfriend.

This sibling story has a familiar setup, one that's not far off from the Duplass brothers film Jeff, Who Lives At Home; Nick (Jay Duplass) is an uptight successful lawyer with a wife and kid, while his brother Conrad (Linas Phillips) is a long - haired, easygoing slacker.

He was cast against type as David Staebler, an uptight, near autistic radio monologuist, while Bruce Dern was given what would normally have been the Nicholson role, playing David's brother, Jason, a comic, megalomaniacal hustler with a head full of outsize dreams and a dangerous connection to the mob.

Equally - annoying, are the colorful supporting characters displaying an array of increasingly bizarre behaviors, ranging from Sheeni's uptight, Bible - thumping parents (M. Emmet Walsh and Mary Kay Place) to her rebellious big brother (Justin Long) whose idea of a practical joke is to lace Thanksgiving dinner with hallucinogenic mushrooms which cause their father to smear mashed potatoes on his own face.

Domhnall Gleeson, son of Brendan and best known as one of the Weasley brothers in the «Harry Potter» movies, plays a typical uptight British romantic leading man, stammering adorably through his misadventures with women.

Christina Ricci is a riot as a Lolita wannabe who seduces her gay brother's boyfriend, and Lisa Kudrow is just as funny in the less showy role of an uptight schoolteacher.

A free - spirited massage therapist develops a sudden aversion to human contact while her brother, an uptight dentist, manifests a curious healing touch.

Her non-contact neurosis is a perfect contrast to her brother, Paul (Pais), an uptight dentist who suddenly finds he has healing hands — a revelation that sees people, for once, queuing up to sit in his chair.

Circumstance (R for sexuality, profanity and drug use) Iranian coming - of - age drama, set in present - day Teheran, revolving around the sexual awakenings of a rebellious, 16 year - old lesbian (Nikohl Boosheri) over the objections of her disapproving parents (Soheil Parsa and Nasrin Pakkho) and her uptight, orthodox Muslim brother (Rezo Sixo Safal).