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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
13K
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Nick Swardson in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
After learning that his parents were porn stars in the 1970s, a nerdy guy (Swardson) leaves his home in northern Iowa for Hollywood, hoping to follow in their footsteps. He's taken in by a down-and-out director (Johnson) who sees a bright future for him and the kid.
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A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.

  • Director
    • Tom Brady
  • Writers
    • Adam Sandler
    • Allen Covert
    • Nick Swardson
  • Stars
    • Nick Swardson
    • Don Johnson
    • Christina Ricci
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Brady
    • Writers
      • Adam Sandler
      • Allen Covert
      • Nick Swardson
    • Stars
      • Nick Swardson
      • Don Johnson
      • Christina Ricci
    • 91User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 9Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Nick Swardson
    Nick Swardson
    • Bucky Larson
    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Miles Deep
    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Kathy McGee
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Dick Shadow
    Ido Mosseri
    Ido Mosseri
    • J Day
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Gary
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Jeremiah Larson
    Miriam Flynn
    Miriam Flynn
    • Debbie Larson
    Mario Joyner
    Mario Joyner
    • Claudio
    Tyler Spindel
    Tyler Spindel
    • Jimmy
    Meredith Giangrande
    • Blueberry
    Nicholas Turturro
    Nicholas Turturro
    • Antonio
    • (as Nick Turturro)
    Mary Pat Gleason
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    Jackie Sandler
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    • Casting Director
    Dana Goodman
    • Gretchen
    • (as Dana Min Goodman)
    Curtis Armstrong
    Curtis Armstrong
    • Clint
    Mike O'Connell
    Mike O'Connell
    • Rory
    • (as Michael O' Connell)
    Brandon Hardesty
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      • Tom Brady
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      • Adam Sandler
      • Allen Covert
      • Nick Swardson
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    User reviews91

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    1stratusk1

    How did this piece of mammoth excrement ever get made?

    See that $20 bill in your wallet? Wipe your ass with it instead of paying to see this movie. You will receive more amusement watching a feces-stained Jackson swirl around the bowl than watching this gross-out piece of water buffalo diarrhea.

    Not even an immature 13 year old will find this film amusing. It uses the same three jokes the entire movie: Bucky has buck teeth, he shoots semen at the mere sight of a naked girl, and he has a tiny penis covered with a bush of hair. Boom, that's it. That's the movie.

    Game over man, game over.

    If I could give this film zero stars, I would. Not even Stephen Dorff can save this penguin excrement.
    Pycs

    A Stunning Cinematic Achievement

    Based on the edge-of-your-seat trailer and the early Oscar buzz, I had extremely high hopes for this film. Easy to say, I was not let down.

    From the awe-inspiring cinematography to the tour-de-force performances from the A-list cast, it's nearly impossible to classify this movie as anything less than a masterpiece.

    The emotional climatic twist left the entire nearly everyone in the theater in tears, myself included. Never before had a film had such a powerful impact on me. It truly has changed the way I look at the world.

    Mark my words, this will soon become a timeless classic required by film schools across the country. This is not one to miss.
    5MLDinTN

    goofy people are funny...

    that is what I got out of this film. Bucky Larson is about the goofiest character one could come up with. I also think some of these reviews are too negative. Sure, it wasn't great, but it also wasn't the worst film of the year. There's just something funny about watching messed up people in movies.

    Bucky Larson has 2 bucked teeth, making him look like a rabbit. He also has a 70s hairstyle and bad accent. He gets the idea to be a porn star after finding out his parents made porno movies. So, he movies to LA, meets a cute waitress, and makes his dreams come true. The faces he makes while making his dreams come true are funny. It's so silly, you have to laugh.

    FINAL VERDICT: A decent adult, crude comedy.
    la_coka_nostra

    Worst junk I have ever seen.

    I go into movies open minded, and the fact that I like Nick Swardson in most movies gave me a little hope. This movie is by far the worst thing I have ever seen.

    The movie has no real climax, and half the time you could careless about what is going on. I found my self drifting during this moving due to boredom. The reviews are exactly as everybody says. DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE.

    The only person who made me laugh was Kevin Nealon who plays a snap-show roommate. Besides that, this movie should be burned. I highly suggest everyone to just pass on by this movie as if it was never made.

    I almost don't even want to check out any of Nick Swardsons movies after this one....
    1twilliams76

    This should have NEVER been born.

