It's Pat (1994)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Adam Bernstein

Writers (WGA):

Julia Sweeney (characters)
Jim Emerson (written by) ...

Release Date:

26 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Pat Riley, an obnoxious busybody of undeterminable sex, meets and falls in love with Chris, a sensitive...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Sketch Comedy | Androgyny | Saturday Night Live | Based On TV Series | Box Office Flop

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Julia Sweeney	...	Pat Riley
Dave Foley	...	Chris
Charles Rocket	...	Kyle Jacobsen
Kathy Griffin	...	Kathy Griffin
Julie Hayden	...	Stacy Jacobsen
Timothy Stack	...	Doctor
Mary Scheer	...	Nurse
Beverly Leech	...	Mrs. Riley
Larry Hankin	...	Postal Supervisor
Kathy Najimy	...	Tippy
Jerry Tondo	...	Sushi Chef
Philip McNiven	...	Sushi Customer
Michael Yama	...	Curious Sushi Man
Kiyoko Yamaguchi	...	Curious Sushi Woman
Julianne Christie	...	Strip Club Hostess

Also Known As:

It's Pat: The Movie (USA) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for bizarre gender-related humor.

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Quentin Tarantino, a good friend of Julia Sweeney, worked on the script uncredited.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, Mrs. Riley's obstetrician tells her she is the mother of a 7-1/2 pound baby. The birth certificate Pat shows Kyle later in the film displays a birth weight of 8 pounds, 2 ounces.

Quotes:

Groupie: You were great tonight, Pat.
Pat Riley: Oh, you thought so to?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Riding with Death (#9.14)" (1997)

'It Sucks: The Movie': better title

Ill-advised attempt to create a feature film vehicle for the disgusting, creepy androgynous "Pat" character that Julia Sweeney created for "Saturday Night Live".

To begin with, most people knew this film shouldn't have been made in the first place. How prophetic.

Flat, forced comedy in which "Pat" searches for fame and fortune while romancing the equally gender-bending "Chris" (David Foley). Charles Rocket plays Kyle, a neighbor of "Pat"'s who ruins his marriage when he becomes unhinged in his quest to confirm Pat's gender.

Now, I like Sweeney; I really, really do, but she'll have to bear some of the blame for this 'comedy' that provides little to no entertainment value. I think I had two good laughs in total.

For once, a film that I can believe should go on the IMDB bottom 100 list.

Even at 78 minutes this film is too long; an SNL skit that was vaguely amusing at best is stretched out too darn far.

I got to say, though, for such a bad comedy, Rocket certainly plays his weirded-out character well.

If I DIDN'T like Sweeney, I would easily give this 1/10.

As it stands...2/10.