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Failure to Launch: Directed by Tom Dey. With Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha. A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house.
- (87K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Tom Dey
- 2006-03-10
Failure to Launch is a romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker as a man and a woman who help him move out of his parents' home. The film was released in 2006 and grossed over $128 million, but received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Matthew McConaughey is Tripp, a 35 year-old who still lives with his parents. And who can blame him? It's free, he's got a great room, and mom (Kathy Bates) does the laundry. Desperate to get him...
- 3 min
- 756.1K
- Paramount Movies
Failure to launch is a term for young adults who are dependent on their parents and have difficulty transitioning to adulthood. Learn about the psychological, economic and social factors that contribute to this phenomenon, and how it varies across countries and cultures.
“Failure to Launch” is about a 35-year-old man named Trip (Matthew McConaughey), who still lives at home with his parents. They dream of being empty-nesters, and hire a woman named Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), who is a specialist at getting grown men to move out of their parents’ homes.
Synopsis. Tripp (Matthew McConaughey), a 35-year-old man, is still living with his parents Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates) in Baltimore. Tripp's best friends Demo (Bradley Cooper) and Ace (Justin Bartha) are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it.