The Year of Getting to Know Us is a comedy drama film directed by Patrick Sisam and starring Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

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, Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...

, Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal , and has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.-Early...

 and Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

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. It premiered at 24 January 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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.

Plot

Christopher Rocket is a man loyal to his work but unable to fulfill his girlfriend Anne or anything else in his personal life. He came back to his homeland after his estranged father Tom Rocket suffers a stroke. Jane Rocket, his mother, is a central figure in his dysfunctional past.

Cast

• Tom Arnold
  Tom Arnold
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    as Ron Rocket
• Armando Acevedo as Mexican Caddie
• Jimmy Fallon
  Jimmy Fallon
  James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
  
    as Christopher Rocket
• Chase Ellison
  Chase Ellison
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    as Young Christopher Rocket
• Sharon Stone
  Sharon Stone
  Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
  
    as Jane Rocket
• Lucy Liu
  Lucy Liu
  Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal , and has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.-Early...
  
   as Anne

Reception

The film was not very well received by film critics, resulting in mostly negative reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes

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giving it an 18% "Rotten" rating.