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{{short description|2005 film by Michael Traeger}}
{{about|the film|the English rock band|The Amateurs (band)|other uses|Amateur (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
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|caption = Theatrical release poster
|producer = Scott Kroop<br>Adam Merims<br>Scott Strauss
|director = [[Michael Traeger]]
|writer = Michael Traeger
|music = Nic. tenBroek
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|starring = [[Jeff Bridges]]<br>[[Tim Blake Nelson]]<br>[[Joe Pantoliano]]<br>[[William Fichtner]]<br>[[Ted Danson]]<br>[[Patrick Fugit]]
|distributor = [[First Look Studios]]
|released = {{Film date|2005|02||Santa Barbara Film Festival|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-07-et-amateursreview7-story.html|title=A wasted effort for some film acting pros|date=7 December 2007|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>}}
|released = {{Film date|2005}}
|country = United States
|language = English
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'''''The Amateurs''''', originally called '''''The Moguls''''', is a 2005 [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Michael Traeger]] and starring [[Jeff Bridges]].<ref>{{cite web|worktitle=[[The New York Times]]Amateurs|titleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/310129/The -Amateurs/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232213/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/310129/The-Amateurs/overview|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Mark Deming|date=2015|archive-date=2015-06-10}}</ref> The story revolves around six friends in a small town in the [[United States|US]] who decide to make a full -length amateur [[pornography|adult film]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[CBS News]]|date=January 11, 2009|title=Jeff Bridges Is No 'Amateur'|url=httphttps://www.cbsnews.com/2100news/jeff-500164_162bridges-3584650.htmlis-no-amateur/}}</ref>
 
The film was released under the title ''The Moguls'' in the [[United Kingdom]] on April 28, 2006. The film was released under the title ''The Amateurs'' and opened in [[limited release]] in the [[United States]] on December 7, 2007.
 
==Plot==
Six friends come together to try to find fame and fortune by making the world’sworld's most innocent adult movie ever made. Although they have literally no idea what they’rethey're doing, they keep at it and are determined to accomplish their goal...no matter what gets in the way.
 
After the clueless crew finally completes the film, they screen it for the first time at the local bar. The brother of a girl whose scene ultimately was not used (besides some brief shots of her face) barges in, takes the reel off the projector, covers it in whiskey and sets it aflame.
 
It is revealed that this was the only print they had and that all their work has been lost. However, the cinematographer had been videotaping the entire production process on [[mini DV]] tapes. He then edits these down into a completely innocent documentary, minus the nudity and sex scenes, about the trials and tribulations of making (and then losing) their original film. This new version is released as the titular ''The Amateurs'' which becomes a critical and financial success on the independent film circuit.
 
==Cast==
|* [[Jeff Bridges]]|| as Andy ▼
{| class="wikitable"
|* [[Tim Blake Nelson]]|| as Barney▼
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|* [[William Fichtner]]|| as Otis▼
! Actor !! Role
|* [[Joe Pantoliano]]|| as Some Idiot▼
|-
|* [[Patrick Fugit]]|| as Emmett▼
▲|[[Jeff Bridges]]|| Andy
|* [[Isaiah Washington]]|| as Homer▼
|-
|* [[Steven Weber (actor)|Steven Weber]]|| as Howard▼
▲|[[Tim Blake Nelson]]|| Barney
|* [[Ted Danson]]|| as "Moose"▼
|-
* [[John Hawkes (actor)|John Hawkes]] as Moe
▲|[[William Fichtner]]|| Otis
|* [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]]|| as Thelma▼
|-
|* [[Glenne Headly]]|| as Helen▼
▲|[[Joe Pantoliano]]|| Some Idiot
|* [[Tom Bower (actor)|Tom Bower]]|| as Floyd▼
|-
|* [[Lauren Graham]]|| as Peggy▼
▲|[[Patrick Fugit]]|| Emmett
|[[* Dawn Didawick]]|| as Clara▼
|-
|* Norm O'Neill|| as Clara's Man▼
▲|[[Isaiah Washington]]|| Homer
|* [[Alex D. Linz]]|| as Billy▼
|-
▲|[[Steven Weber (actor)|Steven Weber]]|| Howard
|-
▲|[[Ted Danson]]|| Moose
|-
▲|[[Jeanne Tripplehorn]]|| Thelma
|-
▲|[[Glenne Headly]]|| Helen
|-
▲|[[Tom Bower (actor)|Tom Bower]]|| Floyd
|-
▲|[[Lauren Graham]]|| Peggy
|-
▲|[[Dawn Didawick]]|| Clara
|-
▲|Norm O'Neill|| Clara's Man
|-
▲|[[Alex D. Linz]]|| Billy
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdbIMDb title|id=0405163|title=The Amateurs}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=the-amateurs|title=The Amateurs}}
* {{metacriticMetacritic film|id=amateurs|title=The Amateurs}}
* {{mojo title|id=amateurs|title=The Amateurs}}
* {{AmgAllMovie movietitle|310129|The Amateurs}}
* [http://lebowskipodcast.com/index.php/Episodes/Episode-14-The-Amateurs.html The Amateurs] Lebowski Podcast review
 
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[[Category:2000s sex comedy films]]
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[[Category:Self-reflexive films]]
[[Category:Qwerty Films films]]
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[[Category:2000s American films]]
 
 
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