The Onion Movie (2008) 6.1
Satirical interpretations of world events and curious human behavior. |
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The Onion Movie (2008) 6.1
Satirical interpretations of world events and curious human behavior. |
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Daniel Chacón | ... |
Young American /
Cock Puncher
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| Ken Takemoto | ... | ||
| Steven Seagal | ... |
Cock Puncher
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| Don McManus | ... | ||
| Kate Fuglei | ... | ||
| Abigail Mavity | ... | ||
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Reid Weaver | ... | |
| Brian Powell | ... | ||
| Adele Robbins | ... | ||
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Jason L. Miller | ... | |
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Brendon Baerg | ... | |
| Len Cariou | ... | ||
| Larissa Laskin | ... | ||
| Scott Klace | ... | ||
| Barbara Pilavin | ... | ||
We watch the Onion News, America's Finest News Source, with Dana Dobbs, Senior Correspondent Kip Kendall, and award-winning anchor Norm Archer. In addition to watching the news, we see the program's commercials, some commentary on the film as it proceeds, and we watch some terrorists in training. Behind the scenes, Onion News's corporate owner, Global Tetrahedron, seeks synergy by promoting its other products within Norm's news broadcast. Norm doesn't like it, especially when a toy penguin (think Energizer Bunny) waddles across his desk promoting a Global Tetrahedron film starring Steven Seagal. But Norm may end up needing Steven's help. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
To the list of media satires we can now add "The Onion Movie", based on the farcical newspaper. The plot, so to speak, looks at anchorperson Norm Archer's (Len Cariou) frustration at his superiors' desire to advertise the release of a Steven Seagal flick than focus on a brewing war. Of course, this is an excuse for a series of outlandish sketches: a singer's pornographic lyrics, a terrorist training video, and "AREA SOCKS FOUND".
I was laughing myself sick throughout much of the movie. It's just so hilarious how they throw everything at you out of the blue and just keep it coming. Naturally, you have to accept totally silly humor to like this. Since it apparently did poorly at test screenings, I conclude that the people at those screenings must have lacked senses of humor. This is pretty much the kind of stuff that one finds in "Airplane!" and such flicks.
All in all, I think that you'll like this. I sure did, and I recommend it. Also starring Rodney Dangerfield.