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Vince Vaughn's
Wild West Comedy Show:
30 Days & 30 Nights -
Hollywood to the Heartland
Movie Stats & Links |
Starring: |
Vince Vaughn, John Caparulo, Bret
Ernst, Ahmed Ahmed, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jon Favreau,
Justin Long |
MPAA Rated: |
R |
Released By: |
Picturehouse Entertainment |
Web Site: |
www.wildwestcomedy.com |
Kiddie Movie: |
Only if you want them to drop the
F-bomb for the rest of their lives. |
Date Movie: |
If she likes comedy. |
Gratuitous Sex: |
Even though the dudes are stuck
together for 30 days, they don't get it on, but you do get
some boob signings. |
Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nah. |
Action: |
Nah. |
Laughs: |
Some inside laughs if you have
seen "Swingers" and some outside laughs if you have ever
been roller skating. |
Memorable
Scene: |
The routine about roller skating. |
Memorable
Quote: |
I don't want to give away all of
the jokes! |
Directed By: |
Ari Sandel |
Produced By: |
Vince Vaughn |
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Vince Vaughn's Wild
West Comedy Show:
30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
A Movie Review |
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When I first heard about "Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy
Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland" my
first thought was "Damn, that’s a long title for a movie
showcasing a group of comics." I never did my part to
investigate the trailer, but figured it would be kind of
your standard documentary about the lives of comics on the
road. I was wrong. This movie ended up being a look at the
brotherhood that can connect a group of dudes, about
actually caring about the various comics because of the backstory given on them, and, oh yea, there’s some pretty
funny stuff when the dudes hit the stage.
Pretty much the movie has Vince Vaughn rounding up four
stand-up comics whom you may not really know yet. You get
Bret Ernst, John Caparulo, Ahmed Ahmed, and Sebastian
Maniscalco, cruising with Vince Vaughn in a group of tour
buses, across the United States, for 30 shows in 30 days
from instantly recognizable cities like Hollywood, Phoenix,
Detroit, Las Vegas, and ending in Chicago. But who knew
Bakersfield, CA, could be so much fun! Along the way Vince
enlists the help of some other friends, most notably Justin
Long, Jon Favreau, and Keir O’Donnell to do more sketch
comedy than stand-up for the crowds. The movie takes you to
each city, does a little spotlighting in the city, usually
includes part of the stand-up that occurred, and along the
way we get to see shenanigans that develop with dudes
trapped together for 30 days, bitching about being stuck
together and then snapped into reality when they find
themselves smack dab in the middle of Hurricane Katrina
aftermath.
Vince Vaughn could have easily made this movie all about
him, but it’s not. He lets us connect with stories of each
comic, their family life, how they ended up being comedians,
their hopes and their dreams. He actually becomes more of a
cheerleader for the four dudes, giving helpful advice,
letting some of the greener comics hone their acts and
realize that you have to ignore that one jerk at the show no
matter how large the venue.
It is a little weird getting used to the movie as a
documentary because usually when you see a movie about
comedians and their acts it’s pretty much just "here is
their stand-up – now laugh," but once the groove hits, you
see the good and bad on stage, from realizing not to make
fun of sandal wearing dudes in San Diego to misunderstand a
"Fuck yea!" as a "Fuck you!" I loved the routine about Tony,
the dude at the roller-skating rink, and why working at
Subway sucks more than any other fast-food joint.
"Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show" may not be for
everyone, in fact at the theater I was at, well, the
blue-hairs seemed offended from the first F-bomb and left
after maybe fifteen minutes. I don’t really know that they
were thinking, that maybe this would be some love story about
comics on the road, but the worst part for them is that had
they stuck around and gotten through the bad language, they
probably would have appreciated the comics as people more
than just dudes who curse. I figured they were in for a long
movie when I was laughing my ass off as Justin Long did his
impersonation of Trent from the movie "Swingers" and they
didn’t get it. Oh well.
I really liked this take on a comedy tour and was happy
to read that Sebastian Maniscalco doesn’t have to wait
tables anymore because he was one funny dude. Hell, they all
were. For a different look at a comedy tour head to the
theater and catch "Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30
Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland" or at least
make sure you catch the DVD when it comes out. 4 stars out
of 5.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |