Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)

Director:

Vadim Jean

Writers (WGA):

Martin Short (character)
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Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

How a legend was born.

Plot:

Culture critic Jiminy Glick gets tied up in a murder case at the Toronto Film Festival.

Plot Keywords:

Celebrity | Murder | Interviewer | Blood | Film Industry

Cast

Martin Short	...	Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
Jan Hooks	...	Dixie Glick
Linda Cardellini	...	Natalie Coolidge
Janeane Garofalo	...	Dee Dee
John Michael Higgins	...	Andre Devine
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Miranda Coolidge
Larry Joe Campbell	...	Haygood Lewkin
Mo Collins	...	Sharon
DeRay Davis	...	Mario 'FA REAL' Greene
Carlos Jacott	...	Barry King
Corey Pearson	...	Ben DiCarlo
Aries Spears	...	Gunnar 'MC GUN' Jorge
Robert Trebor	...	Jay Schiffer
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Randall Bookerton
Landon Hansen	...	Matthew Glick

MPAA:

Rated R for language and crude sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Trivia:

According to Martin Short (DVD commentary), the film was made in 20 days mostly in Vancouver, BC, with dialog improvised by the actors.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Andre goes to the bathroom and turns on the shower, the sound of a door closing can be heard. But the door doesn't close completely.

Quotes:

Andre Devine: You are a proud man, you're great black-ist, you're one of the great, you have beautiful gold things, a crown made from pants, you should be king! Are you king of the negros?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tom Brady/Beck (#30.17)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Going off the Hook

SCTV is on the air!

This is not a mainstream comedy, it's a Canadian thing, ehh. A lot of in-jokes and offbeat humor. If you are not familiar with the Jiminy Glick character, you will not get a lot of the humor. Watching it was like watching the old SCTV skits/movies that Short did back in the day in Toronto. I will admit, I laughed 10X harder the 2nd time I saw it, because you do pick up more stuff and lines. This plot for this movie was a favorite vehicle on SCTV back in the 1980s, mixing different movies together to make one confused and painfully funny movie. Sometimes, the plot would get so contrived that even the characters were confused, but that is the point. The David Lynch impersonation is timeless, coupled with The Shining references, Matthew and Modine, etc. and so many other story-lines. This comedy style is not for everybody, nor is Martin Short, but I love him and I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Better each time you see it.