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Hot Rod (2007)

Andy Samberg , Isla Fisher , Akiva Schaffer  |  PG-13 |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (188 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, Jorma Taccone, Sissy Spacek
  • Directors: Akiva Schaffer
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: November 27, 2007
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (188 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000WP08N2
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,716 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Hot Rod" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Deleted and extended Scenes
  • Outtake Reel
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Theatrical trailer

Editorial Reviews

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After making a name for himself on SNL through a series of shorts, particularly viral video favorite "Lazy Sunday," the way was clear for Andy Samberg to segue to the big screen. Directed by SNL scribe Akiva Schaffer, Hot Rod proves his humor works best in small doses. Then again, producer Will Ferrell got his start in A Night at the Roxbury. In his first starring role, Samberg is amateur stuntman Rod Kimble. To raise money for his ailing stepfather, Frank (played with devilish glee by Deadwood's Ian McShane), Rod plans to jump 15 school buses on a moped. With support from his crew, which includes SNL's Bill Hader and Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Rod trains for the big event. All the while, Denise (Fisher) is seeing obnoxious attorney Jonathan (Will Arnett, Arrested Development). Lack of physical dexterity aside, Rod prevails through pure dogged determination. You've seen it before, and if you can't get enough of this sort of thing, you'll see it again. Hot Rod is the kind of slapdash comedy that neglects to provide its hero with an age, a job, or even a hometown. But don't count Samberg out. Given time, he may yet craft a persona that doesn't borrow so heavily from the man-boy antics associated with Ferrell and Adam Sandler. Still, Hot Rod would've worked better with the funnier, more sympathetic Jorma Taccone, who plays Rod's half-brother, in the lead--on the other hand, that's the same formula that made Napoleon Dynamite a hit. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Andy Samberg stars as Rod Kimble, a stuntman with a fake mustache and a dream, in this outrageous comedy so unpredictable you won't know what hit you! Rod has never landed a jump without wiping out. His family and friends think he's a joke. And, to top it off, his stepfather Frank uses him as his own personal pinching bag. But he's not going to let a few minor problems keep him from the biggest stunt of his life!

Co-starring Isla Fisher and Ian McShane, Hot Rod is "very, very funny from start to finish" and scales the heights of hilarity as Rod defies death to win the money, win the girl and, ultimately, win some respect.


Customer Reviews

If you want a good laugh watch this movie. Alycia Galli  |  57 reviewers made a similar statement
This is a very funny and enjoyable movie. Don Walde  |  39 reviewers made a similar statement
Check out Hot Rod and Stunt It!!!!!! Robert T. Olson  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
46 of 52 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Either you get it, or you don't. November 13, 2007
Format:DVD
I'm going to cut right to the chase. This movie has a few moments that just don't hit it home. That said, they are exactly that. Moments. This movie was not made to be "good" by any traditional standards. I've heard and read complaints about how the story is shallow, or how the character doesn't even have an age, or hometown, or job, or whatever...but who cares?

Listen..you can't watch this movie expecting to come away with some deeper meaning. There's not one there. Even I'll admit that. You can't watch American Beauty and expect to come away holding your sides. Just as American Beauty was a great film because it conveyed perfectly what it set out to convey, so to is Superbad, because it was exactly what it seemed: An '80s teen movie...that just happened to come out in 2007.

If you have a soft spot in your heart for The Breakfast Club, or even Mighty Ducks (I know, it's not an 80's movie), you will find a familiar, albeit slightly twisted home in this film. If you don't like movies with montages, or Europe music, or cut an paste dialogue music video clips, then you're right...don't see it. I didn't enjoy Fight Club...but I don't trash it, because it just wasn't my thing. It was a great movie for it's audience. So is this.

Enjoy!
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40 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars HOT ROD November 5, 2007
By Cadet
Format:DVD
"Yes" is my response to this movie. Finally a movie that understands what is truly important in this world: 80s music training montages, fighting people HARD, being totally awesome, and love. It's not obvious Will Ferrell jokes, or Napoleon Dynamite non-jokes, it's somewhere inbetween...and then a sharp right turn off into space. Hot Rod is its own brand of genius- the genius of The Lonely Island.
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Cubist
Format:DVD
Hot Rod marks one of the first films to feature the new generation of Saturday Night Live members with Andy Samberg and Bill Hader. It's standard practice that SNL has become a launching pad for a movie career. Do Samberg and Hader have what it takes to make that jump from the small screen to the big one? If you put Footloose (Special Collector's Edition), Napoleon Dynamite - Like, the Best Special Edition Ever!, and Nacho Libre (Special Collector's Edition) into a blender, Hot Rod would be the martini you would get.

