Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

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Released Sep 9, 2011

1h 36m

Comedy

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Innocent Midwesterner Bucky Larson (Nick Swardson) works in a dead-end job as a grocery bagger and has never even kissed a girl. Obviously, his life is going nowhere. While watching a stag film with his buddies, he discovers that his conservative parents (Edward Herrmann, Miriam Flynn) were once porn stars. Convinced that he has found his true destiny, Bucky heads out to Hollywood to make it big in the adult-film business -- even though his "qualifications" for the job come up short.

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Critics Consensus

A severely misguided and inept comedy incapable of even telling its single joke properly.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Working under the incorrect assumption that anything having to do with porn is hilarious, Bucky Larson is a consistently strained comedy without much charm or wit.

Dec 7, 2011

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Icky and repellent in ways it probably did not intend.

Dec 7, 2011

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Nothing to see here, kids.

Rated: 0/5

Sep 16, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star is yet another reminder from Sandler and company that deep down inside there's something special in every single one of us.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 4, 2020

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Amy Curtis

We Got This Covered

I'm not sure how many tedious sex jokes and humorless physical gags people can take before they run out of the theater screaming, but Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star certainly tests the limits.

Rated: 2/10

Feb 11, 2013

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Linda Cook

KWQC-TV (Iowa)

Putrid and completely unfunny, 'Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star' is a torturous exercise for a viewer. I can't count the times I wanted to walk out of this ghastly excuse for a movie. Still, I stayed with it. I just couldn't bring myself to leave.

Rated: 0/4

Dec 22, 2011

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Ed R

Just an odd movie all around. Bucky Larson wants to be a star but comes about it in the oddest way possible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Audience Member

Amazing writing from beginning to end. If you want to engage with one of the most surreal and mind bending movies in the history of cinema then this is a must watch. Thank me later.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Joseph A

THIS MOVIE IS UNRATED! Nick is top tier when it comes to comedy movies, and this is one of his top 5 movies. This is a yearly watch for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Steve D

Poor Ricci at least is giving it her all but no one else is. One of the worst films ever made.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Maru M

Remarkable acting by Nick. It was more realistic than most movies.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Denby B

I don't know why a lot of people gave this a bad rating, I don't usually find comedies funny, but this movie was hilarious!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Tom Brady

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Nick Swardson

Bucky Larson

Christina Ricci

Kathy McGee

Don Johnson

Miles Deep

Stephen Dorff

Dick Shadow

Edward Herrmann

Jeremiah Larson

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - Restaurant Training

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - My Boyfriend Is Small

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - Adult Actor Parents

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - The Break Up

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - A Beautiful and Caring Partner

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - Best Junk Award

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - The Award Show

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Official Clip - Bucky Gets Fired

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Synopsis

Innocent Midwesterner Bucky Larson (Nick Swardson) works in a dead-end job as a grocery bagger and has never even kissed a girl. Obviously, his life is going nowhere. While watching a stag film with his buddies, he discovers that his conservative parents (Edward Herrmann, Miriam Flynn) were once porn stars. Convinced that he has found his true destiny, Bucky heads out to Hollywood to make it big in the adult-film business -- even though his "qualifications" for the job come up short.

Director: Tom Brady
Producer: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, David Dorfman
Screenwriter: Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions
Rating: R (Pervasive Crude Sexual Content|Language|Some Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m

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