Hot Rod (2007)

Director:

Akiva Schaffer

Writer (WGA):

Pam Brady (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Smack destiny in the face

Plot:

Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.

Plot Keywords:

Slacker | Neighbor | Moped | Humiliation | Man Child

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Andy Samberg	...	Rod Kimble
Jorma Taccone	...	Kevin Powell
Bill Hader	...	Dave
Danny McBride	...	Rico (as Danny McBride)
Isla Fisher	...	Denise
Sissy Spacek	...	Marie Powell
Ian McShane	...	Frank Powell
Will Arnett	...	Jonathan
Chris Parnell	...	Barry Pasternack
Chester Tam	...	Richardson
Mark Acheson	...	Homeless Dude
Brittany Tiplady	...	Maggie
Ken Kirzinger	...	Trailer Guy
Britt Irvin	...	Cathy
Alana Husband	...	Waitress
Andrew Moxham	...	Sullivan
Terri Anne Taylor	...	Angry Mom (as Terri O'Neill)
Alvin Sanders	...	Furious Boss
Chris Eastman	...	EMT
Paulo Ribeiro	...	EMT
Paul Herbert	...	EMT
Carly McKillip	...	High School Girl
Donavon Stinson	...	Heckler
John B. Destry	...	Projectionist (as John Destry)
Doug Abrahams	...	Police Officer
Frank C. Turner	...	Fisherman
Henry Michaels	...	Boy Stealing Wheelchair
Gillian Barber	...	Riot Singer
Sammy Fattedad	...	Riot Singer
William S. Taylor	...	Riot Singer
Mi-Jung Lee	...	Newswoman
Carrie Ruscheinsky	...	Hippie Girl
Charlie Hope	...	Autograph Kid
Matthew Gallagher	...	Autograph Kid
Victoria Campbell	...	Autograph Kid
Titan Toyish	...	Gown
Joshua Homme	...	Gown
Joseph Castillo	...	Gown
Alain Moschulski	...	Gown
Troy Van Leeuwen	...	Gown
Jesse Haddock	...	Crowd Member
Ometa Gittens	...	Crowd Member
Aaron Au	...	Taco
Brett Chan	...	Grilled Cheese
John Burnside	...	Scrooge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Hess	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jennifer LaPlaca	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Tom MacNeill	...	Crowd Member (uncredited)
Elizabeth McCarthy	...	Grocery Store Mom (uncredited)
Queens of the Stone Age	...	Gown (uncredited)
Akiva Schaffer	...	Derrick (uncredited)

Directed by
Akiva Schaffer

Writing credits (WGA)
Pam Brady		(written by)

Produced by
Erin David	....	associate producer
Will Ferrell	....	executive producer
John Goldwyn	....	producer
Jill Sobel Messick	....	executive producer (as Jill Messick)
Seth Meyers	....	co-producer
Lorne Michaels	....	producer
Jimmy Miller	....	executive producer
Louise Rosner	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell

Casting by
Susan Taylor Brouse
Lynne Carrow
Allison Jones

Production Design by
Stephen Altman

Art Direction by
Chris August		(supervising art director)
Catherine Ircha

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Tish Monaghan

Makeup Department
Angelina P. Cameron	....	key hair stylist
Stan Edmonds	....	key makeup artist
Vanessa Giles	....	assistant makeup artist
Rosemarie Harrison	....	assistant hair stylist
Rosemarie Harrison	....	hair stylist: second unit
Keith Lau	....	special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis	....	prosthetics makeup (as Bill Terazakis)

