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Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend.

20115.91h 27m

Overview

A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

Directed by Miguel Arteta
Written by Phil Johnston
Produced by Alexander Payne, Jim Burke, Jim Taylor
Box Office0Revenue: $6.9M

Top Cast

Ed Helms

Ed Helms

Tim Lippe

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Dean Ziegler

Anne Heche

Anne Heche

Joan Ostrowski-Fox

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Ronald Wilkes

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Bill Krogstad

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Orin Helgesson

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

Bree

Thomas Lennon

Thomas Lennon

Roger Lemke

Rob Corddry

Rob Corddry

Gary

Mike O'Malley

Mike O'Malley

Mike Pyle

Themes & Keywords

hotelinfidelityfriendshipiowaone-night standswimming pooldrinkingnaiveinsurance agentduringcreditsstinger

About Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids is a comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of hotel, infidelity, friendship, iowa, one-night stand, swimming pool. Directed by Miguel Arteta, it stars Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche. A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

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