Let's Go to Prison (2006)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bob Odenkirk

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ben Garant (written by) &
Thomas Lennon (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Welcome to the slammer

Plot:

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Illinois | Revenge | Fart Scene | Fight

Cast

Dax Shepard	...	John Lyshitski
Will Arnett	...	Nelson Biederman IV
Chi McBride	...	Barry
David Koechner	...	Shanahan
Dylan Baker	...	Warden
Michael Shannon	...	Lynard
Miguel Nino	...	Jesus
Jay Whittaker	...	Icepick
Amy Hill	...	Judge Eva Fwae Wun
David Darlow	...	Judge Biederman
Joseph Marcus	...	Pawn Broker
Nick Phalen	...	John - 8 years
A.J. Balance	...	John - 18 years
Jerry Minor	...	Breen Guard
Mary Seibel	...	Old Bartender

Also Known As:

You Are Going to Prison (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content, some violence and drug material.

Runtime:

84 min | 90 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42750) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

In a poor attempt to keep a low profile, John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard's character) appears disguised with suspicious looking outfits such as the Unabomber and Travis Bickle (from Taxi Driver).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dax Shepard ravages his cell, the wall he is kicking moves.

Quotes:

Barry: Prepare to be woo-ed, by the master.

Movie Connections:

References "Miami Vice" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Adagio Movement, Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola & Cello No. 1 in D Major, K. 285

A funny movie that is underrated.

I found this movie to be quite funny with an original story line. The story is about a habitual criminal who repeatedly comes before the same judge to be sentenced. He devises a method of revenge upon this judge whereupon his release from prison, he frames the judge's son on a crime which sends the judge's son to prison. The habitual criminal then commits a crime to be his cell mate and there the fun begins.

This is obviously a dark-humored comedy and it had me laughing more than I had anticipated. It was given only a 5 star by IMDb users so I did not expect much but it was quite good. I am surprised it did not get that much notoriety in the theaters. In fact, I never heard of this film at all. It's amazing that crappy comedy movies like Wild Hogs and I Think I Love My Wife get all the attention while really funny movie like this get passed by. But what can you do since there really is no star power in this movie. You will recognize actors and actresses since many of them have appeared in many films as supporting characters. It's just that they don't have the name recognition.

The only weakness I found in this movies was the crime by with which the judge's son was framed. The writers should have thought of a more plausible reason for his incarceration. However, after some thought, I figure this is comedy and the whole movie is a stretch of the imagination so I am overlooking this weakness.

I am not saying, however, that this is a great comedy but it was good and it had me laughing pretty much throughout the movie and in my opinion, that warrants a 7. If you like Van Wilder, Sorority Boys, and Harold and Kumar Goes to White Castle type of movies, then you will like this as well.