Andy Samberg plays the eternal optimist with zero talent and tons of ambition. He's the Ed Wood of the stuntmen world. He commits himself completely to the role and is likable enough. Isla Fisher is absolutely adorable as the film's love interest and lights up the screen with her engaging smile infectious energy.

Hot Rod follows the tried and true formula of the inept underdog who doggedly pursues his goal despite a lack of any kind of talent. However, this film has a very off-kilter, staccato rhythm all its own, reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite, that is surprisingly refreshing.

The film features unusual exchanges between characters, like when Rod asks Denise, who would win a fight: a grilled cheese sandwich or a taco, to which she replies, "In a fair fight or prison rules?" This should give you an idea of what kind of film this is. To further throw you off, the film's soundtrack is populated by 1970s prog rock, cheesy 1980s synth-pop and a scary abundance of music by Europe that makes you wonder just what year this film is set in.

Hot Rod is not a gut-busting, laugh out loud funny film but funny in its own unassuming way. Just when you think this is going to be another tired, formulaic SNL film, it takes a hard left into strangeville. Hot Rod has a quirky, personal feel of an independent film and not a studio picture. It is one of those films completely misrepresented by its trailers but in a good way. It is a modest film with a lot of heart - much like its protagonist.

There is an audio commentary by director Akiva Schaffer and actors Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. They mainly banter and crack jokes with Schaffer being the only one remotely trying to stay on topic. They ruthlessly make fun of each other which is pretty entertaining even if it feels like a series of in-jokes at times.

"Ancestors Protect Me: Behind the Scenes of Hot Rod" is a jokey take on the usual promotional featurette as cast and crew ham it up for the camera and poke fun at these kinds of extras.

Also included are 13 deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by Schaffer, Samberg and Taccone. They crack jokes about this footage and explain that it was cut because of time constraints.

There is also an "Outtakes Reel" that is an odd collection of bits that aren't all that funny per se, but rather peculiar - kind of like the film itself.

"Kevin's Videos" are eight clips shot by Rod's step-brother Kevin that were glimpsed in excerpts in the film. These are funny "promos" and "training exercises" showing how inept Rod is at, well, anything physical. One promo has Rod admiring a jetski that's not his.

"Punch-Dance" takes a look at Rod's "inspiring" tribute to one of the dance sequences in Footloose with a shot-by-shot comparison that is quite funny.

"Home Video Footage of Orchestra Recording Session" is exactly what you get and that's it.

Finally, there is a theatrical trailer.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars coulda been good
actually maybe it is good... i doubt it though. i couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. wouldn't bother with it.
Published 1 day ago by L. Winter
2.0 out of 5 stars Lower tier Sat-Live effort
Not totally devoid of humor but pretty lame concept and, in the end, what felt like a waste of time for all concerned. Everyone involved deserved better.
Published 17 days ago by T. Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars Cooooooooool.... beans
I love this movie. It's not for everyone, but I find it to be very funny. I you like strange comedies like Super Troopers or Cable Guy or Zoolander, this might be right up your... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars i love how goofy it is
Def a stoner type funny movie. Its a movie i watch when i want to clear my head.not much thought goes into this movie. Just fun to laugh
Published 27 days ago by Ciara
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
irreverent, but not entirely offensive. original, but still predictable. This movie is practically a dirtier Napoleon Dynamite. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Erik Pugmire
5.0 out of 5 stars funny
i enjoy the movie and watch it when i need a laugh. if there was a sequel i would buy it to.
Published 1 month ago by chiggerdigger
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Candy
Don't watch this if you expect anythign more than stupid humor. It is an Andy Sandberg movie for goodness sakes. Yeah it is stupid and offer no social redeeming value. Read more
Published 1 month ago by William Castillo
4.0 out of 5 stars If you like stupid movies...
If you like stupid movies this is a classic. Be sure to have a few drinks before and during and a spleef would make it magic. Too stupid to watch cold sober.
Published 1 month ago by Coop
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and funny
If you like Andy Samberg then this movie is a little gem. It also has funny performances from Danny McBride and Bill Hader. Read more
Published 1 month ago by james warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome movie
This is a very funny and enjoyable movie. I would highly recommend it! I watched it with my teenage son and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Published 1 month ago by Don Walde
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