    There is very little to say about Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star other than "I hated it ... I hated ALL of it!" The film is not funny and it is repellent.

    I cannot criticize it for being about porn because Boogie Nights was exclusively about the world of porn and I think it was one of the BEST film of the 1990's. Boogie Nights treated its characters as flawed human beings searching for acceptance and a feeling of belonging -- Bucky Larson's characters are all supposed to be laughed at and there are just too many times throughout the movie which had me wanting to rush to the bathroom to vomit as 89% of the film is stomach-churning.

    This should pretty-much END the career of anybody involved and I am actually surprised that Adam Sandler's name is attached as both a writer and a producer of this trash (Sandler also gave us Jack and Jill and Just Go With It this year -- the latter film is only saved b/c of the over-the-top performance of the unlikely physical comedienne Nicole Kidman -- so I question whether or not his days are numbered?).

    An unfunny-to-me Nick Swardson (Just Go With It, 30 Minutes or Less, Blades of Glory) -- who's career is mostly stand-up comedy -- stars as the grotesquely buck-toothed Bucky Larson (who must've been born with buck-teeth?) who believes he is destined for a glorious career in porn after discovering his parents were au natural (meaning: unshaven, un-waxed, un-spray-tanned, un-fit etc) porn stars of the 1970's. Bucky leaves behind an insulting-to-mid-westerners existence in Iowa (only found in the movies -- he didn't attend high school because his town didn't have one ... whatever), the RIDICULOUSLY-accented Bucky (that is NOT an Iowa accent ... but let's throw-out another stupid laugh at the expense of the heartland) heads to LA where his dreams can come true.

    Bucky luckily meets a nice, big-hearted waitress (Christina Ricci - Sleepy Hollow, Penelope, Monster ... and after this is it any wonder she seeked out employment on television as Pan-Am is Oscar-caliber compared to this!) at a random diner who befriends him, finds him a place to live (with crazy-jerk roommate Kevin Nealon - "SNL", "Weeds", Just Go With It) and sets him in the right direction of finding work. Don Johnson (Tin Cup, Machete ... who's short-lived career rebirth must be over) is porn director Miles Deep who sees something "special" in Bucky and decides to exploit the freak (it's explained in the film ... but I don't recommend watching this to figure out the "freak-tag" that has NOTHING to do with his teeth!) and Stephen Dorff (who's stellar "comeback" with the excellent film Somewhere must have been a fluke!!) plays a jealous porn-star rival.

    As vulgar and repulsive as this film is, there is surprisingly little flesh on display. It would be difficult to pick-out the worst part of this film as that would pretty-much be the whole thing. Just as impossible would be finding "the best" part. This film isn't bad because it is offensive -- we've had Bridesmaids and two Hangover films -- it is just terrible bad. What works with those 3 films is that they are "equal-opportunity offenders" ... this one -- NOT so much. It is rank and rancid and beyond mere words for criticism. I NEVER want to see something like this again.

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    • Trivia
      Swardson defended Bucky Larson in an October 2011 interview, in which he blamed its poor financial showing on the difficulties of advertising the material: "To promote an R-rated movie, with commercials, with this character, it was just really, really hard. It was hard to get the movie across to people. The trailer in theaters was really tame because we couldn't show any of the insanity, and even if we did it, it wouldn't hit because it had no context. It was just really frustrating." He predicted the film would find more appreciation on DVD. Swardson also dismissed the negative reviews. "I knew the critics were going to bury us because of the acting, how it was written and directed, none of those reviewers was psyched to see Bucky Larson and laugh. They go in with the mentality 'fuck these guys for making another movie.' They go in there to kind of headhunt. It makes me laugh because it's just so embarrassing. It makes them look like such morons."
    • Goofs
      When Bucky is in the bushes at 22 minutes in the cookie he's holding changes shape over and over.
    • Quotes

      Bucky Larson: I'm the son of two movie stars. That's like a super-duper movie star!

    • Crazy credits
      The guitar riff that is played as Bucky enters the stage on The Jimmy Fallon show is from the song Medium Pace, by Adam Sandler. A nod to Happy Madison productions
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.206 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Walkin' in the Sunshine
      Written and Performed by Roger Miller

      Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC & Tree Productions

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бакі Ларсон: Народжений бути зіркою
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Happy Madison Productions
      • Miles Deep Producitons
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,529,395
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,415,023
      • Sep 11, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,530,394
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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