Failure To Launch

Tripp (Matthew McConaughey)is a thirty-something guy who refuses to move out of his parent's house and constantly brings girlfriends back to the house. Whenever Tripp feels a relationship is getting too serious, he lets the girl find out he still lives at home and she usually dumps him. After walking in on their son having sex with a woman again, his parents go to a friends bbq. All the other similarly aged people at the bbq admit to having adult children living at home also, except the hosts, who admit that their son Dougie moved out after finding "the right woman". At a furniture store, Tripp meets Paula, a beautiful woman and invites her to a lunch date. It turns out that Tripp's parents have hired Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker). She thinks that men still living at home lack self-esteem so she creates a relationship with the man, in order to build up his confidence. She pretends to like what the guy likes, she lets him help her through a crisis; she meets his friends & she lets him teach her something. All of this is designed to make the guy move out.

Continuity mistake: When Tripp has gotten ready for the day he comes down to the kitchen. We find his mother writing Tortilla Chips on the dry erase board. When Tripp finishes off the OJ in the kitchen he tosses it into the trash can opened by his mother. We see the dry erase board in a couple of different shots and the way it is written changes from shot to shot.

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Question: What is the song at the beginning of the movie when Tripp is getting dressed? "Not Bad at all" is part of the lyrics, what is the song called and who sings it?

Answer: It's called "Not Bad at All" by Steven McDonald.

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