Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

Director:

Jared Hess

Writers:

Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess

Stars:

Michael Angarano, John Baker, Jemaine Clement

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Angarano	...	Benjamin
John Baker	...	Don Carlos
Robin Ballard	...	Female Assistant (as Robin D. Ballard)
Steve Berg	...	Obnoxious Fan
Kristin Brewer	...	Lady Shopper
Jemaine Clement	...	Chevalier
Kristie Conway	...	Nerdy Girl
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Judith
Rod Decker	...	Rod Decker
Isaac Demke	...	Loyal Fan
Halley Feiffer	...	Tabatha
Johnny Hoops	...	Kanaya / Kenonka
Héctor Jiménez	...	Lonnie Donaho
Jizelle Jade	...	Troll Girl (as Jizelle Jade Jurquina)
Daniel Love	...	Camera Operator (as Daniel 'Doc' Love)

Storyline

Benjamin, home-schooled by his eccentric mother, is a loner whose passion for writing leads him on an journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist, Ronald Chevalier, and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town's most prolific homespun filmmaker.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] Fox Searchlight

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

As Crónicas de Bronco

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,502 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Gross:

$113,155 (USA) (4 December 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bronco Productions, Rip Cord Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Chevalier is based on Utah based science fiction and fantasy writer Dave Farland, who also writes under the name Dave Wolverton, and who conducts popular novel writing workshops and seminars. The "Yeast Lords" is a take off on his popular and best selling books, The Runelords.

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Goofs

When Chevalier opens "Yeast Lords," the audience hears the second part of the story as though he's reading it, even though it's obvious that he has opened to the first page.

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Quotes

Chevalier: And finally we have a young-ling trying to penetrate the secrets of the human mind. You won't do it like that young-ling... You must use friendship.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, we see Bronco cutting some of his hair and pasting it with honey on Vanaya's bald head. And then they kiss.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Rotten Tomatoes Show Year Endies (2009)

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Soundtracks

"John Sebastion's Girl"
Written and Performed by Shara Joyce and Rory O'Donoghue
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Instant cult classic

So, I completely understand why people do not like this movie. It can be gross, confusing, and just plain stupid at times. With that said, it is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Jemaine Clement and Sam Rockwell fell into the roles of some of the funniest characters I have ever seen. There are some lines when both in and out of context made me laugh so hard I cried.

This movie is not for everyone, I think people who like both napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre will find some enjoyment out of this(which I don't). More importantly, I think people looking for some sci-fi fantasy literature satire will get a kick out of this, because both the dialog with the "Authors" and all the excerpts from the two books had my laughing out loud constantly.