David Cross: Let America Laugh (2003) (V)

Directors:

Lance Bangs
David Cross

Writer:

David Cross (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Cast

David Cross	...	Himself
Bob Kaliban	...	Mr. Ludlow (boss) (segment "New York Office")
Michelle Maryk	...	Theresa (wife) (segment "New York Office")
Meredith Lipson	...	Cheyanne (daughter) (segment "New York Office")
Aviva Yael	...	Assistant (segment "New York Office")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shonali Bhowmik	...	Herself
Juli Cross	...	Herself
Gordon Downs	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Sub Pop Records

Trivia:

The titles of all the segments on this DVD ("This Was Your Life", "Is There Another Christ?", "Gomez Is Coming", etc.) are all the names of Evangelical Christian comic book tracts written by Jack T. Chick and published Chick Publications.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: White T-shirt sleeve and part crewmember's arm on right side of screen in shot of David's wife, daughter and boss about to laugh.

Movie Connections:

References "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Know Your Onion!

hecklers united

David Cross is funny, but this is garbage. The largest problem of being counter-culture apparently is the stupid audience you attract, which oddly is why you might want to avoid becoming a mass-market product. While Cross elaborates on his belligerent audience's idiocy, he sees no lapse on his part for charging people to watch this barely releasable, thoroughly unfocused and unpaced mess. This will squander any good will you have for him.

Instead of laughing it's an indictment of worthless American culture, where people attempt to escape their own inarticulate thoughts via liquor. With a special exploration of mindless male recreational aggression. The sketch linking it all is about as much fun as the assinine commentary track on Blood Simple. You could shake your own camera while filming drunks and have more fun. Not worth your rental. Sad, mean-spirited and condescending.