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0 Comments | USA TODAY, September, 2008 | by Michelle Archer

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Outsourced

DVD (Ocean Park Entertainment, $24.95); PG-13; Sept. 2

When Western Novelty, a distributor of kitschy products, decides to outsource customer service from Seattle, manager Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) must go to India -- "Eight heads for the price of one!" his boss crows -- to train his replacement in this funny gem of a workplace romantic comedy.

Initially wary and bewildered by culture shock, Todd gets his groove back with the help of call-wrangler Asha (Ayesha Dharker), a quick study who wonders aloud why Americans are so upset to hear an accent on the phone when they are buying patriotic knick-knacks made in China.

Seattle-based director and co-writer John Jeffcoat researched what life is like on the...

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