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Adam Sandler (written by) &
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3 September 2010 (USA) more
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A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star. | add synopsis
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Comedy Central Orders Nick Swardson Sketch Show
 (From The Flickcast. 4 November 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)

Adam Sandler 'vows to get naked'
 (From digitalspy. 28 June 2009, 12:26 AM, PDT)

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Cast

 

Christina Ricci ... Kathy

Stephen Dorff ... Dick Shadow

Don Johnson

Edward Herrmann

Dana Goodman ... Gretchen

Pauly Shore ... Himself / AFA Emcee
Nick Swardson ... Bucky Larson

Miriam Flynn ... Debbie

Meredith Giangrande ... Blueberry

Andrea Harrison ... Gorgeous woman

Brandon Hardesty ... Lars

Pavel Lychnikoff

Ido Mosseri ... J. Day
Beverly Polcyn ... Mrs. Bozopop
Jayden Jaymes ... Hot Tub Girl
Brad Grunberg ... Ice cream manager

Nadia Dawn ... Porn Star

Julia Lea Wolov
Adam Herschman ... Dale

Tembi Locke ... Guiness Woman

Mario Joyner ... Claudio The Commercial Director
Tyler Spindel

Kelvin Han Yee ... Vietnamese Mob Boss

Yasmin Spain ... Model

Robin Bain

Danni Katz

Jasna Novosel ... AFA Trophy Babe

Samantha Schacher

Kirsten Berman ... Porn Presenter

Kevin Brief ... Clint

Rick Williamson ... Goat Farmer

Mike Grief ... Porn Distributor

Michael Bernardi ... Presenter

Kerry Song
Geoffrey Gould ... Porn store patron

Payman Benz ... Valet

Alex Lombard ... Bambi

Vanessa Villalovos ... Girl at party

Austin Auger ... Porn Star
Henry T. Yamada ... Vietnamese Henchman

Pasquale Cassalia ... Pool guy

Corina Noelle ... Pornstar

Whitney Avalon ... Young Debbie

Matthew L. Sobel ... Porn Star

Mario Sellitti ... Chewbacca
Jennifer Perkins ... Presenter #9

Alano Massi ... Young Jeremiah
Jeff Wood ... Porn Star
Owen Finnegan ... Porn store patron
Max Huber ... Costumed character
Dominique Kelley ... Gay Guy Dancing #2
Malia Miglino ... Italian Daughter

Yara Estrada ... Award Show Model

Darrin Lackey ... Presenter #8
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pre-screener viewing, 9 September 2009
Author: evilsalmon from Los Angeles, United States

The film was screened for a group last night and I have to say it wasn't bad. It wasn't particularly brilliant, but porn jokes rarely are. Bucky Larson, born in the middle of nowhere Idaho, loses his job and on the very same night discovers that his parents were once very famous porn stars. He decides it's his destiny to go out to LA and follow in their footsteps. Being an extremely buck-toothed, stereotypically small town boy, Bucky gets rejected and taken advantage of almost immediately. He's aided in his quest by Kathy, a waitress from New Jersey with her own unfulfilled dreams, and Miles Deep, a now washed up pornography director.

The story settles into your typical romantic-comedy storyline once the porno jokes have been established, and it ends well. Some recurring jokes feel a little disjointed, and the opening scenes in Iowa were, imo, forced and more upsetting than funny. These things may and may not get ironed out in post-production. On the whole though, I would give the movie three stars. Solid effort, but not something anyone's going to be running out desperately to see opening weekend.

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