Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Extract stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J. K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. This was said to be Judge's companion piece to Office Space. Judge also makes an uncredited appearance as 'Jim', a union organizer. Joel Reynolds is the owner and founder of Reynold's Extract, a flavor-extract company. Although his business is successful, his marriage is now completely sexless. His best friend Dean, a bartender and pothead, tries to ease his mind with Xanax and various other drugs, but the... straight-laced Joel refuses. One day, a series of mishaps occurs at the extract factory, resulting in an employee, Step, losing a testicle. Cindy, a con artist and drifter, reads a news story about the accident and gets a job at the factory, flirting with Joel in order to find out more information about Step. Although Step initially decides not to sue the company, he changes his mind after a "chance meeting" with Cindy, and hires ambulance-chasing lawyer Joe Adler. Joel entertains the idea of an affair with Cindy, but still loves Suzie and would not want to have any regrets.
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| Release date: | September 4, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Mike Judge |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Altschuler, Michael Rotenberg |
| Editor: | Julia Wong |
| Music by: | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography: | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Screenplay by: | Mike Judge |
| Estimated budget: | $8,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |