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Gentlemen Broncos

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
14K
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Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Mike White, and Jemaine Clement in Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
Soon after his latest work is published, science-fiction author Ronald Chevalier (Clement) faces charges of plagiarism from aspiring teenage writer Benjamin Purvis (Angarano).
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A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.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
    • Jemaine Clement
    • Mike White
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jared Hess
    • Writers
      • Jared Hess
      • Jerusha Hess
    • Stars
      • Michael Angarano
      • Jemaine Clement
      • Mike White
    • 87User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Michael Angarano
    Michael Angarano
    • Benjamin
    Jemaine Clement
    Jemaine Clement
    • Chevalier
    Mike White
    Mike White
    • Dusty
    John Baker
    • Don Carlos
    Robin Ballard
    • Female Assistant
    • (as Robin D. Ballard)
    Steve Berg
    Steve Berg
    • Obnoxious Fan
    Kristin Brewer
    • Lady Shopper
    Kristie Conway
    • Nerdy Girl
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Jennifer Coolidge
    • Judith
    Rod Decker
    • Rod Decker
    Isaac Demke
    • Loyal Fan
    Halley Feiffer
    Halley Feiffer
    • Tabatha
    Johnny Hoops
    • Kanaya…
    Héctor Jiménez
    Héctor Jiménez
    • Lonnie Donaho
    Jizelle Jade
    • Troll Girl
    • (as Jizelle Jade Jurquina)
    Daniel Love
    • Camera Operator
    • (as Daniel 'Doc' Love)
    Suzanne May
    • Vanaya…
    Edgar Oliver
    • Duncan…
    • Director
      • Jared Hess
    • Writers
      • Jared Hess
      • Jerusha Hess
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    User reviews87

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    6juli_mac

    Original, silly and hilarious

    I watched this with my 10 and 6 year old boys and we laughed the whole time. It's a ridiculous movie, with crazy, interesting and incredibly funny characters. Jennifer Coolidge is brilliant, as usual. Benjamin, the main character, is believable as a thoughtful, possibly gifted outsider amongst crazies. There are lots of fun shifts between the main plot line and Benjamin's created one, the story that was stolen. His story is shown via perfectly bad sci-fi movie scenes, complete with dialogue believably written by a teenage boy. We loved it - happened upon it and were glad we did. I saw a negative review for the movie and will say I thought it was MUCH funnier and better than Napolean Dynamite.
    8intelearts

    430th Review: Utterly bizarrely ordinary and surreal - so off the wall it's wallpaperly delicious

    You will know within 2 minutes of watching this if you can watch all of it or not - it is anti-Hollywood, just about anti-indie, a brilliant take on boredom, eccentricity, makes unoriginality into hyper-originality and is generally like a 1930s freak show with a side order of banal.

    Seriously weird, and yet oddly familiar, the psychodramas and models of parenting and the wakwardness of friendships are all twisted in a maelstrom of ideas that just keep on coming. Every character is explored not for character but for something odd, find the oddness, in the face, the mannerisms etc; and its in their eccentricities that you find the story.

    However, behind all of the strangeness, there is consummate skill: the actors are all just on the line between satire and buffoonery and it all works brilliantly. This is a truly strange, odd, little film with Sci-Fi roots and strange strange buds.

    All I can say is plunge in - it is one of the stranger films out there - yet it has heart and humor, and many will recognize the nerdcore COS world it inhabits all too well - if off the wall is your cup of tea you can rest assured you have found the right stop...weirdly brilliant....
    8Sarkamen

    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.
    7psycho-adam

    a little gem

    this unknown little indie film is a strange delight, i managed to catch it on TV recently and i was amazingly surprised. its premise did sound like a rip off of big fat liar, but its content was filled with a sparkling amount of originality. the cast wonderfully carry the story of original creations being destroyed which i believe to be a stab at all the films which may have been based on great source material but destroyed by the stupid minds the carry on to own them. the best part has to be the performance from Jermaine clement as a snooty and up his own anus sci-fi writer. an excellent treat for any hunters out there. i would highly recommend this film to any one who enjoys cringe humour that is made to make you feel uncomfortable.
    7infinitetyler

    Underrated

    Seeing this was released in 2009 my first thought was, "Oh yeah, there WAS a follow up to 'Napoleon Dynamite'... wasn't it not that good?" Now I'm watching it in 2024 and it's better than 'Asteroid City', so either entertainment was so good in 2009 that 'Gentlemen Broncos' was considered "mid", or entertainment for the last decade has lowered the bar to where 'Gentlemen Broncos' is now comparatively "good". Regardless of how we got here, I'm enjoying it now.

    Jared Hess certainly continues the weirdness in this one. 'Napoleon Dynamite' pioneered the art of bludgeoning the audience with awkward character actors, which he does again here. The first time I saw ND I couldn't find the humor through the cringe, and it took multiple watches to appreciate. GB is much less grounded in reality and more absurdist slapstick than ND, which imho makes it more accessible to a general audience.

    I like the characters, the actors, and the story, but some of the characters lean a little too hard into their stereotypes to where they lose some believability, and the believability of the characters was a strength of Napoleon. Great cast, sets & props, music, cinematography, lighting, etc.

    Saying 'Gentlemen Broncos' was "ahead of its time" implies it does something profound, which it doesn't; but it was ahead of its time in the sense that if it came out today it would probably receive more praise than it did in 2009.

    As a fan of Breen, Wiseau, DeCoteau, Nguyen, MST3K, Rifftrax, EFAP, etc, I appreciate the bad films.

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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Brutus: Cyclops there, cyclops there, cyclops there, turrets, moon buggies. Oh my holy crap! Surveillance does. I hate those. This is ridiculous. That's the most well-guarded yeast factory I've ever seen.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Saw VI/Cirque du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Amelia (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Year 2525
      Written by Rick Evans

      Performed by Zager & Evans

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and The RCA/Jive Label Group, a unite of Sony Music Entertainment

      by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2010 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Savaş Geyikleri
    • Filming locations
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bronco Productions
      • Rip Cord Productions
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $113,682
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,502
      • Nov 1, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $118,492
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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