Production Management
Susan Lazarus	....	post-production supervisor
Louise Rosner	....	unit production manager
Jim Rowe	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Allan	....	trainee assistant director
Brad Jubenville	....	second assistant director: second unit
Brad Medhurst	....	third assistant director
Dave T. Nall	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Nick Powell	....	second unit director
Cindy Smith	....	second assistant director
Tammy Tamkin	....	daily trainee assistant director
Rob Vouriot	....	first assistant director: second unit
Pete Whyte	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Alexander	....	props
Dean Barker	....	property master
Laurel Bergman	....	art coordinator
John Chaschowy	....	greensman
Michael Corrado	....	3-D set designer
Doug Currie	....	head paint coordinator
Doug Currie	....	scenic art coordinator
Kirsten Franson	....	graphic artist
Andrew Glavina	....	signwriter
Terry Gonsalves	....	set dresser
Sean Goojha	....	art department assistant
Salmon Harris	....	storyboard artist
Catherine Ircha	....	assistant art director
Zoe Jirik	....	assistant set decorator
Dusty Kelly	....	stand-by scenic
Kristina Lyne	....	graphic designer
Martin L. Mercer	....	storyboard artist
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	set buyer
Derek Pineo	....	props buyer
Macleod Sinclaire	....	on-set dresser
Mark Soparlo	....	set designer
Ron Turner	....	illustrator

Sound Department
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound designer
Sean Garnhart	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Sean 'The Squack' Garnhart)
Sean Garnhart	....	supervising sound editor (as Sean 'The Squack' Garnhart)
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Kenton Jakub	....	supervising adr editor
Craig Kyllonen	....	ADR recordist
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Michael McGee	....	production sound mixer
Cory Melious	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Orrico	....	first assistant sound editor (as Billy Orrico)
Fred Rosenberg	....	supervising dialogue editor
Reuben Simon	....	sound effects editor
Reuben Simon	....	supervising foley editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steven R. Visscher)
Tony Volante	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Wildfong	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects buyer (as Cara Anderson)
Perry Beckham	....	chief special effects rigger
Paul Benjamin	....	special effects fabricator
Alex Burdett	....	special effects supervisor
Tony Cochon	....	special effects fabricator
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects senior technician (as Terry Cox)
Robert Falck	....	special effects shop foreman
Kai Hirvonen	....	stunt rigger
Tony Kochan	....	special effects fabricator (as Tony Cochon)
Reg Milne	....	special effects rigger
Adam Tayler	....	special effects technician
Steve Woelfe	....	special effects (as Steve Woelfle)

Visual Effects by
Daniel Abramovich	....	digital compositor
Eri Adachi	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Simon Ager	....	digital compositing artist
Glenn Allen	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Rachel Leigh Arnold	....	titles/graphic designer
Graeme Baitz	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Justin Ball	....	senior systems engineer
Riley Benard	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
Justin Brekke	....	visual effects production assistant: Rainmaker
Shauna Bryn	....	senior visual effects producer (as Shauna Bryan)
Samuel M. Dabbs	....	titles
Aleksandar Djordjevic	....	digital compositor
Suzanne Dyer	....	digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Charlene Eberle Douglas	....	visual effects supervisor (as Charlene Eberle)
Ashley Farber	....	digital intermediate data manager
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Brad Gayo	....	senior digital compositing artist
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as Manuel Gonzalez)
Chris Halstead	....	compositor
Noel Hooper	....	compositing supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor
John Kearns	....	digital restoration
Ashraf Kotaal	....	digital compositor
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Haydn Masuda	....	digital artist
Brian McGee	....	production assistant: Brainstorm Digital
Scott Minter	....	digital compositor
John J. Miralles	....	compositing supervisor: Brainstorm Digital (as John Miralles)
John Moores	....	digital compositor
Natan Moss	....	visual effects assistant editor
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Joseph Oberle	....	digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as Joseph J. Oberle)
Michael Pecchia	....	senior compositor: BrainStorm Digital
Vasho Pekar	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Enrico Perei	....	senior digital compositor
Diana Jane Perry	....	digital film technician
David Piombino	....	digital compositor: BrainStorm Digital (as David Vincent Piombino)
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Chris Roff	....	visual effects producer
Luke Rowsell	....	digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Vishal Rustgi	....	rotoscope artist
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Tomaso Tartarotti	....	digital compositor
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects associate producer: Brainstorm Digital
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects line producer: invisible
Allan Walker	....	digital artist: Brainstorm Digital
Allan Walker	....	matte artist
Tina Wallace	....	compositor: Rainmaker
Bryan Wengroff	....	visual effects coordinator: Brainstorm Digital
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	digital compositor
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Jessica Woods	....	rotoscope/paint artist
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor
Scott Puckett	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Tonya Allen	....	stunts
Aaron Au	....	stunt performer
Loyd Bateman	....	stunts
Krista Bell	....	stunt performer
Nick Brandon	....	stunt rigger
Brett Chan	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Brett Chan	....	stunts
Mike Ching	....	stunt performer
James M. Churchman	....	stunt rigger
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Isla Fisher
Bruce Crawford	....	stunt double
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts
Ali Dunn	....	stunt player
Austin Dunn	....	stunt player
Connor Dunn	....	stunt player
Lars Grant	....	stunt double
Rob Hayter	....	stunt double
Brian Ho	....	stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunt double
Greig Hospes	....	stunt performer
Trevor Jones	....	stunt performer
Jon Kralt	....	stunt double: Andy Samberg
Cody Laudan	....	stunt double: Bill Hader
Paul Leonard	....	stunt rigger
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunt double
Rick Moore	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt driver
Nick Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double
Chad Sayn	....	stunt performer
Dan Shea	....	stunt performer
Jodi Stecyk	....	stunt double
Eli Zagoudakis	....	stunt double: Andy Samberg

