The Magical Time Traveling Thugtastic Jug (2004)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Bryan Harley

Writers:

Bryan Harley (writer)
Andrew Isaac (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Time Travel | Magic

Cast

Andrew Isaac

...

Wynegar Rodriguez

Runtime:

USA:17 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company:

AMF Productions

Trivia:

Every character is played by the same actor.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Wynegar Rodriguez: Why, Jug?... WHY?
Jug: 'cause you a bitch!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

In a word: random

To paraphrase what has been said about the (in)famous Danish Dogme film made by Lars von Trier, this is a film about drug users, made by drug users, for drug users. The nutty nature of this is acknowledged in the opening credits, and hey, this never claims to be anything else. It is fun to watch, and entertaining. The production is somewhat uneven, with most everything varying in quality. The plot(in fact, the written material in general) constantly comes off as "made up as they went along". Acting isn't bad, often over the top(but that seems to be what they strived for), with every role performed by Andrew Isaac, who is probably the funniest actor on the AMF team, and almost the entire short is him doing his thing. Cinematography and editing tend to be decent... they've put together more technically accomplished releases, at least since, after this. Sound is good, though some of the editing could have been smoother, particularly in music... choices aren't bad, though. This is perhaps most enjoyable to those who have watched Scarface, for reasons that, if they are not obvious prior to seeing this, will become it almost immediately in viewing. A basic knowledge of pop culture is preferable, as well. In not terribly long, they manage to insult the people of several countries, as well as a sub-culture group or two. Effects are usually a high note. I recommend this to fans of non-sensical spoof-y comedy and AMF. 7/10