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Hot Rod (2007) -- Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.
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Hot Rod (2007) -- Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Akiva Schaffer
Writer (WGA):
Pam Brady (written by)
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Release Date:
3 August 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Smack destiny in the face
Plot:
Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation. full summary | full synopsis
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US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 271:00 PMSHOW   

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Andy Samberg ... Rod Kimble

Jorma Taccone ... Kevin Powell

Bill Hader ... Dave

Danny McBride ... Rico (as Danny McBride)

Isla Fisher ... Denise

Sissy Spacek ... Marie Powell

Ian McShane ... Frank Powell

Will Arnett ... Jonathan
Chris Parnell ... Barry Pasternack
Chester Tam ... Richardson

Mark Acheson ... Homeless Dude
Brittany Tiplady ... Maggie

Ken Kirzinger ... Trailer Guy
Brittney Irvin ... Cathy (as Britt Irvin)
Alana Husband ... Waitress
Andrew Moxham ... Sullivan
Terri O'Neill ... Angry Mom

Alvin Sanders ... Furious Boss
Chris Eastman ... EMT
Paulo Ribeiro ... EMT
Paul Herbert ... EMT
Carly McKillip ... High School Girl

Donavon Stinson ... Heckler
John B. Destry ... Projectionist (as John Destry)
Doug Abrahams ... Police Officer

Frank C. Turner ... Fisherman
Henry Michaels ... Boy Stealing Wheelchair

Gillian Barber ... Riot Singer
Sammy Fattedad ... Riot Singer
William S. Taylor ... Riot Singer
Mi-Jung Lee ... Newswoman

Carrie Ruscheinsky ... Hippie Girl
Charlie Hope ... Autograph Kid
Matthew Gallagher ... Autograph Kid
Victoria Campbell ... Autograph Kid
Titan Toyish ... Gown
Joshua Homme ... Gown
Joseph Castillo ... Gown
Alain Moschulski ... Gown
Troy Van Leeuwen ... Gown
Jesse Haddock ... Crowd Member
Ometa Gittens ... Crowd Member
Aaron Au ... Taco
Brett Chan ... Grilled Cheese
John Burnside ... Scrooge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Hess ... Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jennifer LaPlaca ... Cashier (uncredited)
Tom MacNeill ... Crowd Member (uncredited)
Akiva Schaffer ... Derrick (uncredited)
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Directed by
Akiva Schaffer 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Pam Brady (written by)

Produced by
Erin David .... associate producer
Will Ferrell .... executive producer
John Goldwyn .... producer
Jill Sobel Messick .... executive producer (as Jill Messick)
Seth Meyers .... co-producer
Lorne Michaels .... producer
Jimmy Miller .... executive producer
Louise Rosner .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Trevor Rabin 
 
Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell 
 
Casting by
Susan Taylor Brouse 
Lynne Carrow 
Allison Jones 
 
Production Design by
Stephen Altman 
 
Art Direction by
Chris August (supervising art director)
Catherine Ircha 
 
Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey 
 
Costume Design by
Tish Monaghan 
 
Makeup Department
Angelina P. Cameron .... key hair stylist
Stan Edmonds .... key makeup artist
Vanessa Giles .... assistant makeup artist
Rosemarie Harrison .... assistant hair stylist
Rosemarie Harrison .... hair stylist: second unit
Keith Lau .... special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis .... prosthetics makeup (as Bill Terazakis)
 
Production Management
Susan Lazarus .... post-production supervisor
Louise Rosner .... unit production manager
Jim Rowe .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Allan .... trainee assistant director
Brad Jubenville .... second assistant director: second unit
Brad Medhurst .... third assistant director
Dave T. Nall .... trainee assistant director: second unit
Tammy Nielsen .... daily trainee assistant director
Nick Powell .... second unit director
Cindy Smith .... second assistant director
Rob Vouriot .... first assistant director: second unit
Pete Whyte .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Dean Barker .... property master
Laurel Bergman .... art coordinator
John Chaschowy .... greensman
Michael Corrado .... 3-D set designer
Doug Currie .... head paint coordinator
Doug Currie .... scenic art coordinator
Kirsten Franson .... graphic artist
Andrew Glavina .... signwriter
Terry Gonsalves .... set dresser
Sean Goojha .... art department assistant
Salmon Harris .... storyboard artist
Catherine Ircha .... assistant art director
Zoe Jirik .... assistant set decorator
Dusty Kelly .... stand-by scenic
Kristina Lyne .... graphic designer
Martin L. Mercer .... storyboard artist
Tanya A. Nordhoff .... set buyer
Macleod Sinclaire .... on-set dresser
Mark Soparlo .... set designer
Ron Turner .... illustrator
 
