Nerdland (2016)

The story of two best friends whose dreams of success and stardom have fizzled, so they decide to become famous in one day - at all costs.

Director:

Chris Prynoski

Writer:

Andrew Kevin Walker

Stars:

Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Rudd	...	John (voice)
Patton Oswalt	...	Elliot (voice)
Hannibal Buress	...	The Nerd King (voice)
Kate Micucci	...	Sally (voice)
Riki Lindhome	...	Linda (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Ballard	...	First Butler / Reporter Matt (voice)
Eric Bauza	...	Anchorman Eric (voice)
Tommy Blacha	...	Pharmacist (voice)
Becky Boxer	...	Anchorwoman Donna (voice)
Richard Christy	...	Confused Woman (voice)
Dana Davis	...	Detective Cassidy (voice)
John Ennis	...	Detective Donahue (voice)
Julie Galdieri	...	Reporter Cathy (voice)
Sal Governale	...	Fire Chief (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Reporter Jess (voice)

Storyline

NERDLAND is the story of two best friends, aspiring screenwriter ELLIOT and aspiring actor JOHN, whose dreams of super-stardom have fizzled. With their 30th birthdays looming and their desperation growing, John and Elliot decide that in this 24/7, celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to become famous -- or infamous -- then ever before. So why not become famous TODAY? NERDLAND is that day. Making up for what they lack in brains and talent with abundant, witless enthusiasm, John and Elliot troll Los Angeles on a fame-grab journey, encountering and abusing friends both new and old. Navigating their hyper-stimulating landscape of consumerism gone wild, our two consumers want desperately to be consumed -- and they will have their FAME, no matter what the cost.

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Taglines:

Nobody wants to be a nobody until they're a somebody.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Земля дураков

Company Credits

Production Co:

AKW Worldwide, Incessant Rain Studios, Pariah

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nerdland is based on a concept that has been pitched for several years in various incarnations: first as a live-action movie, then a television series, then a series of animated shorts, and finally an animated film.

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Quotes

Elliot: Are we ready for this?
John: Could we ever truly be ready?

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Connections

Spoofs Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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Soundtracks

Get Your Hopes Up
Performed by Hard Place
Written by Freddy Cristy and Actually Huizenga (as Ashley Huizenga)
Published by Hard Place
© 2008 Hard Place

User Reviews

Filthy, grim, cynical and definitely worth a watch

I've no idea why this movie has such a low score (about 5/10 at the time of writing.) It's basically a pretty entertaining (if somewhat dark) joke at the expense of modern celebrity culture. It certainly isn't overly profound or thought-provoking, we all know that there are a bunch of vacuous, TV-obsessed 20-somethings out there who constantly have their heads buried in their phones. But it doesn't deserve to be panned either.

The plot follows a couple of best friends as they trudge around L.A in a misguided attempt to achieve fame and infamy. The art style reminds me of Mission Hill, another seriously under-appreciated animation, which is also extremely bright and colourful. However, unlike Mission Hill, Nerdland opts for a much less innocent tone. Without dropping spoilers, it has a very Beavis & Butthead vibe to its comedic stylings, with lots of violence, filth and a generally grim subject matter.

If you have a dark sense of humour and enjoy something that oozes pop-culture references, give this movie a shot. You can certainly do much worse.