Born to be a star is a new comedy starring nick swardson, christina ricci, don johnson, and stephen dorff. Born to be a star bombed big time when it was released to theaters. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bucky larson. Born to be a star 2011 starring nick swardson and christina ricci on dvd and bluray. Born to be a star 2011 tom brady on allmovie adam sandler cowrites and produces this columbia. And that seemed like a good life, chatting with customers during the day, playing yahtzee with his parents at night. Bucky larson starts out as a very bucktoothed grocery store bag boy who gets fired for spending too much time talking to an old lady. Bucky larson born to be a star the best moments youtube. Written by the star of the film nick swardson together with adam sandler, the movie follows the long ago playedout sandler comedy format without ever being funny. I am qualified to vouch for the worthless nature of the film. Bucky swardson is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars.
It plays like an unfunny idea for a raunchy fiveminute sketch thats been cruelly extended to an insufferable ninetysix minutes. In fact, if you dare, watch it with the sound off and turn on the 247 comedy iheartradio station. We sit down with stars nick swardson, stephen dorff, and kevin nealon to. A kid from the midwest moves out to hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star. I cant count the times i wanted to walk out of this ghastly excuse for a movie. Bucky larson starts out as a very bucktoothed grocery store bag boy who gets. Bucky is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars. Adam sandler, allen covert, and nick swardson who plays bucky larson cowrote the script. Nevertheless, when bucky swardson learns his parents were porn stars, he heads to hollywood to enter the family business. Born to be a star 2011 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Born to be a star cast interviews exclusive ryan j.
Born to be a star dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny. Watch bucky larson born to be a star prime video amazon uk. It may have been because it was released in the beginning of september, when there are few people going to movie theaters. A stupid comedy can certainly be enjoyable, but bucky larson pushes the idiocy to a level where the film is just inane and sadly boring, overwhelming the normally funny swardson and the few minor funny moments. Also starring christina ricci, don johnson and stephen dorff. Then he discovers that his conservative parents were once porn stars. No dirty isnt the word for it, this movie is filthy. Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, bucky packs up and. Born to be a star 2011 innocent midwesterner bucky larson nick swardson works in a deadend job as a grocery bagger and has never even kissed a girl.
Swardson, boasting prosthetic buck teeth that rival bugs bunnys and a prince valiant pageboy. It may have been because the movie is about the porn industry, which has never been a popular movie topic for mainstream moviegoers. Born to be a star, which comes from adam sandlers production company and has a script cowritten by sandler, plus a cast of eminently accomplished actors who either didnt know they were slumming it in a stupid, raunchy comedy, or for some reason didnt care. Born to be a star nude scenes 14 images and 4 videos including appearances from angelina armani meredith giangrande. All the actors seem to be laughing at their own joke shamelessly. 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. Born to be a star dvd release date january 17, 2012. It is supposedly a comedy about a kind, considerate, innocent boy following his parents example to become a porn star. Born to be a star is a movie i heard bad things about since its flop theatrical opening, yet nobody i know had actually suffered through it.
Born to be a star was so godawful and incredibly offensive with its decadesold bad stereotypes it was flatout unfunny. So anyway, the back of the box says that bucky larson. He was meant to be fired so that he could go off and be a porn star. Bucky larson, producer, screenwriter nick swardson. Born to be a star, there is no faith, hope, wit, soul, or even a sign that this was taken to a remote extent of seriousness. Nick swardson, christina ricci, don johnson, stephen dorff, tom brady, nick swardson, adam sandler.
Bucky larson didnt always think he was born to be a star. Riccis part here represents a seemingly permanent banishment from the alist. For some time, he thought he was born to be an iowa grocery bagger. Born to be a star was cowritten by adam sandler, and i guess i can see that, seeing as how bucky has a ridiculous haircut and annoying voice like every third movie with sandlers. Sep 07, 2011 bucky is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars. The sheer dumb boldness of bucky larsons humor will probably coax at least a couple of. Bucky larson born to be a star 2011 720p bluray x264 x0r the dragon pearl 2011 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 2011 1080p bluray yts mx. Bucky larson born to be a star movie trailer official hd duration.
Born to be a star is a torturous exercise for a viewer. Although bucky is, as one character puts it, hung like a ladybug, he displays a singular talent for immediate and explosive, uh. Bucky is a nerdy grocery bagger in a small town and is going nowhere in life. Its such a wreck that its hard to figure out exactly where it went wrong, in the concept or the execution or perhaps both. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the tom bradydirected movie via subscription can be. If you dont know anyone who can personally attest to how bad it is, you do now. Born to be a star on dvd january 17, 2012 starring stephen dorff, christina ricci, nick swardson, edward herrmann. Born to be a star synopsis 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. I think bucky larson born to be a star deserves an 810 and its unfortunate that people these days cant handle a great comedy just because its dirty. Bucky nick swardson is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adu. 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. Born to be a star is a 2011 american comedy film directed by tom brady, produced by happy madison productions and distributed by columbia pictures. Born to be a star is one of the most astonishingly unfunny films of this or any other year.
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