Men Without Jobs (2004)
Overview
Men Without Jobs is a comedy about Ish and Oz - best friends and roommates whose main goal in life is to avoid work at all costs. Ish is a graffiti artist who dreams of starting his own hip-hop band. Oz is an obnoxious loudmouth, addicted to gambling and cooking shows. When Ish collects several thousand dollars in a lawsuit settlement stemming from a childhood accident, Oz tries to convince him to invest the money in a pyramid scam in order to help him pay off a debt to a sadistic loan shark. The stakes are raised when Ish's girlfriend Veronica gives him an ultimatum to either get a job or get lost. Ultimately, the two eccentric slackers are forced to wake up and realize that sooner or later, everybody has to get a job! Written by Matthewz, Mad
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.533 |
Directed By
Mad Matthewz
Crew
Mad Matthewz
Mad Matthewz
Cliff Charles
Reyad Farraj
Mad Matthewz
Gingi Rochelle
Ellyn Long Marshall
Maria E. Nelson
David Shuff
Hannah Morrow
Anderson William
Zulema Griffin
Shade Boyewa
Kevin Vincent
Samuel Crow
J. Alec Hawkins
George A. Lara
Rik Andino
Wylda Bayron
Luis Colon
Joel Knutson
Iris Ng
Joseph Paolini
Kevin Vincent
Seth Carmichael
Christopher Pizzo
Veronica Mulero
Cliff Charles
TOP CAST
Ishmael Butler
Ish
Bonz Malone
Oz
Anita Kopacz
Veronica
Andre Royo
Junie
David Anzuelo
Pancho
Stephanie Berry
Mrs. Morgan
Reg E. Cathey
Mr. Morgan
Hope Clarke
Ms. Jackson
Adrian Martinez
Wolfy
Silvestre Rasuk
Nola Darling Fan Club
Stu 'Large' Riley
Smokey
Roberta Wallach
Dolores
Michael C. Maronna
E-Man
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