Wieners (2008)

A road trip comedy about three friends who travel across the country in a Wiener Wagon to beat up a popular daytime talk show therapist.

Director:

Mark Steilen

Writers:

Suzanne Francis, Gabe Grifoni

Stars:

Kenan Thompson, Zachary Levi, Fran Kranz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenan Thompson	...	Wyatt
Zachary Levi	...	Ben
Fran Kranz	...	Joel
Darrell Hammond	...	Dr. Dwayne
Jenny McCarthy	...	Ms. Isaac
Joel David Moore	...	Greg (as Joel Moore)
Andy Milonakis	...	Drake Hanswald
Blake Clark	...	Mr. Applebaum
Mindy Sterling	...	Mrs. Applebaum
Chris Pratt	...	Bobby
Sarah Drew	...	Karen
Kyle Gass	...	Walrus Boy
Sarah Wright	...	Lavender (as Sarah Mason)
Melinda Sward	...	Debrah
John Farley	...	Cornelius Worthington III

Storyline

A road trip comedy about three friends who travel across the country in a Wiener Wagon to beat up a popular daytime talk show therapist.

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | friend | one word title | bully | white panties | 

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Taglines:

size DOES matter!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual humor, nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 colegas y una salchicha

Filming Locations:

Farmington, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braveart Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Dr. Phil (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Camptown Races"
Written by Stephen Foster (as Stephen C. Foster)

User Reviews

Worthless

Wyatt (Kenan Thompson) wants so badly to become a hot-dog-selling employee, gets the bright idea to take his two best friends, Ben (Zachary Levi of "Chuck" fame) and Joel (Fran Kranz, "Dollhouse") cross-country in a self-made hot-dog company promoting car to give away free wieners in order to promote the company that won't hire him. There's also the added benefit of kicking the crap out of a Dr. Phil-like talk show host (Darrell Hammond) who caused Joel to get dumped by his girlfriend when they reach their final destination. Along the way they meet multiple eccentric characters sadly, all of which are much more annoying than funny.

This is pretty much a low-rent "Road Trip" clone minus the laughs. It's one of those films where the 'jokes' arn't just devoid of laughs, but their 'punch-lines' can be seen coming from a mile away. To top it off none of the characters are particularly likable enough to care about their so-called 'madcap' adventures. The minutes seemed to stretch for hours, especially during the time that Jenny McCarthy's on the screen (it's just a glorified cameo, yet it felt endless)

Eye Candy: An extra briefly shows her tits at a strip-club & two others randomly walk by later in the film

My Grade: D-