Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Pauly Shore

Writers:

Kirk Fox (writer)
Pauly Shore (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Hollywood will never be the same.

Plot:

Hollywood's Pauly Shore loses everything, fakes his own death, and gets caught!

Plot Keywords:

Death | Celebrity | Plan | Claim In Title | Directed By Star

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ashley L. Anderson	...	Ashley
Pamela Anderson	...	Herself
Camille Anderson	...	Michael Madsen's Girl
Beaumont Bacon	...	Pauly Look-A-Like Contestant
Adam Barnhardt	...	Lawrence
Dan Barnes	...	Cop #4
A.J. Benza	...	Himself
Susan Berger	...	Tourist #2
Jaime Bergman	...	Zoey Abernacky
Blunt	...	Newspaper Stand Attendant
Louis Freese	...	Himself (as B-Real)
Todd Bridges	...	Himself
W. Earl Brown	...	Bucky From Kentucky
Julia Brox	...	Springer Girl #2
Julie Bruce	...	Tourist #9 in Van
Dennis Burkley	...	Celebrity Judge #3
Chuy Castro	...	Comedy Store Bouncer
Gavin Chapman	...	Little Boy Golfer
Tommy Chong	...	Himself
Avis P. Chrisbynum	...	Paducah Radio Station (voice)
Caddillac Tah	...	Ja Rule's Friend (as Tiheem Crocker)
Quinn Culver	...	TRL Street Kid
Erica Dahm	...	Vern's Girl #1
Jaclyn Dahm	...	Vern's Girl #2
Nicole Dahm	...	Vern's Girl #3
Carson Daly	...	Himself
Athanasia Darmos	...	Springer Girl #1
Ellen DeGeneres	...	Herself
Jewel De'Nyle	...	Herself (as Jewel Denyle)
Dustin Diamond	...	Himself
Andy Dick	...	Himself
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself
Rahmane Donovan	...	Ja Rule's Friend #2
Steve Dowell	...	The Coroner
Dr. Dre	...	Himself
Rick Ducommun	...	Mitch Rosenberg
Jerry Dunphy	...	Himself
Fred Durst	...	Himself
Perry Farrell	...	Himself
Corey Feldman	...	Himself
Heidi Fleiss	...	Herself
Kirk Fox	...	Kirk
Craig Gass	...	Sam Kinison (voice)
Gabby Gillette	...	Girl in Convenience Store
Mark Goldstein	...	Sal Goldstein
Carlos Gómez	...	Carlos (as Carlos Gomez)
Jim Greenleaf	...	Tourist #1
Spanky Hayes	...	Prisioner on Bleacher #2
Kristin Herold	...	Bucky's Cousin
J. Pete Herrera	...	Dead Body on Table
Nicky Hilton	...	Herself (as Nikki Hilton)
Paris Hilton	...	Herself
Brian Holtzman	...	Pepe
Clint Howard	...	Pauly's Business Manager
Illya	...	Tattoo Artist
Don Jamieson	...	Kurt Loder Assistant
Timmy Jamieson	...	Sam Kinison
Ebony Jointer	...	Bikini Model #5
Kato Kaelin	...	Himself
Erwin Kahulugan	...	Jesus
Dara Kapson	...	Springer Girl #3
Jaqueline Kash	...	Bikini Model #3
David Kersey	...	Bucky Jr.
Miriam Cohen Kiel	...	Bucky's Daughter
Craig Kilborn	...	Himself (as Craig Killborn)
Mike Kilkenny	...	Kurt Loder's Second Assistant
Bill Kinison	...	Himself
Pete Klasky	...	Stoner's Brother
Kelly Kursten	...	Bucky's Wife
Brian Krutoff	...	Stoner Contestant
Carl LaBove	...	David Freedman
Bobby Lee	...	Delivery Boy
Tommy Lee	...	Himself
Dani Leon	...	Bikini Model #4
Brian Lester	...	Prison Guard #1
Reggie Lewis	...	Mechanical Bull Operator
Angela Little	...	Zoey's Friend #2
Kurt Loder	...	Himself
Mario López	...	Himself (as Mario Lopez)
Bobby Ludington	...	Pauly's Assistant
Michael Madsen	...	Himself
Bill Maher	...	Himself
Joe Marmo	...	Schaeffer (as Joey Marmo)
Marilyn Martinez	...	Housekeeper
Genevieve Maylam	...	Trevorina (as Genevieve Maylan)
Mark McGrath	...	Assholf Golfer
Gerardo Mejía	...	Rico Suave (as Gerardo Mejia)
Melvin Bradford	...	Prisoner on Bleacher #1 (as Melman)
Julian Mendoza	...	The Chicklet Boy
Jason Mewes	...	Jay the MC (as Jay Mewes)
Diane Mizota	...	Tritia Miata
Shanna Moakler	...	Jail Hooker
Taylor Negron	...	Celebrity Judge #1
Pat O'Brien	...	Himself
Nancy O'Dell	...	Herself
Harris Peet	...	Comedy Store Barker
Sean Penn	...	Himself
Matt Pinfield	...	Himself
Klaus Price	...	Principal Prison Guard #1
Michael Pulte	...	Dead Body
Sally Jessy Raphael	...	Herself
Mark Rapmund	...	Principal Prison Guard #2
Christopher Reid	...	Celebrity Judge #2
Mike Ricca	...	Golfing Father
Brandy Ritchy	...	Bikini Model #1
Chris Rock	...	Himself
Sam Rubin	...	Himself
Ja Rule	...	Himself
Johnny A. Sanchez	...	Convenience Store Clerk (as Johnny Sanchez III)
Adam Sandler	...	Himself (voice)
Paul Seguro	...	Cop #2
Charlie Sheen	...	Himself
Tom Sizemore	...	Himself
Sherri Shepherd	...	Woman at Golf Course (as Sherri Sheppard)
Mitzi Shore	...	Herself (voice)
Pauly Shore	...	Pauly Shore & Bucky's Cousin
Big Shorty	...	Big Bleacher Prisoner
Lala Sloatman	...	Hooker in Loft
Lori Smith	...	Bikini Model #2
Freddy Soto	...	Richardson (as Freddy Sotto)
Britney Spears	...	Herself
Jay Spence	...	Photographer
Jerry Springer	...	Himself
Julie Stranahan	...	Cop at Motel Door
Jason Swing	...	Newspaper Stand Attendant #1
Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson	...	Himself (as Carrot Top)
Verne Troyer	...	Himself
Ele Twil	...	Cop #3
Vince Vaughn	...	Himself
Charlie Viracola	...	Carrot Top's Friend (as Charles Vericola)
Amy Weber	...	Zoey's Friend #1
Kevin Weissman	...	Himself
Steve Wilkos	...	Steve from Springer
Montel Williams	...	Himself
Marcia Wright	...	Snoop's Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simone Bargetze	...	Girl with camera in pool
Arianna Coltellacci	...	One of the flavor of weiz girls
Sully Erna	...	Himself (scenes deleted)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst	...	Heather-Elizbeth Parkhurst
Chas. Allan	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Wes Borland	...	Himself (uncredited)
Adam Del Rio	...	Himself (uncredited)
Marcel Donea	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Charles Fleischer	...	Himself (uncredited)
Matt Gogin	...	Himself (uncredited)
Isaac Hanson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Taylor Hanson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Zac Hanson	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dexter Holland	...	Himself (uncredited)
Sam Kinison	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aaron Lewis	...	Himself (uncredited)
Staind	...	Themselves (uncredited)
Ben Stiller	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Pauly Shore

