The Jerky Boys first audio tape was a huge success, and I enjoyed many hours of laughs from it. The second audio tape wasn't as funny, but still had some great jokes, and I never listened to any more after that. But I saw the movie on video, and boy was it bad. It was just the same jokes from the first tape, only not as funny. And the token plot, ughh. They wouldve been better off just showing them make the calls. Alan Arkin as a mafioso????? A psychiatrist, yes (see Grosse Point Blank) but he went beyond miscast here. Everyone I know who saw this film thought it was bad, but the ones who never heard the tapes before thought it was somewhat funny, while fans of the Jerky Boys expected a whole lot more. Now Johnny and Kamal's 15 minutes of fame are up, but at least they had a good run (Perhaps they'll make a comeback someday).
Review of The Jerky Boys
