Meet Bill (formerly known as Bill) is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Bernie Goldmann and Melisa Wallick and starring Aaron Eckhart as the titular character.

Plot

Meet Bill (Eckhart) ? a doormat if there ever was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job at his father-in-law's bank, Bill's wife Jess (Banks) is loathe to explain her "friendship" with the local news anchorman (Olyphant). But Bill's fate begins to change when he becomes mentor to a self-assured boy (Lerman) who engineers Bill's recovery with the help of a cute lingerie sales girl named Lucy (Alba). Together, the trio confronts Bill's hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of being financially independent and self-confident.

Cast

• Aaron Eckhart as Bill
• Jessica Alba as Lucy
• Elizabeth Banks as Jess
• Timothy Olyphant as Chip
• Logan Lerman as The Kid
• Craig Bierko as Sergeant
• Marisa Coughlan as Laura
• Kristen Wiig as Jane Whitman
• Jason Sudeikis as Jim Whitman
• Andy Zou as Donald Choo

Recasting

• Lindsay Lohan was originally cast as "Lucy", but was replaced by Jessica Alba when no final deal was brokered.
• Amanda Peet was also going to star in the film as well, but dropped out around the same time that Lohan did. Peet was replaced by Elizabeth Banks.

Production

The film was shot in St. Louis, Missouri from June 11 - July 20, 2006; the school scenes of the film were shot at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) and additional scenes were filmed at Washington University in St. Louis. A scene was also shot at the Oberweis Dairy in Oakville, Missouri. Additionally, scenes were shot at the Dick's Sporting Goods store at West County Mall, in Des Peres, Missouri, Missouri. Additional scenes and interiors were shot at the Saint Louis Galleria in Richmond Heights, Missouri, along with an exterior scene at Molly Brown's Fireworks in Pacific, Missouri. KPLR-TV, a St. Louis television station, is the station that Chip Johnson works for, and movie co-anchor Rick Edlund is an anchor on the station in real life. Although shot in the St. Louis area, the setting of the movie is Minnesota, as indicated by the license plates of vehicles, and a "Twin Cities Realty" for-sale sign.

Re-shoots and additional scenes were shot in Los Angeles, California, after major production had finished.

Premiere

The film officially premiered on September 8, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was immediately picked up for distribution. It was released in limited engagement on April 4 in St. Louis and Minneapolis, 2008^[1], with a wider release in 36 theaters on May 9, 2008 http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=42421.

References

External links

• Official site

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