Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)

In this documentary, the show's emcee, Vince Vaughn, and four stand-up comedians hand-picked by Vaughn, travel the country and perform in 30 cities. This film documents the interactions on and off stage along the way.

Director:

Ari Sandel

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vince Vaughn	...	Himself
Ahmed Ahmed	...	Himself
John Caparulo	...	Himself
Bret Ernst	...	Himself
Sebastian Maniscalco	...	Himself
Jon Favreau	...	Himself
Dwight Yoakam	...	Himself
Peter Billingsley	...	Himself
Keir O'Donnell	...	Himself
Justin Long	...	Himself
Buck Owens	...	Himself

Storyline

On September 12, 2005 in Hollywood, California, Vince Vaughn took the stage at the Music Box Theater in Hollywood, California and began a comedy tour featuring four stand-up comedians. In the spirit of the old west variety shows, Vaughn played host to the ensemble of comedians and performed improvisational sketches with surprise celebrity and musical guests. The film chronicles the journey of Vaughn and the comedians as travel over 6,000 miles and perform 30 shows in 30 consecutive nights in cities across the nation. Through on-stage performances and behind-the-scenes interviews, the grass roots documentary breaks down each comedian's life-altering experiences and the personal and professional challenges that unite four comics, one movie star and fans from Hollywood to the Heartland.

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Plot Keywords:

comedian | stand up comedian | interview | tour | stand up comedy | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and some sex-related humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$464,170 (USA) (8 February 2008)

Gross:

$603,564 (USA) (22 February 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wild West Picture Show Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sebastian Maniscalco: One day your name is up in lights and the next day it's on a nametag.

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Connections

References The Ropers (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Promised Land"
Written by Chuck Berry
Performed by Chuck Berry
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

I'll ask you in December . . .

In Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights—Hollywood to the Heartland, if the four relatively unknown comics (a "Guido," an Ohio rube, an Arab, and a non-descript guy) accompanying Vaughn on a 30 day tour of 30 cities had been better, the documentary would have been better as well. Sadly this tepid montage of the trip is rarely funny, rarely imaginative, although the infectious good will of Vaughn saves it from total banality.

Jerry Seinfeld's Comedian (2002) and the arch Aristocrats (2005) have far more humorous moments while also revealing the humanity of the performers. Vaughn tries with limited success to show the heart of the comics between acts, but, alas, not one is interesting enough to have more than a beer with.

As with most of these documentaries, there are only snippets of the acts and then cutting to another performer or a personal note. Thus, we can never understand fully why a comedian will or will not make the big time. One thing I do know, this January graveyard toss off will not make it big time. I'll ask you in December if you think it should be nominated for best documentary; you'll haveto research it on IMDb to remember.