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Elliot Kelman (Joe Pantoliano) is a failed publishing executive who can't get back into the business. He supports himself selling suits at the local mall and relies on hand-outs from his mother, ex-wife, and son. He also self-publishes a weekly newsletter on the perils of self-delusion. Afraid his writings will be rejected, he hires a high school kid to post them on supermarket bulletin boards and stuff them under windshields in his New Jersey hometown. After he meets the sexy Carole (Jennifer Tilly) and his newsletter begins to find an audience, things start looking up for Elliott. However, the return home of his oldest friend Richard (Boyd Gaines), a prominent movie producer, and the only one of his friend's to have found success, brings Elliot's feelings of inadequacy and squandered potential back to the surface. With Richard in town, the competitive tensions rise, and once Carole takes an interest in his friend, Elliot must confront his envy of Richard's success and his disenchantment with his own failure.
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Who stars in Second Best: Cast List
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Production: What we know about Second Best?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Second Best Release Date: When was the film released?
Second Best was a release in 2005 on Friday, May 20, 2005. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Dominion: A Prequel to the Exorcist, Mad Hot Ballroom and Sex, Politics & Cocktails.
Second Best DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Second Best was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 .