Outsourced (film) - Wikipedia

Outsourced is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by John Jeffcoat and written by Jeffcoat and George Wing. Outsourced(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2006AmericanfilmOutsourcedPromotionalposterforOutsourcedDirectedbyJohnJeffcoatWrittenbyGeorgeWingJohnJeffcoatProducedbyTomGoraiStarringJoshHamiltonAyeshaDharkerAsifBasraArjunMathurSiddarthJadhavBhuvneshShettyCinematographyTeodoroManiaciEditedbyBrianBerdanMusicbyBCSmithDistributedbyShadowCatcherEntertainmentReleasedate September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) Runningtime103minutesCountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBoxoffice$703,042(worldwide)[1] Outsourcedisa2006AmericanromanticcomedyfilmdirectedbyJohnJeffcoatandwrittenbyJeffcoatandGeorgeWing. Contents 1Plot 2Production 3Awards 4Televisionadaptation 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] ToddAnderson(JoshHamilton),asalesmanforaSeattlenoveltyproductscompany,learnshehastotraveltoIndiawhenhisdepartmentisoutsourced.ToddisnothappybutwhenhisbossDaveinformshimthatquittingwouldmeanlosinghisstockoptions,hegoestotrainhisIndianreplacementPuro(AsifBasra). Whenhearrives,Toddisfrustratedwitheverythinginthecountrywherepeoplecallhim"Mr.Toad".HehasdifficultymakingthecallcenteremployeesofGharapuriunderstandwhattheirAmericancustomersexpect.HefeelsthatheisnevergoingtogettheMinutes-per-Incident(MPI)undersixminutesandsowillnevergettoreturntotheUSA. ToddexperiencesthefestivalofHoliandwithit,asenseofcalm.AtthecallcentertheMPIslowlyimproves.HerecognizesaleaderinanemployeeAsha(AyeshaDharker)andoffersherthejobofassistingPurowhenToddleaves.Toddtriestoimprovetheworkplaceexperiencefortheemployees;whentheytellhimtheywouldlikesomeoftheproductstheyareselling,hedecidestoimplementarewardsprogramandasksDaveforashipment.Daveinitiallyrefuses,butwhenToddmanagestoconvincehimthatheisopeningtheproductstoamarketofabillionpeople,Daveagreestoshipthemovernight. AsharealizesthattheshipmenthasgonetoanotherGharapuri,anisland.Theybothreachtheislandandgettheshipment,buttheboatthatwassupposedtoferrythembackcatchesfire.Withnoresort,theycheckintoahotel,whereAshaaccusesToddofbeingfrivolouswithKali.Theyarguebutenduphavingsex.UpontheirreturnAshainformsToddthatshehasbeenengagedtoafamilyfriendnamedAshoksinceshewasfouryearsold.Shesaystheiraffaircouldbeonlya"HolidayinGoa",atermforashorttimespentwithaloverbeforemarryinganother.Toddisconfusedbutacceptsthesituation. ThecallcenterMPIisnearingsixwhenDavecallstoletToddknowthatheneedstobepickedupfromtherailwaystation.WhenDavearrives,thepowershutsdownduetoflooding,buttheemployeesmanagetosetuptheirworkstationsontheroofandresumebusiness.Daveisimpressed,butwhentheemployeesgotothelocalbartocelebrate,DaveinformsToddthebusinessisbeingshiftedtoChina. Toddinformstheemployeestheyhavebeenfired,andDaveiserasingalldataofftheirharddisks.AshatellsToddthatshehasbeenwritinganovelonherworkcomputercalledHolidayinGoathatneedstobesaved.ToddgetsthehintandtheyleaveforGaurav's(anotheremployee's)house,wheretheyspendtimetogether.ToddrefusestogotoChinabutsuggestsPuroasareplacement.PuroisseenleavingforChinawithhisnewwife. UponhisreturntotheUnitedStates,ToddreceivesaphonecallfromAshajustasthescreenturnsblackandtheendcreditsroll. Production[edit] PrincipalphotographytookplaceinMumbaifromFebruary5toMarch13,2006,followedbythreedaysinSeattlefromApril7–9,2006.ThefilmisbasedonanoriginalscreenplaybyGeorgeWingandwritingpartner,JohnJeffcoat. Awards[edit] BendFilmFestival,BestPicture2007 BollywoodandBeyondFilmFestivalAudienceAward2007 CinequestFilmFestivalAudienceAward,BestFeatureFilm2007 DubaiInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2006 GoaInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2006 HardacreFilmFestivalAudienceAward,BestPicture2007 IndianFilmFestivalofLosAngelesAudienceAward2007 MumbaiInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2007 PalmSpringsFilmFestivalBestoftheFest2007 PalmSpringsFilmFestivalJohnSchlesingerAward2007 RedBankInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2007 SeattleInternationalFilmFestivalGoldenSpaceNeedleAwardforBestFilm2007 SouthAsianFilmFestival,Maitland,FLA,OfficialSelection2007 SouthAsianIndianFilmFestival,NewYorkCity,OfficialSelection2007 TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2006 VancouverInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection2007 Televisionadaptation[edit] Mainarticle:Outsourced(TVseries) InOctober2007,VarietyreportedthatKenKwapis,whoworkedontheU.S.adaptationofTheOffice,hadbeenapproachedbyNBCtocreateatelevisionpilotforapotentialspinoffofOutsourced.[2] OnMay16,2010,NBCannouncedthatthetelevisionadaptationwouldbeapartofthenetwork'sfall2010lineup.[3]OutsourcedpremieredonSeptember23,2010[4]andranforoneseasonbeforebeingcancelledbyNBCinMay2011. References[edit] ^"Outsourced".BoxOfficeMojo. ^Adalian,Josef(October7,2007)."'Outsourced'worksatNBC".Variety.RetrievedMay17,2010. ^Gorman,Bill(May16,2010)."NBCUnveils2010-11PrimetimeSchedule".TVbytheNumbers.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay18,2010.RetrievedMay17,2010. ^Gorman,Bill(July15,2010)."NBCAnnouncesSeriesPremiereDatesForFall2010Schedule".TVbythenumbers.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly18,2010.RetrievedJuly15,2010. Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite OutsourcedatIMDb OutsourcedatAllMovie OutsourcedatRottenTomatoes AuthoritycontrolGeneral VIAF 1 WorldCat(viaVIAF) Nationallibraries Germany Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outsourced_(film)&oldid=1055947661" Categories:2006filmsEnglish-languagefilms2006romanticcomedy-dramafilmsAmericanfilmsIndian-AmericanfilmsEnglish-languageIndianfilmsFilmsadaptedintotelevisionshowsFilmssetinSeattleFilmssetinIndiaFilmsshotinMumbaiOutsourcinginIndiaFilmsshotinIndiaAsian-Americancomedy-dramafilms2006comedyfilmsAmericanromanticcomedy-dramafilmsWorkplacecomedyfilmsHiddencategories:UsemdydatesfromDecember2019ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataTemplatefilmdatewith1releasedateArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithGNDidentifiersArticleswithWorldCat-VIAFidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages DeutschEspañolفارسی한국어मराठीNederlandsPolskiSuomiதமிழ்Українська Editlinks