Year One

Year:

2009

Duration:

97 min | 100 min (unrated version)

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

IMDB rate:

4.9

Director:

Harold Ramis

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-06-19

Filming Locations: New Mexico, USA

Earnings

Budget: $60,000,000

Opening Weekend: $19,610,304 (USA) (21 June 2009)

Gross: $43,337,279 (USA) (16 August 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Year One

Sarah Christine Smith

Juno Temple

Year One

Olivia Wilde

Year One

June Diane Raphael

Year One

Jack Black

Zed

Michael Cera

Oh

David Cross

Cain

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Isaac

Vinnie Jones

Sargon

Hank Azaria

Abraham

Xander Berkeley

King

Gia Carides

Queen

Horatio Sanz

Enmebaragesi

David Pasquesi

Prime Minister

Matthew Willig

Marlak

Harold Ramis

Adam

Rhoda Griffis

Eve

Gabriel Sunday

Seth

Eden Riegel

Lilith

Kyle Gass

Zaftig the Eunuch

Bill Hader

Shaman

Marshall Manesh

Slave Trader

Rion Hunter

Bedouin Sheik

Gene Stupnitsky

First Guard

Lee Eisenberg

Sodom Sentry

Eric Gipson

Sodom Vendor

Lacie Manshack

Banana Girl

Matt Besser

Guy in Crowd

Drue Franklin

Squanto

Weston Hollenshead

Kid Stoner

Paul Scheer

Bricklayer

Joaquin Townsend

Slave Child

Bryan Massey

New Guard

Keet Davis

Desert Soldier

Tim Hilton

Pedestrian Villager

Ashley Nicole Caldwell

Gold Statue

Mark Cotone

Angry Baker

Jack Walker

Village Child

Jamal Sims

Dancer

Paul Benshoof

Dancer

Kelly Connolly

Dancer

Leslie Geldbach

Dancer

Katherine Miller

Dancer

Michael Morris

Dancer

Michael C. 'Mike' Allen

Sodom Citizen

Joe Basile

Bedouin Guard

Dale Beasley

Sodom Citizen-Action

Tina Borek

East Indian Merchant

Amanda Bosley

Citizen

Daulton Brewer

Sodom Citizen

McIntyre Bridges

Cave Man

Dane Brown

Sodom Citizen

Rose Brumbaugh

High Priestess

Michael Byrnes

Royal Guard

Joseph Cintron

Slave

Kayla Clary

Primitive Child Bully

Lucas CorVatta

Teenage Servant (uncredited)

Jenna Craig

Slave Girl

Ella Davidson

Sodom Citizen

Christian Di Salvo

Musician (uncredited)

Darron Dunbar

Tribal Leader (uncredited)

Sierra Lyn Duncil

Cave Girl (uncredited)

Tammy Eaton

Priestess /

Ted Ferguson

Royal Acolyte (uncredited)

Lacey Ford

Handmaiden

John Gearries

Caveman

Juanita Harrison

Sodom Citizen

Brett Heicher

Hebrew

Brandon B. Helmes

Trumpeter

Kerrigan Hightower

Citizen

Russell Hightower

Citizen

Scott Jackman

Sodom Stoner (uncredited)

Sara Kenley

Local Girl (uncredited)

Reece Kirk

Cave Man

Adam Knapp

Slave

Eric Michael Kochmer

Caveman

Rick LaCour

Male Advisor (uncredited)

Jimmy Lee Jr.

Hebrew Soldier (uncredited)

Banks Lee

Sodom Citizen

Cynthia Lee

Sodomite (uncredited)

Gregory Leiker

Hebrew

Eder López

Caveman

JaLynn Martin

Queen's Handmaiden

Dennis Massey

Sodom Citizen

Krystal Mayo

Kissing Sodom Citizen (uncredited)

Cindy McBride

Sodom Citizen Woman (uncredited)

Lee Ann McDade

Begger Woman /

James B. McDaniel

Sodom Buyer

Jessica "Ameelah" McDaniel

Eema's Priestess

Laura McDavid

Gatherer (uncredited)

Eric Kelly McFarland

Sodom Citizen

John McTasney

Hebrew Guard

James Merrick

Sodom Beggar (uncredited)

Darcel White Moreno

Golden Statue

Alexandria Morrow

Abraham's Wife (uncredited)

Rick Overton

Sodom Officer Rick

Ashley-Anne Parker

Sodom Citizen

Christopher L. Parson

Guard / Man in Crowd (voice) (uncredited)

James Paul

Sodom Priest Assistant (uncredited)

Jeannie Perrin

Priestess /

Shelby Purchner

Handmaiden

Halley Rachal

Citizen of Sodom

Jon Racinskas

Sodom Citizen

Matthew Ramsaur

Sodom Slave

Chris Ranney

Merchant

Colvin Roberson

Royal Guard

Johnny Rock

Foot Soldier

Andrew Roffe

Slave

Paul Rudd

Abel

Alice Searcy

Sodom Citizen

Bob Singer

North African Merchant (uncredited)

Chaz Smith

Hebrew Man

Katie Soo

Abraham's Daughter

Clayton S. Taylor

Sodom Citizen

Sarah J. Thompson

Citizen

Jonathan Tripp

Sodom Citizen

Daniel Vincent

Sodom City Slave

Z. Ray Wakeman

Obidia

Thomas Wallace

Male Minister

Angela Ware

Sodom Kissing Lesbian

Casey Wayne

Slave

Steven Whitemon

Sodom Citizen

Steven E. Williams

Merchant

Margaret Wren

Merchant Wife

Johnny Wright

Sodom Citizen

Courtney Shay Young

Belly Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Final film directed by Harold Ramis. It's also his last acting role.

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Stanley Tucci was cast to play the Biblical character Noah. After Evan Almighty (2007) failed at the box-office, Noah was cut from the film.

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Paul Rudd: as Abel.

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Goofs

When Zed attacks Abel's cow, the cow's legs are tied together.

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Set in the Middle East, yet features a North American cougar (mountain lion).

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When Oh is rubbing oil on the high priest, the priest pulls Oh back and forth. When he talks to Eema, he is standing still.

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Quotes

Oh: [Oh and Eema come back out after having sex] She's not a virgin anymore!

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Cain: For the crimes- of blasphemy - heresy - conspiracy - treachery - leprosy - puppetry - hyperbole - animal husbandry - sodomy... Oh, it's refusal of sodomy - overt punditry - and the murder of my brother Abel - the prisoners shall be stoned - TO DEATH!

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Zed: Look, I want you to know... I blame myself for everything that's happened.

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Faq

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Year One can be found here.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

Is "The Year One" based on a book?

A

No. The Year One is based on a screeplay co-written by writing partners Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg along with Harold Ramis (who also directed the movie).

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