You Might as Well Live (2009)

On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the three keys to being a "somebody" - a girl, some money and a championship ring.

Director:

Simon Ennis

Writers:

Simon Ennis (screenplay), Joshua Peace (screenplay)

Stars:

Joshua Peace, Michael Madsen, Stephen McHattie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joshua Peace	...	Robert Mutt (as Josh Peace)
Michael Madsen	...	Clinton Manitoba
Stephen McHattie	...	Fred Steinke
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Hershey Hershenfield
Kristen Hager	...	Cookie De Whitt
Liane Balaban	...	Edna Kemperton
Greg Bryk	...	Dixie
Dan Lett	...	J. Amberson De Whitt
Tony Nappo	...	Eugene 'Euge' Dillion
Clark Johnson	...	George
Martha Burns	...	Dr. Elizabeth
Julian Richings	...	Dr. Pooseby
Paula Boudreau	...	Winifred Steinke
Nicole Arbour	...	Regina Manitoba
Kristin Fairlie	...	Veronica Mutt / Stormy Blaze

Storyline

On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the three keys to being a "somebody" - a girl, some money and a championship ring.

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Plot Keywords:

postcard | obscene finger gesture | protest | blindfold | bondage | 

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Taglines:

Robert Mutt is *not* a douche bag.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, some graphic nudity, drug material, and pervasive language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Clinton Manitoba and daughter Regina Manitoba share their family name with Canada's 5th largest province. 'Regina' is the capital of Saskatchewan, which is the country's 7th largest province.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits finish rolling, Michael Madsen "Clinton Manitoba" in his wedding scene tux, is seen in front of his house with his baseball bat declaring, "From my cold dead hand!"

User Reviews

Horrible

Can't remember the last time I saw a money that could only fit in the Comedy genre that did not once make me laugh. This movie is testicles in your face and semen in your mouth.

The "jokes" in this movie are so stupid and unfunny that it would take someone as dumb as the lead character to crack a smile. Speaking of which, he is probably one of the worst comedic stars to appear in any film. His whole shtick is apparently that he has a Midwestern accent. And that he is stupid. If you think a movie about a character like that would make you crack up, then maybe they ought to stick you in the insane asylum.

The apparent "funny" scenes with this character are when he gets in situations he isn't ready to deal with. This would include S&M parties, in a tent with a naked woman, and on drugs. There are not actual jokes that take place in these scenes. Its just the main character acting like an ass with his dumb accent.

This movie has some strange fetish with showing paralyzed people. They play off the joke of the paralyzed only able to utter monotonic sounds like "uuuuuuuuurgh" and the main character is somehow able to decipher this into 30 second statements. The joke is so stupid I feel like I've dropped a couple IQ points just describing it. But, this jokes occurs at least 5 times in the movie without variation.

The only other things I remember are the main character running through the town naked with his junk out. I'm assuming this was a fake thing he was wearing, but I wasn't really looking close enough to tell. The color composition is similar to one of the classic horror movie remakes. Everything is high contrast and usually has some yellowish or blue tint to it. I guess this is the only good and honest thing about the film. This is of course because the film would probably do better as putting itself in the horror genre than the comedy genre. Not only because of some of the disgusting scenes in the movie, but the pain that the viewer has to go through to get through this 78 minute epoch of pain.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Этот мир не так уж плох

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

APB Pictures, Entertainment One, Serendipity Point Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color