Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Ari Sandel

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Plot:

In this documentary, the show's emcee, Vince Vaughn, and four stand-up comedians hand-picked by Vaughn, travel the country and perform in 30 cities. This film documents the interactions on and off stage along the way.

Plot Keywords:

Comedian | Stand Up Comedian | Interview | Tour | Shopping

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Himself
Ahmed Ahmed	...	Himself
John Caparulo	...	Himself
Bret Ernst	...	Himself
Sebastian Maniscalco	...	Himself
Jon Favreau	...	Himself
Dwight Yoakam	...	Himself
Peter Billingsley	...	Himself
Keir O'Donnell	...	Himself
Justin Long	...	Himself
Buck Owens	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and some sex-related humor.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43341) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Wild West Picture Show Productions

Quotes:

Sebastian Maniscalco: One day your name is up in lights and the next day it's on a nametag.

Movie Connections:

Features A Christmas Story (1983)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Home Chicago

I'll ask you in December . . .

In Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights—Hollywood to the Heartland, if the four relatively unknown comics (a "Guido," an Ohio rube, an Arab, and a non-descript guy) accompanying Vaughn on a 30 day tour of 30 cities had been better, the documentary would have been better as well. Sadly this tepid montage of the trip is rarely funny, rarely imaginative, although the infectious good will of Vaughn saves it from total banality.

Jerry Seinfeld's Comedian (2002) and the arch Aristocrats (2005) have far more humorous moments while also revealing the humanity of the performers. Vaughn tries with limited success to show the heart of the comics between acts, but, alas, not one is interesting enough to have more than a beer with.

As with most of these documentaries, there are only snippets of the acts and then cutting to another performer or a personal note. Thus, we can never understand fully why a comedian will or will not make the big time. One thing I do know, this January graveyard toss off will not make it big time. I'll ask you in December if you think it should be nominated for best documentary; you'll haveto research it on IMDb to remember.