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Arnott	....	rigging grip
Greg Beaton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
James Dittiger	....	still photographer
Rod Frew	....	lighting technician
Randy A. Jablonka	....	lighting technician
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Stoker Mayne	....	electrician
Michael Mayo	....	rigging gaffer
David McKnight	....	digital video assist operator
Morgan McLachlan	....	assistant camera
Bill O'Drobinak	....	camera operator
Dylan Paul	....	balloon light technician
Richard Sinclair	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Brian Steadman	....	grip
Mike West	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Darin Wong	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Adriene Wyse	....	loader
Thomas Yardley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke	....	extras casting
Dorian Frankel	....	casting assistant
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting associate
Katie Rampey	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Fraser	....	costume supervisor
Karin Nosella	....	assistant costume designer
Shelly Shaw	....	key costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Tanya Barringer	....	post-production assistant
Dana Bloder	....	digital intermediate producer
James A. Brewer	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Lynn Cassaniti	....	additional assistant editor
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate producer
Jesse Morrow	....	on-line editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Helen Tzoutis	....	assistant editor
Renannah Weinstein	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Steven Baker	....	music supervisor
Chad Birmingham	....	assistant music editor
Robb Boyd	....	music editor
Tom Calderaro	....	additional orchestrator
Bobby Collins	....	music consultant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Gordon Goodwin	....	conductor
Gordon Goodwin	....	orchestrator
Kyle Gordon	....	singer
Steve Kempster	....	music recordist: orchestra
Annette Kudrak	....	supervising music editor
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music
Paul Linford	....	music scoring mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Larry Mah	....	pro tools operator
Ryan Rabin	....	composer: additional music
Trevor Rabin	....	additional orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Jeanette Surga	....	music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Booker White	....	head of music preparation
Melissa Orquiza	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Terence Chase	....	driver
Terence Cochlan	....	picture car wrangler
Dave Greenbaum	....	driver: costume truck
Paul Irvine	....	transportation captain
Red Murphy	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Jason Bachmann	....	key production assistant
Paul Becker	....	choreographer
Michael Bendner	....	extras wrangler
Ken Brooker	....	assistant location manager
Kate Dalton	....	adr loop artist
Gloria Davies	....	publicist
Anthony Dolhai	....	assistant: Mr. Goldwyn & Ms. Messick, Canada
Eliza Dyson	....	assistant: Mr. Goldwyn
Derek Ferguson	....	executive assistant
Nicole Florian	....	production coordinator
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Shawn Flynn	....	key production assistant
Evan Godfrey	....	assistant: Mr. Schaffer
Ned Harvey	....	assistant to director
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Lindsay Jaeger	....	assistant: Mr. Schaffer
Paul Jasper	....	animal coordinator
Kristin Johansen	....	adr actor
Vicky Lambert	....	co-choreographer
Todd Lester	....	security captain
Shannon McA'Nulty	....	assistant: Ms. Rosner
W. Robert Millar	....	set key production assistant
John J. Miralles	....	compositing supervisor
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group
Scott Outhwhaite	....	key production assistant
Flo Phillips	....	assistant: Mr. Michaels
Peggy Powers	....	assistant: Ms. Messick
David M. Rodriguez	....	accountant
Patrick R. Siembieda	....	production accountant
Russell Steele	....	production auditor
Shawn Swanky	....	key production assistant
Jamie Reid Tait	....	second assistant production coordinator
Ruchir Tandon	....	office production assistant
Matthew Tingey	....	production assistant
Deb Tonin	....	accounting clerk
Kevin Tookey	....	dance double
Kendrie Upton	....	location manager
David Watt	....	production assistant
Trevor Westerhoff	....	assistant production coordinator
Fleur Western	....	second assistant production coordinator
Chris Wilson	....	assistant location manager
Erik Bartik	....	assistant to producers (uncredited)
Geoff White	....	photo double (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Lonely Island, The
• Michaels-Goldwyn

