I learned that this film existed while searching Ron Livingston after seeing him in Office Spaces. My spouse is from the Fresno area, I'm very familiar with it so, why not?
What the film lacked was a credible script. The plot was unimaginative and clumsy, and the liberal sociopathy was just uninteresting. Essentially, if you like to hear young women use lots of foul language and casual sex references, this is the film for you!! But, as Larry Levy said in "The Player", "It takes more than a dirty mouth to make it in this business". And that pretty much sums up this poor film.
The comedian-cast had very little to work with. Ron Livingston does his typical Ron Livingston and the same applies to Fred Armisen although the latters depiction himself was somewhat muted The two actors from Parks and Recreation were indistinguishable from their characters in the series. Most of the others were OK given the nature of the lines they were given. Molly Shannon's scene with her older parents may have been the best part of the film. It was the only one that seemed closer to reality, although a sad one at that.
Just a few notes. Dildos aren't really very funny, much less shocking anymore and 50 dildos aren't either. And, fellatio lessons might have been funny in Fast Times at Ridgemont High but Phoebe Cates did a much better with the material 40 years ago. Finally, I think this wasn't even filmed in Fresno. I could be wrong but it looked like Sun Valley to me. Who would pay to go on location for this anyway?
I did stay to the end when the moral arc was resolved in a nice little Hollywood ending although conspiracy to conceal a felony and accessory after the fact were incredibly ignored. The comedian-cast had very little to work with. Ron Livingston does his typical Ron Livingston and the same applies to Fred Armisen although the latter was somewhat muted The two actors from Parks and Recreation were indistinguishable from their characters in the series. Most of the others were OK given the nature of the lines they were given.
As Griffin Mill would say "Only in the movies".
What the film lacked was a credible script. The plot was unimaginative and clumsy, and the liberal sociopathy was just uninteresting. Essentially, if you like to hear young women use lots of foul language and casual sex references, this is the film for you!! But, as Larry Levy said in "The Player", "It takes more than a dirty mouth to make it in this business". And that pretty much sums up this poor film.
The comedian-cast had very little to work with. Ron Livingston does his typical Ron Livingston and the same applies to Fred Armisen although the latters depiction himself was somewhat muted The two actors from Parks and Recreation were indistinguishable from their characters in the series. Most of the others were OK given the nature of the lines they were given. Molly Shannon's scene with her older parents may have been the best part of the film. It was the only one that seemed closer to reality, although a sad one at that.
Just a few notes. Dildos aren't really very funny, much less shocking anymore and 50 dildos aren't either. And, fellatio lessons might have been funny in Fast Times at Ridgemont High but Phoebe Cates did a much better with the material 40 years ago. Finally, I think this wasn't even filmed in Fresno. I could be wrong but it looked like Sun Valley to me. Who would pay to go on location for this anyway?
I did stay to the end when the moral arc was resolved in a nice little Hollywood ending although conspiracy to conceal a felony and accessory after the fact were incredibly ignored. The comedian-cast had very little to work with. Ron Livingston does his typical Ron Livingston and the same applies to Fred Armisen although the latter was somewhat muted The two actors from Parks and Recreation were indistinguishable from their characters in the series. Most of the others were OK given the nature of the lines they were given.
As Griffin Mill would say "Only in the movies".