Role Models

About Role Models

"Role Models" is a hilarious comedy film released in 2008. Directed by David Wain, it follows the story of two energy drink salesmen, Wheeler and Danny, who, following a series of unfortunate events, find themselves brown-nosing with the law. To avoid jail time, they choose to perform community service at a mentoring program. Here, they are assigned to mentor a pair of problematic kids, a geeky teen and a young terror. Amid chaos, threesome language and hilarity ensue as they form an unlikely bond and learn about responsibility in the most unconventional ways.

Making / Production

The script for "Role Models" was written by Timothy Dowling and Wain & Ken Marino. The film is produced by Luke Greenfield, Mary Parent and Matthew Seigel, alongside executive producers William Sherak and Jason Shuman. It was edited by Eric Kissack and was a production of Universal Pictures.

Actors

• Paul Rudd played the role of Danny Donahue, a pessimistic energy drink salesman who, despite his initial reluctance, bonds with his mentee and learns a lot from the experience.
• Seann William Scott as Wheeler, the carefree, fun salesman who's wild at heart, loves life, the band Kiss and his Minotaur truck.
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse portrayed Augie Farks, a socially awkward, LARP-loving teenager mentored by Danny.
• Bobbe J. Thompson played Ronnie Shields, the foul-mouthed, rebellious young boy mentored by Wheeler.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The scenes involving KISS were added because Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are both fanatical fans of the band in real life.
• The film was originally R-rated but had to be edited down to a PG-13 rating for its theatrical release.
• This film marked the first appearance of real-life rock band KISS in a fiction film since "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" in 1978.

Quotes

• Danny: "You're white, you're white! You don't fight."
• Wheeler: "This tastes like Monster energy drink, 'cause it's a Monster energy drink!"
• Ronnie: "You know what I used to have for breakfast? Cocaine. Know what I had for lunch? Cocaine."

Music, Soundtrack

• "Rock and Roll All Nite" by KISS
• "Love Gun" by KISS
• "Beth" by KISS
• "New York Groove" by Ace Frehley