The Aristocrats
from Velocity / Thinkfilm
"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats" a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies allowing for improvisation and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible.Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible cornering comedians like Drew Carey Whoopi Goldberg Susie Essman and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles The Smothers Brothers and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised however to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately though THE ARISTOCRATS is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.System Requirements:Running Time 86 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: UNRATED UPC: 821575540759 Manufacturer No: TF-54075
Released without a rating and billed as "the most vile, disgusting, and vulgar" film of all time, The Aristocrats is also funny enough to qualify as a minor comedy classic. We say "minor" only because hearing the same foul joke told by 100 celebrated comedians is inevitably exhausting, even though the shaggy-dog gag (a vintage in-joke among comedians, allowing outrageously obscene improvisation, and always ending with the same titular punchline) is also a fascinating litmus test for each comedian's irreverent style. As codirectors and show-biz insiders, veteran comedians Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette (from the comedy duo Penn & Teller) corralled an unprecedented parade of stand-up celebrities (George Carlin, Robin Williams, Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Sarah Silverman, the South Park kids and many, many more), each telling "the dirtiest joke of all time" in their own inimitable fashion. The sheer volume of vaudevillian vulgarity takes on a life of its own, more fascinating than funny, until Gilbert Gottfried (at a celebrity roast for Hugh Hefner, shortly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01) tells what is unanimously hailed as the definitive version of the joke. It's a matter of context, style, and bawdy bravado, and for better or worse, The Aristocrats will endure as a testament to a joke so bad--so uproariously bad--that no comedian worthy of the profession can resist the temptation to tell it. --Jeff Shannon
Odd Jobs
from Hbo Home Video
Five college buddies fired from their summer jobs start a moving business together. But faced with ruthless loan sharks and brutal rivals the boys soon find they have more on their hands than other people's furniture. Paul Reiser stars in this remarkably "moving" and hilarious comedy.Running Time: 88 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 026359367922 Manufacturer No: 93679
Survival Quest
by Don Coscarelli
from Starz / Anchor Bay
Explosive Adventure From The Director Of THE BEASTMASTER and PHANTASM For five strangers from the city including a bitter divorcee (Catherine Keener of THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN) and a sullen ex-convict (Dermot Mulroney of MY BEST FRIEND S WEDDING) it was supposed to be the ultimate wilderness challenge: Four weeks at the North Rockies Survival Quest School led by a toughas- nails instructor (Lance Henriksen of ALIENS). But when the group crosses trails with an unstable and sadistic paramilitary squad a shocking accident turns their nature trek into a desperate struggle for life and death. Mark Rolston (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) Reggie Bannister (PHANTASM) and Paul Provenza co-star in this rarely seen actiondrama now fully restored from original vault elements under the personal supervision of writer/director Don Coscarelli.Runtime: 90 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 013131514094 Manufacturer No: DV15140
Fixing Frank
by Michael Selditch
from Regent
Dan Butler ("Frasier") stars in this captivating drama about a gay man who goes undercover to a therapist who "converts" gay men to heterosexuality.System Requirements:Run Time: 104 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 796019796064 Manufacturer No: 79606
Plump Fiction
from Rhino Theatrical
No Description Available.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 5-JAN-1999
Media Type: DVD
Food For the Heart
by Gregory Ruzzin
from Razor Digital Entertainment
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