Employee of the Month

Employee of the Month is a film released on October 6, 2006. It focuses on events that happen at a Sam's Club-like store (and indeed filmed in a Costco store), where two co-workers, Zack (Dane Cook) and Vince (Dax Shepard), compete for the affection of the new cashier, Amy (Jessica Simpson). The movie is directed by Greg Coolidge and is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor and language. It was released on DVD January 16, 2007.

Zack (Dane Cook), a slacker box boy who lives with his grandma, works at Super Club (a fictional warehouse store) with his fellow slacker buddies Lon (Andy Dick), Russell (Harland Williams) and Iqbal (Brian George). Vince (Dax Shepard) has received the "Employee of the Month" award for seventeen months in a row with some assistance from his very loyal and subdued sidekick Jorge (Efren Ramirez). The store manager in a storewide meeting announces that if Vince wins "Employee of the Month" for the 18th time in the following month he'll be put on the fast track to management, he'll also win a car.

Amy (Jessica Simpson), a beautiful woman, is added to the Super Club staff as a cashier. Zack is very attracted to Amy and gets a friend to research into her file to see what she likes. It is discovered that Amy has "a thing" for the Employee of the Month. Upon hearing this, Zach decides to win Employee of the Month in order to impress Amy.

The next day, Vince is shocked to see Zack on time for work and is a bit worried when Zack also gets the managers' attention. However, things don't seem to be going well with Amy, who is impressed by Vince's scanning abilities (he is the fastest cashier in the Southwest). Although Zack tries to beat Vince to clean up a jar of food that he broke on purpose, Vince manages to beat him in that task as well.

Vince has a date with Amy later that night, so Zack, trying to ruin Vince's date, steals his wallet, leaving Vince with no money. The waitress lets Vince have their meal for free because he's the fastest cashier in the Southwest, and Amy seems to be a little surprised. The waitress and Amy also exchange looks. Vince takes Amy home and tries to smooth talk his way inside and also awkwardly kisses her before she retreats inside.

The next day, Zack is alerted by Semi, the security guard, that there is a lost child in the store but Vince gets to the lost child first through some less-than-admirable events. As the days go by, Zack is continually frustrated in his quest for Employee of the Month and begins to give up hope. Iqbal, however, gives him some encouragement and right after their conversation, an inspired Zack gains even more hope after he gets the star for the day by helping a senior citizen lift a coffin onto her cart. Zack then proceeds to ask an impressed Amy out on a date. Later that night, Zack takes Amy to the now closed Super Club for their date. After a night of mini-golfing and movie watching, Zack and Amy have a lengthy conversation in which they find that they have a lot in common.

The next day at work, the manager announces that his brother, who is the president of Super Club, is coming to the store for an audit. He also announces that one of the cashiers has died and someone has to take her place. Zack volunteers to take the position, hoping that it will help earn him another star. The manager's strict older brother comes in, and acknowledges Zack's performance, which earns him the gold star for the day. Zack receives a swipe card that will allow him entrance to the cashier's lounge, but his friends (who he has been neglecting) don't seem too excited. Zack tells the managers about the secret lounge that his friends use, and it gets used for storage by the management. His friends notice, and are upset with him, which he shrugs off. Later that night, Vince and Jorge sneak into Zack's house and set all of his clocks back in order to make Zack late the next morning.