Role Models is a
American comedy film directed by
David Wain about two
energy drink salesmen who are ordered to perform 150 hours of
community service as punishment for various offenses. For their service, the two men work at a program designed to pair kids with adult role models. The film stars
Seann William Scott,
Paul Rudd,
Christopher Mintz-Plasse,
Bobb'e J. Thompson, and
Elizabeth Banks.
Plot
Danny and Wheeler are two
Los Angeles salesmen for an
energy drink,
Minotaur. Wheeler loves the job but Danny, on the other hand, hates the job and possesses a constant
negative attitude toward life, which results in the collapse of his relationship with his girlfriend, attorney Beth. One day, after making a sales presentation at a high school, the duo find that their company truck is being towed. They protest by trying to drive it away from the tow truck, but end up crashing it into a school statue.
Danny and Wheeler are arrested and the judge sentences the two to a 30-day jail sentence. Beth, however, manages to strike a deal with the judge in which they have to log 150 hours of community service over the next fifty days. The judge selects for their community service a
big-brother style program called Sturdy Wings, led by Gayle Sweeny. Gayle, who takes an instant dislike to Danny and Wheeler, is aware that their presence at Sturdy Wings is court-ordered and warns them that if they fail to carry out their tasks to her satisfaction, she will have them sent to prison. Wheeler is paired up with Ronnie Shields, a foul-mouthed, streetwise miscreant obsessed with breasts who has driven away all the other "Bigs" he has been paired with, while Danny is paired up with Augie Farks, a
nerdy teenager obsessed with
live action role-playing games.