The Internship: A Deep Dive into the Unrated Comedy and Its Reception
"The Internship" is a 2013 American comedy film that brought Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson together again. Directed by Shawn Levy and written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, the film tells the story of two recently laid-off salesmen who try to get jobs at Google by competing with much younger and more tech-savvy people.
Plot Overview
After their employer closes, salesmen Billy McMahon and Nick Campbell find themselves jobless. Billy signs them up for Google internships. They have to work together in teams over the summer and compete against other interns in different tasks. Only the people on the winning team will get jobs at Google.
At first, Stuart, Yo-Yo, and Neha think Billy and Nick are useless, but Billy gets the team together and helps them make a comeback in a quidditch game. The teams have to create an app, and Billy and Nick convince their teammates to go out for a wild night, including a visit to a strip club. Nick tries to flirt with Dana, a Google executive, but doesn't have much luck. He starts going to technical presentations to impress her and becomes interested in the material.
While the teams get ready to run the technical support hotline, Billy gets technical information from an introvert called "Headphones," which helps him. But the team fails because Billy doesn't log his calls for review. In the last task, which is a sales challenge, the teams have to get the biggest company they can to start advertising with Google. Nick gives Billy an inspiring speech and encourages him to come back and help the team in the final challenge.
Chetty is about to say that Graham's team has won when Billy, Nick, and their team show up to give a great presentation about their new client. Chetty knows that even though the pizzeria isn't a big business, it has a lot of potential because it's growing through technology. Graham argues, but Headphones, who is actually the head of Google Search, puts him down. As the students leave, Nick and Dana are still dating, and so are Lyle and Marielena, Google's dance instructor.
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Cast
The film stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the lead roles. Other notable cast members include:
- Rose Byrne as Dana
- Aasif Mandvi as Mr. Chetty
- Max Minghella as Graham Hawtrey
- Josh Brener as Lyle
- Tiya Sircar as Neha Patel
- Dylan O'Brien as Stuart Twombly
- JoAnna Garcia Swisher
Production
"The Internship" marked the second time Vaughn and Wilson starred together, following their success in the 2005 film "Wedding Crashers." They had also appeared together in the 2004 film "Starsky & Hutch."
Release and Reception
"The Internship" was released in 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics. Some praised the comedic performances of Vaughn and Wilson, while others criticized the film for its perceived role as a feature-length advertisement for Google.
Critical Response
On Rotten Tomatoes, "The Internship" holds an approval rating of 34%, based on 167 reviews, with an average rating of 5.00/10. The site's consensus reads, "The Internship brings Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson back together for another go-round, but lacks the spark of Wedding Crashers and feels like little more than a feature-length Google commercial."
Many reviewers criticized "The Internship" for being too much like a commercial for Google. Ty Burr of The Boston Globe wrote, "Here’s why Google is so successful: It's figured out a way for Twentieth Century Fox to make a two-hour Google commercial disguised as a summer comedy." Stephen Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer commented, "The Internship itself would be kind of charming, too, if this Google-recruitment film, this 119-minute commercial for Googliness, weren't so downright creepy." David Cox of The Guardian described the movie as a "two-hour corporate video," while Mark Kermode called it "the longest advert I've seen in the cinema".
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Some critics felt that the film's timing was off, suggesting it would have been more successful if released closer to the height of Vaughn and Wilson's popularity after "Wedding Crashers."
Box Office
Despite the mixed reviews, "The Internship" performed moderately well at the box office.
The Unrated Version
The unrated version of "The Internship" offers viewers a more outrageous take on the original theatrical release. This version includes scenes that were cut from the theatrical release, offering a more explicit and unfiltered comedic experience.
Google's Perspective
Google was actively involved in the film's production, providing access to its campus and resources. The company viewed "The Internship" as a way to promote its brand and attract potential employees.
Accuracy
Some real Google interns said that "The Internship" was kind of nailed it.
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Home Media
"The Internship" was released on Blu-ray and DVD. The unrated edition Blu-ray was released on October 22.
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