The Onion Movie (2008)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Tom Kuntz
Mike Maguire

Writers (WGA):

Todd Hanson (written by) &
Robert D. Siegel (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

America's finest news source.

Plot:

Satirical interpretations of world events and curious human behavior.

Plot Keywords:

Penguin | Terrorist | Commercial | Video | Penis Joke

Cast

Daniel Chacón	...	Young American / Cock Puncher
Ken Takemoto	...	Sensei
Steven Seagal	...	Cock Puncher
Don McManus	...	Dennis McCormick
Kate Fuglei	...	Dolores McCormick
Abigail Mavity	...	Roseanne McCormick
Reid Weaver	...	Dennis McCormick, Jr.
Brian Powell	...	Typical Neighbor Husband
Adele Robbins	...	Typical Neighbor Wife
Jason L. Miller	...	Sooty Firefighter
Brendon Baerg	...	Sooty Child
Len Cariou	...	Norm Archer
Larissa Laskin	...	Dana Dobbs
Scott Klace	...	Kip Kendall
Barbara Pilavin	...	Alzheimers Old Lady

Also Known As:

News Movie (UK) (DVD title)
Onion Movie (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Onion Movie (USA) (working title)
Untitled Onion Sketch Comedy Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

3 Arts Entertainment

Trivia:

Originally filmed in late 2003, this was subsequently shelved for many years and never released theatrically (allegedly after poor test screening). Finally released directly to DVD in June 2008.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene they are playing the board game and one of the guys is drinking "Hawaiian punch" the level of the drink goes from full to empty back to full.

Quotes:

Norm Archer: The internet went down for three hours this morning, plunging the nation into productivity. The outage, which caused major work startages from New York to California, prevented an estimated 120 million American employees from messing around on the web at work.

Movie Connections:

References Network (1976)

What is all the fuss about ??

This is the first time I was really let down by the reviews I read on IMDb. I usually enjoy all types of humour, even slapstick but this movie did not really do anything to me. I don't understand why so many people thought this was funny.

The humour behind this movie is un inspired and extremely childish ... I cannot understand why people suggested that this is one of the funniest movies they've ever seen. What exactly did make you laugh ? Is this really what American humour has to offer ?? Surely not, because I've seen much better (american) work than this.

I admit there were a few sketches I found funny. However I soon found myself getting bored again because the story behind the sketch was too long. A movie is only funny if it hits you with a joke and then moves on the next one and not by having to explain to you why you should have laughed at it in the first place.

The movie is at best watchable and hence my 4.