Failure to Launch
To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it.Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help.
- Worldwide
- $130M
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Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.
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Box Office & Release
Failure to Launch returned 2.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $50M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $130M
- Release date
- Mar 10, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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