Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)

Zach Galifianakis and his oddball crew take a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews.

Director:

Scott Aukerman

Writers:

Scott Aukerman (screenplay by), Zach Galifianakis (story by)

Stars:

Zach Galifianakis, Matthew McConaughey, Rekha Shankar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zach Galifianakis	...	Zach Galifianakis
Matthew McConaughey	...	Matthew McConaughey
Rekha Shankar	...	Gaya
Olivia Mekdara	...	Amelia
Mo Zelof	...	AJ
Gabriel Gundacker	...	The Piñata Man
Phil Hendrie	...	Bill Yum
Mary Scheer	...	Frannie Scheindlin
Mike Ivy	...	Jim Handle
Matt Besser	...	Mike Burcho
Mary Holland	...	Gerri Plop
Najla Samad	...	Lisa the Tap Dancer
Michelle Munoz	...	Megan the Tap Dancer
Lauren Ashley Smith	...	The Mysterious Donna
Bruce Willis	...	Bruce Willis

Storyline

Zach Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show "Between Two Ferns" and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation. Directed by Scott Aukerman, BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE is a laugh-out-loud comedy that gives new insight into the curmudgeonly, beloved outsider Zach Galifianakis has created over the years.

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Plot Keywords:

celebrity guest | road trip | interview | celebrity | comedian | 

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Taglines:

There's nowhere he won't go.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Funny or Die

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are actually many types of ferns in this film. Most often Zach is with an athyrium filix-femina, the lady fern, or the highly popular Boston fern, nephrolepis exaltata.

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Goofs

As John Legend and Zach are speaking prior to being interviewed, Legend's lapel mic appears suddenly, then disappears in the next shot, then reappears.

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Connections

Referenced in Lights Out with David Spade: Episode #1.9 (2019)

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Soundtracks

It's Real
Written by Paris
Performed by Paris
Courtesy of Guerrilla Funk Recordings
Guerrilla Funk Music (ASCAP)
By arrangement with Shelly Bay Music

User Reviews

The best thing about the movie are the interviews....

.... unfortunately, the movie lacks interviews. The plot of this movie is simple and kind of boring, not going to lie about that. What makes it watchable and funny are the interviews as well as the blooper reel at the end, other than that there's basically nothing funny about the movie.

I thought the idea of making a Between Two Ferns movie was a good one, and it was, in theory. I just expected something else. I expected more interviews and The Office vibes, but this was just a mess.

If you like the web-series, you'll probably enjoy the movie, maybe. I'd suggest just skipping through to the interviews, instead of watching the whole thing. 6/10, just because of the interviews and the blooper reel at the end.