| The Job | |
| Director: | Shem Bitterman |
| Producer: | Shem Bitterman Kiki Goshay |
| Starring: | Patrick Flueger Taryn Manning Ron Perlman Joe Pantoliano |
| Music: | Enis Rotthoff |
| Cinematography: | John Foster |
| Editing: | Stephen Mark |
| Distributor: | Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 107 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Job is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play.[1] The film world premiered on September 26, 2009, at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award.[2] [3]
A hapless man named Bubba, who is desperate to find a job and marry the woman he loves, is hooked up with a slick employment agent by a drifter. Only after agreeing to the job (a contract kill, no less), Bubba finds himself in over his head.[1]
Filming began on 6 May 2008 in Detroit,[1] and ended in July 2008.
After a very brief limited release, the film was released on DVD on 27 July 2010.
The film is available on Amazon. Free to Amazon Prime members.