Sound Department
Donald D. Brown .... boom operator
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Mark Filip .... sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart .... sound designer
Sean Garnhart .... sound re-recording mixer (as Sean 'The Squack' Garnhart)
Sean Garnhart .... supervising sound editor (as Sean 'The Squack' Garnhart)
Heather Gross .... sound effects editor
Kenton Jakub .... supervising adr editor
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Michael McGee .... production sound mixer
Cory Melious .... sound re-recording mixer
Bill Orrico .... first assistant sound editor (as Billy Orrico)
Fred Rosenberg .... supervising dialogue editor
Reuben Simon .... sound effects editor
Reuben Simon .... supervising foley editor
Steven Visscher .... foley editor (as Steven R. Visscher)
Tony Volante .... sound re-recording mixer
Scott Wildfong .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson .... special effects buyer (as Cara Anderson)
Perry Beckham .... chief special effects rigger
Paul Benjamin .... special effects fabricator
Alex Burdett .... special effects supervisor
Tony Cochon .... special effects fabricator
Terence J. Cox .... special effects senior technician (as Terry Cox)
Robert Falck .... special effects shop foreman
Kai Hirvonen .... stunt rigger
Tony Kochan .... special effects fabricator (as Tony Cochon)
Reg Milne .... special effects rigger
Adam Tayler .... special effects technician
Steve Woelfe .... special effects (as Steve Woelfle)
 
Visual Effects by
Daniel Abramovich .... digital compositor
Eri Adachi .... rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Simon Ager .... digital compositing artist
Glenn Allen .... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Rachel Leigh Arnold .... titles/graphic designer
Graeme Baitz .... rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Justin Ball .... senior systems engineer
Riley Benard .... digital compositor: Rainmaker
Kyle Boylen .... digital compositor
Justin Brekke .... visual effects coordinator
Justin Brekke .... visual effects production assistant: Rainmaker
Shauna Bryan .... senior visual effects producer
Sam Dabbs .... titles
Aleksandar Djordjevic .... digital compositor
Suzanne Dyer .... digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Charlene Eberle Douglas .... visual effects supervisor (as Charlene Eberle)
Ashley Farber .... digital intermediate data manager
Richard Friedlander .... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Joe Gawler .... digital intermediate colorist
Brad Gayo .... senior digital compositing artist
Manuel Rey Gonzalez .... digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as Manuel Gonzalez)
Chris Halstead .... compositor
Noel Hooper .... compositing supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Noel Hooper .... digital compositor
John Kearns .... digital restoration
Ashraf Kotaal .... digital compositor
Paulina Kuszta .... visual effects coordinator
Haydn Masuda .... digital artist
Brian McGee .... production assistant: Brainstorm Digital
Scott Minter .... digital compositor
John J. Miralles .... compositing supervisor: Brainstorm Digital (as John Miralles)
John Moores .... digital compositor
Natan Moss .... visual effects assistant editor
Erin L. Nelson .... digital restoration
Joseph Oberle .... digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as Joseph J. Oberle)
Michael Pecchia .... senior compositor: BrainStorm Digital
Vasho Pekar .... rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Enrico Perei .... senior digital compositor
Diana Jane Perry .... digital film technician
David Piombino .... digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as David Vincent Piombino)
Scott Puckett .... visual effects producer
Eric J. Robertson .... visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Chris Roff .... visual effects producer
Luke Rowsell .... digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Michael Stewart .... digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Brad Sutton .... digital restoration
Wilson Tang .... digital restoration
Tomaso Tartarotti .... digital compositor
Christa Tazzeo .... visual effects associate producer: Brainstorm Digital
Christa Tazzeo .... visual effects line producer: invisible
Allan Walker .... digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Allan Walker .... matte artist
Tina Wallace .... compositor: Rainmaker
Bryan Wengroff .... visual effects coordinator: Brainstorm Digital
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman .... digital compositor
Michael P. Whipple .... digital intermediate engineer
Jessica Woods .... rotoscope/paint artist
Jun Zhang .... digital compositor
 
Stunts
Tonya Allen .... stunts
Aaron Au .... stunt performer
Loyd Bateman .... stunts
Krista Bell .... stunt performer
Nick Brandon .... stunt rigger
Brett Chan .... assistant stunt coordinator
Brett Chan .... stunts
Mike Ching .... stunt performer
James M. Churchman .... stunt rigger
Laura Lee Connery .... stunt double: Isla Fisher
Bruce Crawford .... stunt double
Duane Dickinson .... stunts
Lars Grant .... stunt double
Rob Hayter .... stunt double
Brian Ho .... stunts
Dave Hospes .... stunt double
Trevor Jones .... stunt performer
Jon Kralt .... stunt double: Andy Samberg
Paul Leonard .... stunt rigger
Phillip Mitchell .... stunt double
Rick Moore .... stunts
Gerald Paetz .... stunt driver
Nick Powell .... stunt coordinator
Jeffrey C. Robinson .... stunt double
Chad Sayn .... stunt performer
Dan Shea .... stunt performer
Jodi Stecyk .... stunt double
Eli Zagoudakis .... stunt double: Andy Samberg
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Arnott .... rigging grip
Greg Beaton .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ken Decker .... generator operator
John Dekker .... gaffer
Herb DeWaal .... key rigging grip
Glen A. Dickson .... additional camera operator
James Dittiger .... still photographer
Rod Frew .... lighting technician
Randy A. Jablonka .... lighting technician
Simon Jori .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ciaran Kavanagh .... camera operator: "b" camera
Ciaran Kavanagh .... director of photography: second unit
Paul Stoker Mayne .... electrician
David McKnight .... digital video assist operator
Morgan McLachlan .... assistant camera
Bill O'Drobinak .... camera operator
Richard Sinclair .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mike West .... dolly grip: "b" camera
Darin Wong .... dolly grip: "a" camera
Adriene Wyse .... loader
Thomas Yardley .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
 
Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke .... extras casting
Dorian Frankel .... casting assistant
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast .... casting associate
Katie Rampey .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Fraser .... costume supervisor
Karin Nosella .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Tanya Barringer .... post-production assistant
Dana Bloder .... digital intermediate producer
James A. Brewer .... first assistant editor
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Don Ciana .... color timer
Joe Gawler .... digital intermediate colorist
Barbara Jean Kearney .... digital intermediate executive producer
Bruce Lomet .... digital intermediate producer
Stephen R. Sheridan .... color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Helen Tzoutis .... assistant editor
Renannah Weinstein .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Steven Baker .... music supervisor
Chad Birmingham .... assistant music editor
Robb Boyd .... music editor
Tom Calderaro .... additional orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent .... orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Gordon Goodwin .... conductor
Gordon Goodwin .... orchestrator
Steve Kempster .... music recordist: orchestra
Annette Kudrak .... supervising music editor
Paul Linford .... composer: additional music
Paul Linford .... music scoring mixer
Larry Mah .... digital score recordist
Larry Mah .... pro tools operator
Ryan Rabin .... composer: additional music
Trevor Rabin .... additional orchestrator
Peter Rotter .... music contractor
Jeanette Surga .... music editor
Booker White .... head of music preparation
 
Transportation Department
Paul Irvine .... transportation captain
Red Murphy .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Jason Bachmann .... key production assistant
Paul Becker .... choreographer
Michael Bendner .... extras wrangler
Ken Brooker .... assistant location manager
Kate Dalton .... adr loop artist
Gloria Davies .... publicist
Anthony Dolhai .... assistant: Mr. Goldwyn & Ms. Messick, Canada
Eliza Dyson .... assistant: Mr. Goldwyn
Derek Ferguson .... executive assistant
Nicole Florian .... production coordinator
Jay Floyd .... clearance administrator
Shawn Flynn .... key production assistant
Evan Godfrey .... assistant: Mr. Schaffer
Ned Harvey .... assistant to director
Heather Holty .... digital laboratory project manager
Lindsay Jaeger .... assistant: Mr. Schaffer
Paul Jasper .... animal coordinator
Vicky Lambert .... co-choreographer
Todd Lester .... security captain
Shannon McA'Nulty .... assistant: Ms. Rosner
W. Robert Millar .... set key production assistant
John J. Miralles .... compositing supervisor
Sean Oliver .... adr loop group
Scott Outhwhaite .... key production assistant
Flo Phillips .... assistant: Mr. Michaels
Peggy Powers .... assistant: Ms. Messick
David M. Rodriguez .... accountant
Patrick R. Siembieda .... production accountant
Russell Steele .... production auditor
Shawn Swanky .... key production assistant
Jamie Reid Tait .... second assistant production coordinator
Ruchir Tandon .... office production assistant
Matthew Tingey .... production assistant
Deb Tonin .... accounting clerk
Kevin Tookey .... dance double
Kendrie Upton .... location manager
David Watt .... production assistant
Trevor Westerhoff .... assistant production coordinator
Fleur Western .... second assistant production coordinator
Chris Wilson .... assistant location manager
 

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
USA:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #43438) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | Iceland:12 | South Africa:10M | Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | France:U
Filming Locations:
Burnaby North Secondary School, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The gag in which the syllable WH was enunciated was inspired by a skit from the album "Moment of Truth" by the hip-hop group Gang Starr (The Guru & DJ Premier). more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the scene when Rod and Denise first kiss, Rod has his helmet on and it is strapped. Before they kiss, Rod takes off the helmet and the strap isn't strapped anymore. more
Quotes:
Rod Kimble: Cool beans?
Kevin Powell: Cool beans.
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Movie Connections:
References American Anthem (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Skulls more

FAQ

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Does Rod kill Frank at the end?
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85 out of 128 people found the following comment useful.
Funny? Hell Yeah., 25 July 2007
8/10
Author: thekiltedhammer from United States

My wife and I saw a screening of Hot Rod. From some the comments posted here I thought we were going to be bored. Nothing could have been further from the truth. This film was really funny! So funny, that I'm wondering if the people who say they hated it actually saw the same film. No, its not fine art, its a summer comedy, and it delivers plenty of laughs. I am middle-aged guy whose not into early Adam Sandler, or Napoleon Dynamite type comedies, and this movie had me laughing hard. Sure, not at every single joke, but at most of them. If you are into absurdest humor, or enjoyed movies like Hot Fuzz, or Super Troopers, you'll find plenty to enjoy. P.S. My wife liked it too.

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