Distributors

• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (USA) (all media)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)
• Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects (visual effects) (as Rainmaker)
• Invisible Pictures (additional visual effects)
• WCT Productions

Other Companies

• BBC Motion Gallery  stock footage courtesy of
• C5  digital sound editing
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Crowd In A Box  inflatable extras
• Crowd In A Box  inflatable mannequins
• Deluxe  prints
• Getty Images  stock footage courtesy of
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera
• Legacy Records  soundtrack (as Legacy Recordings)
• MGM Clip + Still  footage courtesy of
• Mega Playground  post-production facility
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  dailies (as Rainmaker Labs)
• Right Lobe Design Group  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Sound Lounge  re-recorded at
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate (as Technicolor)
• Thought Equity  stock footage courtesy of
• Todd-AO Studios  orchestra recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43438) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | Iceland:12 | South Africa:10M | Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | France:U | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Burnaby North Secondary School, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

During Rod's big jump at the stadium, his real life mother and father can be seen in the crowd.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: A Canadian MAXIMUM 30 speed limit sign (their's say MAXIMUM in place of SPEED LIMIT) appears clearly in the scene where Rod does his luge down the hill. The movie is supposed to take place in Washington state.

Quotes:

Kevin Powell:Hey, Rod, what's that song about a grandma getting run over by a reindeer?
Rod Kimble:"Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer"?
Kevin Powell:[swivels hips] noooo...!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Road House (1989)

Soundtrack:

Never

Give it a shot.

Few movies in recent cinematic memory have fit into the category of "Love it or Hate it" as well as this one. Its humor is so varied, oftentimes so random, that you either find it hysterical, or you think it's stupid. Me? I'm going with the former... I think this movie's completely hilarious.

It possesses a goofy, charming quality, and has a lot of moments that left me laughing while asking my wife, "what the hell the was that?" It seems to echo a Family Guy style of humor in that regard. I personally found the characters all pretty likable...the kind of characters you enjoy watching. There was an obvious (and effective) effort to give each character a real personality, quirks and all.

In the end, I suggest you keep an open mind, sit back and enjoy the utter ridiculousness this movie affords you...and I'll bet you find yourself laughing, even if it's in spite of yourself.