Hot Rod
by Akiva Schaffer
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Actor: Andy Samberg, Ian McShane, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Sissy SpacekDirector: Akiva Schaffer
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
Published: 2007-11-01
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Hot Rod
Movie Review: Prepare for one of the funniest films you've ever seen!
Summary: 5 Stars
Rod Kimble is a goofy, wannabe stuntman in the style of Evel Knievel who rides around town on his moped with his crew of 3 attempting dangerous but small-scale stunts and failing miserably. All he thinks about is becoming a famous stuntman like his deceased father and earning the respect of his step-dad, Frank, with whom he regularly battles in the most literal sense. Rod's world gets shaken up though when he discovers that Frank needs expensive heart surgery and could die before Rod is able to beat him in a fight and prove that he's a man. Luckily, Rod's beautiful neighbor Denise has returned to town just in time to help with his plan to raise the money for Frank's surgery by doing a huge stunt. Unfortunately, Denise has brought her sleazy boyfriend Jonathan with her. It's all great fun as Rod and his group of local yokels, along with the drop-dead-gorgeous Denise, attempt to train and raise money for the big day and deal with some difficulties and tragedies along the way. And even if the gang is successful at raising the money to put on their big stunt, jumping 15 school buses (one more than Evel Knievel), Rod will still have to pull it off without getting killed!
"Hot Rod" is easily one of the best comedies I've ever seen and certainly better than the much praised (but really just average) "Superbad". It's got a lot more heart too. Starring hilarious SNL cast member Andy Samberg as Rod and the adorable Isla Fisher (looking more gorgeous than I've ever seen her and in some really cute outfits; love the way she looks in a ponytail and a T-shirt) as Denise, the whole cast is a real treat and the music (much from glam-metal group "Europe") is out of this world. Though the film is set in modern-day, there's a delightful 1980's nostalgia throughout (though without the bad stuff like girls with '80's hair; it's more like nostalgia for folks like me who were really little in the '80's). If you enjoy simple-minded, lighthearted comedy like the Blue Collar guys or an Ernest movie, got a kick out of "Kickin' It Old School", and felt "Napoleon Dynamite", "Nacho Libre", and "Elf" were some of the funniest movies you've seen in a long time, you're really gonna love this one! The standard DVD is outstanding too. The film is in widescreen and looks and sounds great, and there are a ton of extras! There's a fun commentary with Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone (who plays Rod's brother), and director Akiva Schaffer, some great outtakes and deleted scenes with optional commentary, a trailer, a behind the scenes featurette, a look at recording music for the film, and a neat comparison of the film's "punch dancing" sequence with the scene in "Footloose" that inspired it. Awesome movie and a great DVD, highly recommended!
Summary of Hot Rod
SELF-PROCLAIMED STUNTMAN ROD KIMBLE IS PREPARING FOR THE JUMP OF HIS LIFE. ROD PLANS TO CLEAR 15 BUSES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS ABUSIVE STEP-FATHER FRANK'S LIFE-SAVING HEART OPERATION. HE'LL LAND THE JUMP, GET FRANK BETTER, AND THENFIGHT HIM, HARD.Similar DVD Movies
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