Cake Boy (2005) (V)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Joe Escalante

Writer:

Warren Fitzgerald (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes, a girl in a wheel chair is exactly what you really need.

Plot:

On the run as an extremely abused roadie for a punk band, a frustrated erotic cake baker finally finds...

Plot Keywords:

Punk Rock | The Vandals

Cast

Scott Aukerman	...	Mickey
Mia Crowe	...	Catherine
Corrine Damian	...	Candy striper
Michael Debrowski	...	Wedding Guest
Thomas Debrowski	...	Priest
Joe Escalante	...	Pierre Kaniche
Sandra Escalante	...	Counseling Group
Warren Fitzgerald	...	Selwyn
Stan Freese	...	Carl Betting
Kenny Funk	...	Mel
Kyle Gass	...	Nathan
Pamela Gidley	...	Becky (as Pam Gidley)
Paul Goebel	...	Maurice
Derek Grant	...	Announcer
Rory Koff	...	No Use For A Name - drums
Mike Leonard	...	Club Drunk
Fat Mike	...	Sheriff
Dave Nassie	...	No Use For A Name - guitar
Bob Odenkirk	...	Darnell Hawk, P.I.
Patton Oswalt	...	Cake Pervert
Sheila Platte	...	Lilly
BJ Porter	...	Camille
Brian Posehn	...	Darrel
Matt Riddle	...	No Use For A Name - Bass
Harley Rodriguez	...	Cop
Akemi Royer	...	Counseling Group
Chris Shiflett	...	Club Bartender
Tony Sly	...	No Use For A Name - vocals
Tana Stanbra	...	Monster Becky
Kulap Vilaysack	...	Female Announcer
Kirk Ward	...	Jeb
Liz White	...	Counseling Group

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kung Fu Films

Trivia:

The movie was previously know as "Selwyn's Nuts"

Does punk film-making actually work? Not really...

I got this movie on a lark, because Patton Oswalt was listed as the "cake pervert." It was largely the highlight of the film.

Given that the writer/lead and director were members of the Vandals, I figure they are attempting a "punk" movie. The performances are unpolished to be sure. I keep wondering if they are trying to model the movie on punk, in that it can be honest, wild, and unconventional and still work? The answer is...not really. His first movie was truer to this goal (i.e. the cult classic Suburbia).

In order to believe these performances, you have to believe these people are largely morons who are uncommunicative. That worked with the drugged up, emotionally volatile slackers in Suburbia...it doesn't work here. I wanted to believe this will work, but it really doesn't tell a story worth watching. Escalante should have played up the absolute absurdity of the situation for comedic effect a la real life Family Guy.

You've either got to know someone affiliated with the film, or desperately want to watch this experiment to bother with it, because it is quite bad (but the music is o.k.)