Smack destiny in the face
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny R. McBride, Isla Fisher, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Will Arnett |
Director |
Akiva Schaffer |
Screenplay | Pam Brady |
Music | Trevor Rabin |
Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
Editing | Malcolm Campbell |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Paramount Pictures, SNL Films, SNL Studios, Broadway Video, The Lonely Island |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
Genre | Some |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Mild |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Comedy but with a slightly maniac and dark edge to it. This might need parental guidance and oversight. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry Mind-numbingly unfunny drivel that will rob you of the will to live. | 1 | |
Die Burger Francois Bloemhof Al val van die grappies plat, is sy hart op die regte plek. | 10 | |
Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 8 | |
The Citizen Peter Feldman Most of the sight gags fall flat and the inspiring moments can be counted on one finger, even though there are references to cheesy Eighties fare such as Flashdance and Footloose, where they desperately try to raise a giggle. | 6 | |
24.com Ivan Sadler With some merciless editing, Hot Rod could have been the most jaw achingly funny 20 minutes you'd see this year. Instead it's just bad bigscreen TV. | 5 | |
BBC Paul Arendt A succession of failed stunts and disastrous pratfalls of the kind you might find any day of the week on YouTube. | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The movie is funny because it is sincere. | 15 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson Daredevilled ham | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers I laughed, then I wished it was funnier, then I just wished it would end. | 8 | |
ScreenIt Good for a momentary laugh or two but never transcending or escaping from the SNL meets Napoleon Dynamite vibe that runs throughout it. | 7 | |
Metacritic.com 27 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 87 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A few funny scenes can't save the disjointed Hot Rod. | 7 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 2987 Netizens Funny? Hell Yeah. | 13 | |
Average .. 42% | 8 |