A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nick Swardson | ... | Bucky Larson | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Kathy McGee | |
| Don Johnson | ... | Miles Deep | |
| Stephen Dorff | ... | Dick Shadow | |
| Ido Mosseri | ... | J Day | |
| Kevin Nealon | ... | Gary | |
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Jeremiah Larson | |
| Miriam Flynn | ... | Debbie Larson | |
| Mario Joyner | ... | Claudio | |
| Tyler Spindel | ... | Jimmy | |
| Meredith Giangrande | ... | Blueberry | |
| Nicholas Turturro | ... | Antonio (as Nick Turturro) | |
| Mary Pat Gleason | ... | Marge | |
| Jackie Sandler | ... | Casting Director | |
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Dana Goodman | ... | Gretchen (as Dana Min Goodman) |
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Living in small town Iowa, Bucky Larson is a simple minded, uneducated, beaver toothed young man still living with his protective parents, Jeremiah and Debbie Larson. Initially saddened when he is fired from his job as a bagger at a supermarket, he eventually sees it as a sign that he is destined for greatness in some other field. Based on some information he learns, Bucky believes that destiny is to become a porn star, despite he being a virgin and only having recently learned what masturbation is. With his parents' blessing, Bucky hops on a bus to Los Angeles to make it big there as a porn star. He is taken under the wings of a few people in LA. On the professional side, he meets the reigning king of porn, Dick Shadow, who only sees in Bucky a laughing stock. But washed up porn director Miles Deep stumbles across what he sees as an untapped niche market for Bucky's limited talents. Miles has the challenge of trying to convince investors who only see in Bucky the antithesis of porn. ... Written by Huggo
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diner | masturbation | buck teeth | porn star | shooting a pornographic movie |Taglines:
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Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, language and some nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 September 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star See more »Filming Locations:
Guinness World Records Museum - 6764 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,415,023, 11 September 2011, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$2,331,318, 18 September 2011Company Credits
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Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Adam Sandler, Steve Koren (as Steven Koren) and Robert Smigel
Performed by The Roots
The Roots appear courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Matt Fisher loves this movie. See more »Goofs
at 22 minutes in, Bucky is in the bushes, the cookie he's holding changes shape over and over. See more »Soundtracks
At a Medium PaceWritten by Adam Sandler, Steve Koren (as Steven Koren) and Robert Smigel
Performed by The Roots
The Roots appear courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
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"Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star" bombed big time when it was released to theaters. It may have been because it was released in the beginning of September, when there are few people going to movie theaters. It may have been because the movie is about the porn industry, which has never been a popular movie topic for mainstream moviegoers. It may have also been because the relentless television commercials for the movie were very annoying. But I think the main reason why it bombed was that the audience smelled it for the stinker that it was. There are no laughs anywhere to be found in the movie, for one thing. But it also has a weird tone, like it was written by a dirty-minded and mean-spirited eight year old. It's not very audience-friendly, to put it mildly. The cast is spirited, but they can do absolutely nothing with the terrible script.
Oh, one more piece of evidence for its badness: The end credits for this 2011 release list a 2010 copyright, suggesting that Columbia Pictures didn't know what to do with the movie for quite some time.