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    The Aristocrats

    • 20052005
    • Not RatedNot Rated
    • 1h 29min
    IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    16K
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    The Aristocrats (2005)
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    DocumentaryComedy

    One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

    IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Penn Jillette
      • Paul Provenza
    • Stars
      • George Carlin
      • Don Rickles
      • Chris Rock
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Penn Jillette
      • Paul Provenza
    • Stars
      • George Carlin
      • Don Rickles
      • Chris Rock
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    • 242User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

    Videos1

    The Aristocrats
    Trailer 1:25
    The Aristocrats

    Photos169

    Adam Duritz and Gregg Rogell at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Adam Duritz and Gilbert Gottfried at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Al Goldstein and Penn Jillette at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Bebe Neuwirth and Amy Carlson at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Amy Carlson at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Andy Dick at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Andy Dick and Penn Jillette at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Andy Dick and Eddie Izzard at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Bebe Neuwirth at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, and Penn Jillette at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Bob Saget at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
    Bob Saget at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)

    Top cast

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    George Carlin
    George Carlin
    • Selfas Self
    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
    • Selfas Self
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Selfas Self
    Chris Albrecht
    • Self - HBO Chairmanas Self - HBO Chairman…
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • Selfas Self
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Selfas Self
    Shelley Berman
    Shelley Berman
    • Selfas Self
    Steven Banks
    • Billy the Mimeas Billy the Mime
    • (as Billy the Mime)
    Lewis Black
    Lewis Black
    • Selfas Self
    David Brenner
    David Brenner
    • Selfas Self
    Mario Cantone
    Mario Cantone
    • Selfas Self
    Drew Carey
    Drew Carey
    • Selfas Self
    Mark Cohen
    Mark Cohen
    • Selfas Self
    Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson
    Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Carrot Top)
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Selfas Self
    Pat Cooper
    Pat Cooper
    • Selfas Self
    Wayne Cotter
    • Selfas Self
    Andy Dick
    Andy Dick
    • Selfas Self
    • Directors
      • Penn Jillette
      • Paul Provenza
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Carey to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman--to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque too extreme to be performed in public, called "The Aristocrats." —Sujit R. Varma
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    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • 100 Superstar Comedians. One Very Dirty Joke.
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to his biography, "I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not", Chevy Chase filmed a version of the joke as well. However, at the last second he decided not to sign the release form as he was afraid of what his daughters would think of the joke's content.
    • Quotes

      Wendy Liebman: It's a family, the Cavanaugh's - Ann and William. They're eating dinner, and they just finish, and their maid comes in and she clears the plates. And they have two children, Betsy and Timmy. And Ann suggests that they all go into the drawing room, where Ann then braids Betsy's beautiful blonde hair. The husband, he plays chess with Timmy - and then the maid comes in with strawberries and whipped cream, and they all eat a nice dessert. And that's the act.

      Penn Jillette: What do you call an act like that?

      Wendy Liebman: The Cocksucking Motherfuckers.

    • Crazy credits
      No animals were fucked during the making of this film.
    • Alternate versions
      The South Park segment of the Aristocrats joke, in the film, has a minor edit of the line "and the talent agent just sits there". Whereas the circulated internet version contains the whole line intact is "and the talent just sits there for the longest time".
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: Aristocrats (2008)

    User reviews242

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Not To Everyone's Taste But I Laughed Long and Hard
    When I'd finished watching this, I couldn't quite believe I actually had watched it. And liked it. It's one comic after another, spinning variations on a dirty joke. I'm not easily offended but even I occasionally was taken aback by where the joke took certain performers.

    Yet, I laughed so hard I literally washed a cinder out of my eye. I'd been trying to get it out all day, to no avail. Laughter is the best medicine -- though if this joke had its way, all medication would be taken rectally.

    Bob Sagat throws himself into it with absolute abandon. His version is the raunchiest. What could this do to his career? He seems to be trying to change it: I saw him last summer in an off-Broadway play. It wasn't a comedy and he was quite good. So he must be trying to reinvent himself.

    I love Gilbert Gottfried and his rendition is probably the smoothest and funniest.

    I'm not a televise watcher and was therefore lost as to many of the people were until they were identified at in the closing credits. It certainly isn't a documentary but it involves mostly talking heads. So the traditional manner of identifying each person as he or she first appears might have been helpful. Then again, nothing about this is conventional and who am I to make suggestions?
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    • Feb 8, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Mighty Cheese Productions (United States)
      • Think Film Company
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The @r!$t* (r@t$
    • Production company
      • Mighty Cheese Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,377,461
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $243,796
      • Jul 31, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,809,089
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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