Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

Director:

Pauly Shore

Writers:

Kirk Fox (writer)
Pauly Shore (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Hollywood will never be the same.

Plot:

Hollywood's Pauly Shore loses everything, fakes his own death, and gets caught!

Plot Keywords:

Death | Celebrity | Plan | Claim In Title | Directed By Star

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ashley L. Anderson	...	Ashley
Pamela Anderson	...	Herself
Camille Anderson	...	Michael Madsen's Girl
Beaumont Bacon	...	Pauly Look-A-Like Contestant
Adam Barnhardt	...	Lawrence
Dan Barnes	...	Cop #4
A.J. Benza	...	Himself
Susan Berger	...	Tourist #2
Jaime Bergman	...	Zoey Abernacky
Blunt	...	Newspaper Stand Attendant
Louis Freese	...	Himself (as B-Real)
Todd Bridges	...	Himself
W. Earl Brown	...	Bucky From Kentucky
Julia Brox	...	Springer Girl #2
Julie Bruce	...	Tourist #9 in Van

Also Known As:

Pauly Shore Is Dead (Australia)
You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug references.

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A (Ontario) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

Most of the quick celebrity cameos were done by Shore quickly shooting scenes that required them during breaks on other movie sets.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Pauly puts on Springer in prison, you can see the outlet behind the TV, and there is nothing plugged in.

Quotes:

Pauly Shore: Hey, aren't you Tom Sizemore?
Michael Madsen's girlfriend: No, this is Michael Madsen.
Pauly Shore: What's the difference?
Michael Madsen's girlfriend: Six inches.

Movie Connections:

References "Prime 9 News" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Counterfeit

An inspirational story

Pauly Shore is Dead is inspirational not because of the story it tells, but because of the story of the film and it's creator. I only bought the DVD on the most extreme suggestions of people I respected, due to my hatred of the man's previous performances. All I can say is that I was stunned.

Somebody that I viewed as talentless turned out a performance that is nothing short of classic. It's probably been 3 years or more since I laughed so much at a single movie. Everyone, from Pauly to every single cameo, makes fun of themselves. That is what makes this movie great. Whenever you see a celebrity, you know they are going to make fun of themselves and not try to put themselves over. That kind of selfless comedy is what makes this film great.

I guess sometimes people who get famous for shtick really are talented beyond what we have seen. This movie proves, to me, that in at least one case that is true.