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Take Me Home Tonight

Take Me Home Tonight

Best. Night. Ever.

20116.01h 37m

Overview

Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

Directed by Michael Dowse
Written by Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Topher Grace
Produced by Sarah Bowen, Jim Whitaker, Ryan Kavanaugh
Box OfficeBudget: $19.0MRevenue: $6.9M

Top Cast

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Matt Franklin

Anna Faris

Anna Faris

Wendy Franklin

Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler

Barry Nathan

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Tori Frederking

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

Kitchelle Storms

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Bill Franklin

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Kyle Masterson

Jeanie Hackett

Jeanie Hackett

Libby Franklin

Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch

Shelly

Demetri Martin

Demetri Martin

Carlos

Themes & Keywords

becoming an adultliedeceptionsisterfriendsbest friend

About Take Me Home Tonight

Take Me Home Tonight is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of becoming an adult, lie, deception, sister, friends, best friend. Directed by Michael Dowse, it stars Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler. Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.

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