Carpool Guy (2005)
ジャンル : コメディ
上映時間 : 1時間 58分
演出 : Corbin Bernsen
シノプシス
Joel Goodman is a hotshot advertising executive angling for a promotion, but he feels stuck - not least of all in traffic. A seeming answer to his prayers comes in the form of a homeless man whom Joel pays to sit in his passenger seat so he can use the carpool lane. The two form an unexpected bond, and Joel comes to realize that sometimes changing lanes can change your life.
市役所の市民課長・渡辺勘治は30年間無欠勤のまじめな男。ある日、渡辺は自分が胃癌であることを知る。命が残り少ないと悟ったとき、渡辺はこれまでの事なかれ主義的生き方に疑問を抱く。そして、初めて真剣に申請書類に目を通す。そこで彼の目に留まったのが市民から出されていた下水溜まりの埋め立てと小公園建設に関する陳情書だった……。
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
ロンドン。英国の新首相デヴィッドは着任早々、秘書のナタリーに一目ぼれ。最愛の妻を亡くしたダニエルは、妻の連れ子から恋に悩んでいると明かされる。作家ジェイミーは、言葉が通じないポルトガル人のメイドに好意を。3人の子どもがいるハリーとカレンの夫妻だが、ハリーは会社の若い部下と浮気をしていた。ハリーの会社に勤めるサラは入社以来ずっとある同僚に片思い中などなど、人々はさまざまな想いを胸に聖夜を迎えていく。
20世紀のどこかの国。情報省はテロの容疑者「タトル」を「バトル」と打ち間違えてしまい、無関係なバトル氏を無理やり連行していく。それを一部始終見ていた上の階に住むトラック運転手のジルが抗議をするも、全く相手にされない。 一方、情報局に勤めるサムは、このミスをなんとかするために試行錯誤していた。近頃サムは、夢の中でナイトの格好をして、美女を助け出すというおかしな夢を見ていたが、情報省に抗議に来ていたジルがその美女にそっくりだということに気づく。 ある日、サムが家に帰るとダクトが故障しており、非合法のダクト修理屋と名乗るタトルが勝手に直してしまう。サムはまた夢の中でサムライの怪物と戦い、美女を救う夢を見る。サムはジルの正体を知るために断っていた昇格を望み、友人であったジャックの元を訪ねる。そして、様々な事柄が複雑に絡まりあっていく。
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