Lost Reality (2004) (V)

Release Date:

28 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This video is an assortment of alleged 'reality shows' that never made it on the air for one reason or another...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Racist | Defecation | Parody | Gross Out Comedy

Cast

Abdul Malik Abbott	...	Himself
Monique Alexander	...	The Whore
David M. Barsky	...	Himself
Patrick DeLuca	...	Druggie Loser
Devon	...	Herself
Jake Downey	...	Host
Kami Herrington	...	Actress
Kymberly Jane	...	Stripper
Ron Jeremy	...	Himself
Brian Oliver	...	Seth - Psych Ward contestant
Lance Ozanix	...	Ipecac Drinker
Charlie Recksieck	...	Guy On Date
Cat Santarosa	...	Herself
Rip Taylor	...	Himself
Allenina W.	...	Helen
Russ Ward	...	Bob
Jennifer Wilson	...	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Matt Wink	...	Matt
Xander Bailey	...	Mad Muslim (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco	...	Lover in Pool on Floaty (uncredited)
John Papapavlos	...	Crazy Contest winner (uncredited)
Kimberly Trew	...	Drug Contest Winner (uncredited)

Produced by
Donnie B. Gold	....	executive producer
Mark Hankey	....	producer
Camie Holmes	....	coordinating producer
Scott Kalvert	....	producer
David Pleger	....	supervising producer
Reno R. Rollé	....	executive producer
Cat Santarosa	....	producer
Mike Stutz	....	producer
Greg Walesa	....	executive producer
Russ Ward	....	producer
Danny Wolf	....	producer

Film Editing by
Jason Stewart

Camera and Electrical Department
Abdul Malik Abbott	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Damon Carney	....	digitizer

Production Companies

• National Lampoon Productions

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Studio Works Entertainment
• Ventura Distribution (2004) (USA) (video)

Also Known As:

"National Lampoon's Lost Reality" - USA (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, language and drug use

Runtime:

65 min | 68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 (cut) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (DVD)

Company:

National Lampoon Productions

Quotes:

The Whore:You seriously think I'd want to have sex with you? You're hung like a field mouse!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Lost Reality 2: More of the Worst (2005) (V)

Bad but Good

I discovered this little oddity the other day while stumbling aimlessly amongst the aisles and wall racks at my local Blockbuster video store.

National Lampoon does its job pretty well here: they lampoon the whole "Reality TV" phenomenon under which many of us modern-day TV viewers are quite frankly suffocating.

This video is a fairly convincing attempt to portray what appears to be a mixed bag of segments from "Reality" TV shows that purportedly were actually made, but for various reasons (mainly legal) never aired on TV. The shows themselves are absurd beyond belief. Of course, that's part of the joke: how could anybody actually believe that reality TV-show concepts such as "Casting Couch", "The Whore", "The Amazing Racist" etc. ever be considered by any sane network executive? Yet the shows are convincingly-enough acted that frequently you will believe that what you are watching is REAL, and not an elaborate National Lampoon joke.

The video hits the mark in three areas: 1) it lampoons the whole recent genre of "reality TV" and does it quite well. 2) it is amusingly anti-P.C. without being too hateful. 3) a lot of it is actually really FUNNY, such as when a guy is challenged to shoplift items from a sex shop, and he is shown stuffing down his pants leg various sexual "devices" - some of which are... ahem... big and long.

Anyway, it's bad but good, and I'm glad I rented it. I must warn you though that it's NOT for the young or squeamish, as it contains lots of raw language and images of a naughty or disgusting nature. But do see it with your buddies in a frat or sorority party setting and you will prolly have some jolly good fun with it.