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Employee of the Month Full Production Notes
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 CHAPTERS4 Welcome to Largest High-Volume Retailer in the Country
For customers of Super Club, the largest high-volume, bulk-discount retailer in the country, membership has its privileges. For workers at the cavernous store, the most coveted honor is the “Employee of the Month” award, and having one's photo immortalized on the wall of fame in the staff lounge. Read More
4 Combining Comedy and Unexpected Romance
A hilarious comedy set in the world of a warehouse store called SuperClub, Lionsgate and Tapestry's "Employee of the Month" tells the story of Zack, a slacker box-boy who tries to capture the heart of Amy, SuperClub's sexy new cashier, by winning the store's coveted Employee of the Month award. There's only one thing standing in Zack's way: seventeen-time winner Vince, the cocky head cashier who's also got Amy in his sights. Read More
4 Jessica Simpson is Just Amazing
For the pivotal role of Amy Renfro, Coolidge and the producers turned to pop singer and reality television star Jessica Simpson. After wowing audiences as the leggy bombshell Daisy Duke in "Dukes of Hazzard", Simpson was looking for the perfect follow-up project - and found it in "Employee of the Month". “I knew that after playing Daisy Duke, the second film I did was going to be crucial,” admits Simpson. “People had already made their mind up about me as an actress, and I wanted to prove I had more to offer.” Read More
4 Overjoying with the Stellar Supporting Cast
For "Napoleon Dynamite"s Efren Ramirez, who plays Vince's subservient sidekick, Jorge, acting opposite Shepard proved to be a stimulating - and unpredictable - experience. “I never knew what he would come up with next,” laughs Ramirez. “He knows how to play comedy so well, and he's so good at improvising. It made everything much more challenging. I was put on the spot all the time.”
Explains Shepard with a smile, “Improvising is really a defense mechanism for not learning your lines.” Read More
4 A Microcosm of Society, and Obsessions with Competition
Finding himself surrounded with comedians who were also friends, Coolidge encouraged improvisation on set, something that was wholeheartedly welcomed by the cast. “Every one of these guys can just roll,” asserts Coolidge. “And frankly, it helped a lot because it makes me look like a better writer.” Read More
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