I have a lot of affection for Kataan, if only because he seems content to be a washed up has been instead of pivoting towards being a right-winger like so many other irrelevant comics. Also, I always thought he was a very gifted physical comedian. His work as a reanimated corpse in Monkeybone is kind of breathtaking.
You don't tend to see a lot of love for Monkeybone. It's fascinating, but not great - however I do remember enjoying Kattan's shockingly small part in the film (despite the advertising), removing organs from his body and still coming off as sincere and funny.
One notable thing about this movie was the soundtrack album, which was a pretty damn good compilation if you liked that dance-club genre (Cyndi Lauper covered "Disco Inferno" for it!) and which also took the unusual step of stringing all the songs together end-to-end into one long club mix.
Back then I worked in a grimy laser tag arena for a while, and this album usually killed when I put it on the speakers.
"So A Night at the Roxbury makes them more sympathetic by having them act like they’re drunk and high on cocaine without ever showing them use any illicit substances other than whippets. "
I think now of Dave Chappelle's immortal summary of Half-Baked: "They made a weed movie for kids!"
I never saw the SNL sketches, so I had no interest in A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY movie.
The only thing I know about it is the SAY ANYTHING bit with Chris Kattan holding up the boombox, and that's only because it's used in a lot of fan edits of Walk the Moon's hit "Shut Up and Dance" (https://youtu.be/00ezoTnw1HM?si=SLAOsZzGztG5b0jF )—which is a vast improvement over anything in this movie, it sounds like.
yes and no. Her name is Mollie Heckerling and she apparently learned that her dad was Harold Ramis, not the guy who co-wrote Police Academy when she was 21.
Wow, Kattan really dropped off the map after SNL, didn’t he? At this point in what we could politely call a career, this is really the first mention of him I’ve seen in at least 10 years, he’s not even famous enough to spawn creepiness rumors and stories.
If I understood the story correctly, he broke part of his neck during an SNL sketch and it affected his health and mobility over the years. Several years ago, he was on Celebrity Big Brother and after maybe a week, removed himself from the house. I forget the reason he gave, but I remember how stiffly he moved around and when he was gone it seemed that he just wasn't physically up for the competition.
I have a lot of affection for Kataan, if only because he seems content to be a washed up has been instead of pivoting towards being a right-winger like so many other irrelevant comics. Also, I always thought he was a very gifted physical comedian. His work as a reanimated corpse in Monkeybone is kind of breathtaking.
You don't tend to see a lot of love for Monkeybone. It's fascinating, but not great - however I do remember enjoying Kattan's shockingly small part in the film (despite the advertising), removing organs from his body and still coming off as sincere and funny.
One notable thing about this movie was the soundtrack album, which was a pretty damn good compilation if you liked that dance-club genre (Cyndi Lauper covered "Disco Inferno" for it!) and which also took the unusual step of stringing all the songs together end-to-end into one long club mix.
Back then I worked in a grimy laser tag arena for a while, and this album usually killed when I put it on the speakers.
"So A Night at the Roxbury makes them more sympathetic by having them act like they’re drunk and high on cocaine without ever showing them use any illicit substances other than whippets. "
I think now of Dave Chappelle's immortal summary of Half-Baked: "They made a weed movie for kids!"
I never saw the SNL sketches, so I had no interest in A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY movie.
The only thing I know about it is the SAY ANYTHING bit with Chris Kattan holding up the boombox, and that's only because it's used in a lot of fan edits of Walk the Moon's hit "Shut Up and Dance" (https://youtu.be/00ezoTnw1HM?si=SLAOsZzGztG5b0jF )—which is a vast improvement over anything in this movie, it sounds like.
"Chris Kattan Male Gigolo"
I feel like I should have put some effort into making that rhyme but also I don't want to think about any part of this story ever again.
Na, it's a good film. Not one of the best comedies of all-time,but good enjoyable fun and a great soundtrack.
I loved that movie growing up. Sounds like a salty point of view on the movie
So there’s a secret love child from the directors of the first two Vacation movies? Was John Hughes the kid’s godfather?
yes and no. Her name is Mollie Heckerling and she apparently learned that her dad was Harold Ramis, not the guy who co-wrote Police Academy when she was 21.
Woah, and Real Genius! Always blows my mind that the same team wrote both movies. Group of misfits buck authority with antics, though.
Wow, Kattan really dropped off the map after SNL, didn’t he? At this point in what we could politely call a career, this is really the first mention of him I’ve seen in at least 10 years, he’s not even famous enough to spawn creepiness rumors and stories.
If I understood the story correctly, he broke part of his neck during an SNL sketch and it affected his health and mobility over the years. Several years ago, he was on Celebrity Big Brother and after maybe a week, removed himself from the house. I forget the reason he gave, but I remember how stiffly he moved around and when he was gone it seemed that he just wasn't physically up for the competition.