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Men Without Jobs

Jun 19, 2004

1h 32m

★ 0.0

Overview

Compulsive gambler Oz lives in a rent-controlled apartment in Brooklyn, with his roommate, Ivy-League dropout Ish. Crippled by an unspoken fear of failure, the serial underachievers whittle the hours away playing video games and discussing plans for a band that has yet to leave the realm of the hypothetical. But after they meet graffiti artist Veronica, who challenges them to take action, Oz and Ish must examine themselves for the first time.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

No Work Films LLC

Straphanger Films

Men Without Jobs Trailers

Cast

Ish

Ishmael Butler

Bonz Malone

Veronica

Anita Kopacz

Junie

Andre Royo

Pancho

David Anzuelo

Mrs. Morgan

Stephanie Berry

Mr. Morgan

Reg E. Cathey

Ms. Jackson

Hope Clarke

Wolfy

Adrian Martinez

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Silvestre Rasuk

Smokey

Stu 'Large' Riley

Dolores

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