The Onion Movie (2008)

Satirical interpretations of world events and curious human behavior.

Directors:

Tom Kuntz (as James Kleiner), Mike Maguire (as James Kleiner)

Writers:

Todd Hanson, Robert D. Siegel (as Robert Siegel)

Stars:

Len Cariou, Sarah McElligott, Amir Talai

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Chacón	...	Young American / Cock Puncher
Ken Takemoto	...	Sensei
Steven Seagal	...	Cock Puncher
Don McManus	...	Dennis McCormick
Kate Fuglei	...	Dolores McCormick
Abigail Mavity	...	Roseanne McCormick
Reid Weaver	...	Dennis McCormick, Jr.
Brian Powell	...	Typical Neighbor Husband
Adele Robbins	...	Typical Neighbor Wife
Jason L. Miller	...	Sooty Firefighter
Brendon Baerg	...	Sooty Child
Len Cariou	...	Norm Archer
Larissa Laskin	...	Dana Dobbs
Scott Klace	...	Kip Kendall
Barbara Pilavin	...	Alzheimers Old Lady

Storyline

We watch the Onion News, America's Finest News Source, with Dana Dobbs, Senior Correspondent Kip Kendall, and award-winning anchor Norm Archer. In addition to watching the news, we see the program's commercials, some commentary on the film as it proceeds, and we watch some terrorists in training. Behind the scenes, Onion News's corporate owner, Global Tetrahedron, seeks synergy by promoting its other products within Norm's news broadcast. Norm doesn't like it, especially when a toy penguin (think Energizer Bunny) waddles across his desk promoting a Global Tetrahedron film starring Steven Seagal. But Norm may end up needing Steven's help.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | penguin | commercial | slapstick comedy | dark comedy | 

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Taglines:

America's finest news source.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

7 January 2008 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Onion Movie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

3 Arts Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, New Regency Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of "Melissa Cherry" is an apparent spoof of singer Britney Spears. Ironically, Spears' future ex-husband Kevin Federline has a cameo in the film as a back-up dancer in one of Melissa Cherry's videos.

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Goofs

In the scene they are playing the board game and one of the guys is drinking "Hawaiian punch" the level of the drink goes from full to empty back to full.

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Quotes

Presidential Advisor: We might be fucked, sir.

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Crazy Credits

Watch after the credits as Norm Archer comes on screen sitting at his news-desk saying "For the Onion News, this is Norm Archer. Fuck you and Good Night".

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Connections

Spoofs Britney Spears: Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know (2001)

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Soundtracks

Take Me From Behind
Written by Asche & Spencer
Performed by Lisa Marie Furth

User Reviews

Monty Python, American Style

This movie possesses that rarest of combinations: utter brilliance and unbridled stupidity. Obviously, nothing can compare to Monty Python's Flying Circus, but The Onion Movie's creators were plainly big fans of that show, and succeeded in delivering "something completely different".

While this movie is chock full of current-societal satire (which Python never was), it uses the clever segues to new scenes, the reappearance of characters you'd just about forgotten, and the absolute Absurdity (it has to be capitalized!) that those wonderful Brits mastered decades ago.

The Onion Movie is not a regular movie. If you insist on plot, and/or are easily offended, this movie is not for you. But if you're in the mood for laughing about cultural stereotypes, or people with enough humor to parody themselves (you rock Steven Seagal!), or just enjoying the ride through countless ridiculously silly situations (God bless you, Armed Gunman), you might want to take a peek at The Onion Movie.

Do you have the balls?