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This is the first comedy I'll share with you and it's a dandy.Be warned,if you don't see many movies or hate Star Trek or just aren't familiar with the show,then this movie is not for you.Hence I deducted 1 star for the films depending on the audience getting the inside jokes.Release 1n 1999 and running 113 minutes,it's non stop hip reportage will keep you laughing and since the jokes are so tied to"in"references they don't get stale the second time around.They extend to the closing credits with quips like "good princess-Leya Bad Princess -Adala"The story aside from all the jokes and snappy movie references from films like Planet of the Apes"she was the perfect woman,beautiful,scanty dressed and mute"Logans run"Run runner it's to late you will not renew",is rather common.There are two 29 year guys who work on the fringe of the film industry in LA,one a writer the other a film editor.They have the same issues that have been done before and after about growing up and still not having a true direction to commit to a woman and get on with their lives.What makes this a fav of mine is that not only is the dialogue so snappy and cynically hip,but all they are to this point is based on movies and comics especially Captain Kirk of Star Trek.The 2 men are Mark (Eric McCormack ) the more successful but anal of the 2 and Robert (Rafer Weigel ).There are 2 flashbacks to when they were kids showing how important Star Trek was to them at 12 years old but the rest of the film is the present.Now they see Bill (William Shatner) in a bookstore and they strike up a conversation.Shatner has a idea for a play.Julisus Caesar as a musical and one man play.When asked "you know you have to stab yourself in the back",he replies,"I've done it before."
Remember this film is full of movie references so I won't post much of the dialogue here.
I won't say much more about the ending other than there's a crazy party at the end with Shatner rapping "No Tears for Caesar"with rapper "The Rated R "and a cameo by Michael Dunn that only die hard Star Trek fans will spot.Don't think that there aren't any good none reference lines.Shatner has one of the best when Robert at a bar quips that he could have stayed home to drink,Bill tells him,no,thats called alcoholism.Theres also a long running gag throughout the film of Mark getting obscene phone calls on his answering machine of a woman's pleasurable moaning.Thats all I can really say.Must see for movie and trekies.Trailer link below pix as usual.
Remember this film is full of movie references so I won't post much of the dialogue here.
I won't say much more about the ending other than there's a crazy party at the end with Shatner rapping "No Tears for Caesar"with rapper "The Rated R "and a cameo by Michael Dunn that only die hard Star Trek fans will spot.Don't think that there aren't any good none reference lines.Shatner has one of the best when Robert at a bar quips that he could have stayed home to drink,Bill tells him,no,thats called alcoholism.Theres also a long running gag throughout the film of Mark getting obscene phone calls on his answering machine of a woman's pleasurable moaning.Thats all I can really say.Must see for movie and trekies.Trailer link below pix as usual.
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