Bob the Butler
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Bob the Butler is a 2005 family comedy film about Bob Tree (Tom Green
), who decides to get a job as a butler after going through many other jobs.
for a butler
school. He is the only one in the butler school course to pass, because all of the other people quit due to the embarrassment and pressure of the teacher. Meanwhile, Tess (Genevieve Buechner
) and Bates (Benjamin B. Smith) Jamieson had just made their babysitter quit. Anne Jamieson (Brooke Shields
), their single mother and neat freak, sees Bob's old babysitting ad, and desperate, hires Bob as their babysitter, even though Bob said he was now a butler. When Bob manages to put the children to bed peacefully, when other babysitters could not, Anne hires Bob to be their butler/babysitter, so she can spend more time with her boyfriend Jacques (Rob LaBelle
). Throughout the movie, Bob becomes a fatherly figure to Tess and Bates who struggle with their own coming of age issues. While Bates tries to find his niche after being rejected from the school basketball team, Tess finds herself in jail after attempting to impress the queen bee of the school, Morgan (Nicole Potvin).
Bob messed up, same old, same old. He quits. Then Anne and her kids miss him, they try to get him back, but missed the boat he supposedly took to Butler school. The family goes to a car wash and sees Bob there. Anne runs out and kisses Bob, whom she chose instead of Jacques. In the end, the new family is shown at thanksgiving with an explosion in the turkey.
on August 28, 2005, edited down to a PG rating. The film is now available on DVD.
It was filmed in Langley City
, Aldergrove
and Abbotsford
, British Columbia
. Shortreed Elementary School was used as the school in the film.
Tom Green
Michael Thomas "Tom" Green is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. Best known for his shock humour brand of comedy, Green found mainstream prominence via his MTV television show The Tom Green Show...
), who decides to get a job as a butler after going through many other jobs.
Plot synopsis
Bob, an incompetent man, is searching for an available job by alphabetical order. He had just failed all of the A's, and discovers an ad in the Yellow PagesYellow Pages
Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory of businesses, organized by category, rather than alphabetically by business name and in which advertising is sold. As the name suggests, such directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for non-commercial listings...
for a butler
Butler
A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its...
school. He is the only one in the butler school course to pass, because all of the other people quit due to the embarrassment and pressure of the teacher. Meanwhile, Tess (Genevieve Buechner
Genevieve Buechner
Genevieve Buechner is a Canadian actress. Her stepfather is folk musician Geoff Berner.-Biography:Genevieve Buechner was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to single parent mother Tea Buechner. When her family moved to Vancouver, she took a small course in acting from the Vancouver Youth Theatre...
) and Bates (Benjamin B. Smith) Jamieson had just made their babysitter quit. Anne Jamieson (Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
), their single mother and neat freak, sees Bob's old babysitting ad, and desperate, hires Bob as their babysitter, even though Bob said he was now a butler. When Bob manages to put the children to bed peacefully, when other babysitters could not, Anne hires Bob to be their butler/babysitter, so she can spend more time with her boyfriend Jacques (Rob LaBelle
Rob LaBelle
Rob LaBelle is an American film and television actor.-Early life and education:He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Career:LaBelle has made appearances, many as a character actor, in dozens of film and television roles, most in the science-fiction genre, and is probably best known for his role as...
). Throughout the movie, Bob becomes a fatherly figure to Tess and Bates who struggle with their own coming of age issues. While Bates tries to find his niche after being rejected from the school basketball team, Tess finds herself in jail after attempting to impress the queen bee of the school, Morgan (Nicole Potvin).
Bob messed up, same old, same old. He quits. Then Anne and her kids miss him, they try to get him back, but missed the boat he supposedly took to Butler school. The family goes to a car wash and sees Bob there. Anne runs out and kisses Bob, whom she chose instead of Jacques. In the end, the new family is shown at thanksgiving with an explosion in the turkey.
Cast
- Tom GreenTom GreenMichael Thomas "Tom" Green is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. Best known for his shock humour brand of comedy, Green found mainstream prominence via his MTV television show The Tom Green Show...
- Bob Tree - Brooke ShieldsBrooke ShieldsBrooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
- Anne Jamieson - Genevieve BuechnerGenevieve BuechnerGenevieve Buechner is a Canadian actress. Her stepfather is folk musician Geoff Berner.-Biography:Genevieve Buechner was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to single parent mother Tea Buechner. When her family moved to Vancouver, she took a small course in acting from the Vancouver Youth Theatre...
- Tess Jamieson - Benjamin Smith - Bates Jamieson
- Nicole Potvin - Morgan
- Rob LaBelleRob LaBelleRob LaBelle is an American film and television actor.-Early life and education:He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Career:LaBelle has made appearances, many as a character actor, in dozens of film and television roles, most in the science-fiction genre, and is probably best known for his role as...
- Jacques - Valerie TianValerie TianValerie Tian is a Chinese-Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Su-Chin in Juno.-Career:In the summer of 2001, Tian auditioned for Canadian director Mina Shum, while she was casting for her feature Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity and won leading role of Mindy Ho...
- Sophie - Simon CallowSimon CallowSimon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE is an English actor, writer and theatre director. He is also currently a judge on Popstar to Operastar.-Early years:...
- Mr. Butler - Iris GrahamIris GrahamIris Graham is a Canadian actress known for starring in the science fiction television series Alienated.In 2005, Graham was a featured player in the acclaimed psycho-thriller The Dark Hours...
- Mama Clara
Production
Bob the Butler was originally planned to be released in theaters October 2005 with a presumed PG-13 rating, but instead was aired on the Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on August 28, 2005, edited down to a PG rating. The film is now available on DVD.
It was filmed in Langley City
Langley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
, Aldergrove
Aldergrove, British Columbia
Aldergrove is a small town within the jurisdiction of the The Township of Langley, a municipality within Greater Vancouver. Located at the southeastern edge of both Langley and Greater Vancouver, and nearby to the metropolitan area of Abbotsford, British Columbia just east, Aldergrove has a...
and Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Shortreed Elementary School was used as the school in the film.