The Onion Movie (2008)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Tom Kuntz
Mike Maguire

Writers (WGA):

Todd Hanson (written by) &
Robert D. Siegel (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

America's finest news source.

Plot:

Satirical interpretations of world events and curious human behavior.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Penguin | Commercial | Socks | Nudity

Cast

Daniel Chacón	...	Young American / Cock Puncher
Ken Takemoto	...	Sensei
Steven Seagal	...	Cock Puncher
Don McManus	...	Dennis McCormick
Kate Fuglei	...	Dolores McCormick
Abigail Mavity	...	Roseanne McCormick
Reid Weaver	...	Dennis McCormick, Jr.
Brian Powell	...	Typical Neighbor Husband
Adele Robbins	...	Typical Neighbor Wife
Jason L. Miller	...	Sooty Firefighter
Brendon Baerg	...	Sooty Child
Len Cariou	...	Norm Archer
Larissa Laskin	...	Dana Dobbs
Scott Klace	...	Kip Kendall
Barbara Pilavin	...	Alzheimers Old Lady

Also Known As:

News Movie (UK) (DVD title)
Onion Movie (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Onion Movie (USA) (working title)
Untitled Onion Sketch Comedy Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

3 Arts Entertainment

Trivia:

Originally filmed in late 2003, this was subsequently shelved for many years and never released theatrically (allegedly after poor test screening). Finally released directly to DVD in June 2008.

Goofs:

Continuity: Liz Anne has a cut on the left side of her forehead which disappears when Armed gunman is promoted to customer advisor.

Quotes:

Norm Archer: The internet went down for three hours this morning, plunging the nation into productivity. The outage, which caused major work startages from New York to California, prevented an estimated 120 million American employees from messing around on the web at work.

Movie Connections:

References Network (1976)

American Humo(u)r.

I have just watched this movie and it was one of the funniest films I have ever seen. I believe this film got bad reviews in America. It has often been said that the UK doesn't understand the US humour and vice versa. I would just like to point out that this movie has hit the spot where UK humour is. This is a seriously great movie and if it was marketed well in the UK it would be a triumph. Well done ONION.

We gave you 'The Office' and you are finally understanding that kind of understated comedy. The Onion Movie has made me more determined to look out for more American comedy like this.

Never mind what all those stuffy critics say (as parodied)... this is a great watch.