The Jerky Boys (1995)

Director:

James Melkonian

Writers (WGA):

James Melkonian (written by) &
Rich Wilkes (written by) ...

Release Date:

3 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They were just a couple of losers from Queens... until they dialed a wrong number and got the mob!

Plot:

When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Mafia | Prank Telephone Call | Actor Playing Himself | Taxi

Cast

John G. Brennan	...	Himself / Frank 'Rubberneck' Rizzo (as Johnny Brennan)
Kamal Ahmed	...	Kamal
Alan Arkin	...	Ernie Lazarro
William Hickey	...	Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
Alan North	...	Micky Crump
Brad Sullivan	...	Detective Robert Worzic
James Lorinz	...	Brett Weir
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Mrs. B
Vincent Pastore	...	Tony Scarboni
Brian Tarantina	...	Geno
Peter Appel	...	Sonny
Darryl Theirse	...	Detective Connley
David Pittu	...	Doorman
Frank Senger	...	Bouncer
Michael Louis Wells	...	Roadie

Runtime:

USA:82 min | Argentina:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | South Korea:All | UK:18 | Germany:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

The song that the band at the club plays is "Symptom of the Universe" by Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne, who plays their manager, was the original lead singer for Sabbath.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the mobster shoots the doorknob towards the end, neither the pulling of the trigger, the gunshot sounds, or the squibs sync with each other.

Quotes:

Johnny: [being possessed by Sol Rosenburg] Oh, God! My mother, she woke me up today. She poured a hot pan of grease all over my chest and my ass and genitals and I fell down the stairs and my shoes fell off.
Burger Bob Customer: What does that have to do with ANYTHING?
Johnny: [being possessed by Sol Rosenburg] Because I can't see damn it, you son of a bitch

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Germany (#7.3)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Symptom of the Universe

Good Movie

This movie was incredibly funny and refreshingly original. The two boys play great roles as the jerkiest prank callers ever seen, causing trouble and getting into hilarious dilemmas. I found the movie excellent and I think any one with a not-so-serious personality would find it a great film.

I give it ten out of ten because it is far ahead of its genre, matching, if not beating such similar films as Dumb and Dumber and Wayne's World 2. It establishes its comedy on simple humor and doesn't derive itself from ridiculously complex politics, boring celebrities, and doesn't rely on sexual overtones (although it would do great with them). I would put it on par with many other funny movies I've seen and I must say, I would be very happy if it was aired on television for once.