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kirk Fox		writer
Pauly Shore		writer

Produced by
Gregory Cohen	....	executive producer
Jeremy Dallow	....	executive producer
Jim DiLorenzo	....	executive producer
Dean Gelber	....	producer
Jonathan Ross Gilbert	....	associate producer
Pauly Shore	....	producer

Original Music by
Lanny Cordola
Matt Sorum

Cinematography by
Brian Pratt

Film Editing by
Miles Barken

Makeup Department
Marie-Flore Beaubien	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brent Young	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Karma Barber	....	adr supervisor
Karma Barber	....	foley artist
Lisa Baro	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Robert Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrea Danek	....	sound effects editor
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eddie Rogers	....	adr mixer
Eddie Rogers	....	foley mixer
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Simone Bargetze	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Neal Fredericks	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Greg Sacks	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Mitch Rosin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Keirda Bahruth	....	music supervisor
Bruce Chianese	....	composer: "Network Drama"
Alec Puro	....	composer: additional music
Martin Schloemer	....	music editor
Raney Shockne	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
David Albert Pierce	....	production counsel
Bob Ruefle	....	production assistant

Thanks
Kip Addota	....	special thanks (as Kip Addotta)
Keirda Bahruth	....	special thanks
Miles Barken	....	special thanks
Marie-Flore Beaubien	....	special thanks
Mark Bella	....	special thanks
Nina Blackwood	....	special thanks
Jake Bloom	....	special thanks
Julie Brown	....	special thanks
Robert Carr	....	special thanks

Distributors

• CKrush Entertainment (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Grindstone Media (2003) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Comtel Video Inc.  special thanks
• Pierce Law Group  production counsel

Also Known As:

Pauly Shore Is Dead (Australia)
You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug references.

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A (Ontario) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

Entirely funded by Pauly Shore.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Pauly and Kirk are driving through Los Angeles a billboard promoting the movie Red Planet (2000) is seen in the background. This scene is taking place in 1997, "Red Planet" wasn't released until 2000.

Quotes:

Pauly Shore: Is there a part in there for me? Hey, is there a part in there for me?

Movie Connections:

References "Access Hollywood" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Fernando's Latin Theme

Could have ended it at Jury Duty

Pauly Shore is one of the actors you love to hate; so much so that it got to the point where his whole career was based on people's dislike for him. But, Pauly Shore is Dead proves that it's not funny when he's in on the joke.

The film is a self-mockery, where Pauly Shore – played by himself – fakes his own death for credibility. Not a bad concept, but in the end just comes out arrogant and obnoxious. It certainly proves that Pauly Shore shouldn't have any control over direction or screenplays, as the jokes are stale, lame and predictable. The only way it holds itself up is by the various cameos.

Even though this is an obvious self-mockery, Shore seems to take himself very seriously to think people actually want to see him write and direct his own film, as if to say "hey, guys - I'm in on the joke too!" while looking down at his fans who are portrayed as obsessive rednecks.

Even though Pauly Shore clearly can't write, I think I'm one of the few that really enjoyed his early films. But, from early on to now, they're really went downhill: Encino Man: The first film where Shore had leading role. Easily his best film, and shows that it's probably best for him to be a secondary character.

Son in Law: Certainly no Encino Man, but still some funny moments.

In the Army Now: I'd stay away from this if you've seen Stripes and care about originality. Overall, pretty good film, though.

Jury Duty: His last watchable film. It really, really should have stopped there.

If it had stopped there, there would still be a few remaining strands of credibility left, but, unfortunately, he had to pull an arrogant and pretentious stunt by making Pauly Shore is Dead.