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Release Date
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August 3rd, 2007
Filming Locations
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Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Sound Mix
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DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Company
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Paramount Pictures
Language
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English
Color
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Color
Aspect Ratio
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2.35 : 1
Country
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USA
Overwiew : Amateur stuntman Rod Kimble has a problem--his step-father Frank is a jerk. Frank picks on Rod, tosses him around like a rag doll in their weekly sparring sessions, and definitely doesn't respect him, much less his stunts. But when Frank falls ill, it's up to Rod to stage the jump of his life in order to save his step-father. The plan: Jump 15 buses, raise the money for Frank's heart operation, and then--kick his ass.
Starring :
Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher Danny R. McBride Chris Parnell Sissy Spacek Will Arnett
Directors :
Akiva Schaffer
Producers :
Louise Rosner, John Goldwyn, Lorne Michaels
Writers :
Pam Brady
Critic Reviews
Grade
USA Today - Claudia Puig : As for the plot, it's mostly a vehicle for Samberg to fall down in a bevy of dramatic ways. more...
C
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker : ...nails the essence of '80s pop stupidity. more...
B
San Francisco Chronicle - Peter Hartlaub : Just funny enough to merit recommendation. more...
B
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : Just when you want Hot Rod to rev, it stalls. more...
C-
New York Times - A. O. Scott : ...poor certainly describes the quality of the filmmaking. more...
C-
New York Post - Kyle Smith : You know your movie's in trouble when the funniest person in it is Ian McShane. more...
D
Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck : ...the gags start to wear thin shortly around the 15-minute mark... more...
C-
Entertainment Weekly - Gregory Kirschling : Wait until the best parts pop up on YouTube. more...
C+
E! Online - Dezhda Mountz : ...this stuntman farce simply isn't worth falling for. more...
C
Chicago Tribune - Jessica Reaves : ...essentially a series of explosions woven loosely around a stream of '80s pop culture references. more...
C
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : The movie is funny because it is sincere. more...
B
Total Reviews: 2 Average Rating:
2 Comments
Johnnyboy says @ Tuesday - September 25,2007
Arvin Dunn says @ Tuesday - September 25,2007
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