Corky Romano

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Corky Romano

PG-13

2001

1h 26m

Comedy

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Corky Romano (Chris Kattan) receives a surprising call from his long-lost father, Pop (Peter Falk), an underworld crime lord who has been indicted by a grand jury. Corky must now get into the FBI and look for proof against his father. The hacker that helps him get into the FBI accidentally makes him look like a super agent. Now he must fake his way through one tough assignment after another.

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Critics Consensus

Corky Romano continues the trend of bad movies featuring SNL members. The jokes are tired and unfunny, and the slapstick feels forced.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Eighth rate tired, unimaginative mob comedy.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Unlike the pathetic protagonists of many a smart dumb comedy, Corky never becomes sympathetic, and without this fundamental irony the movie doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Feb 28, 2007

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Chris Kattan should have been in silent comedy. He has the Silly Putty face of those old slapstick stars, and a sing-song, splitting-headache vox box that would have played much better in the silents.

Rated: 0.5/5

Mar 10, 2003

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Corky Romano, is the perfect antidote for what ails you. Although shallow and at times uneven, Saturday Night Live's ever-funny Chris Kattan as Corky, is an endearing goof-ball with a heart the size of Texas, guaranteed to make you smile.

Nov 7, 2019

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Brian Orndorf

Modamag.com

Rated: 2/10

Mar 31, 2007

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Although Corky Romano is not based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, it is still as dismal.

Rated: 1/4

May 30, 2003

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Elijah S

Caution: laugh-free zone ahead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Lee H

Why people dog this movie — I'll never know. If you like Chris' slapstick and goofy styles, this is a fun one. Along with Peter Falk, Berg and Chris Penn, this one is silly and entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/24/23

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weasel 8

This movie is crazy hilarious!!! I loved it!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Audience Member

One of the worst movies on Disney + I have ever seen. Full of unlikeable characters, wooden acting, painfully unfunny "skits" and terrible cinematography, I can't recommend this to anyone.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Ignore all these reviews!!! It's SO funny! If you want a dumb movie to forget all your worries, this is THE one. My family quotes this movie weekly and we watched it 15 years ago.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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jordan m

I think it helps a lot going into critically-panned comedies to read the reviews beforehand as it helps you to go in expecting to hate it. It turns out I did not hate this movie at all and found some of the jokes landed perfectly. Not all of them, mind you, but there were several, and that's more than what the reviews lead me to believe there would be. The underlying plot was 100% implausible, obviously, and a few of the jokes at the very end used totally unnecessary slurs, but this still doesn't reach the top 10 worst comedies I've seen. I certainly don't recommend spending your time on it, but it's not horrible.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Rob Pritts

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Vinessa Shaw

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Synopsis

Corky Romano (Chris Kattan) receives a surprising call from his long-lost father, Pop (Peter Falk), an underworld crime lord who has been indicted by a grand jury. Corky must now get into the FBI and look for proof against his father. The hacker that helps him get into the FBI accidentally makes him look like a super agent. Now he must fake his way through one tough assignment after another.

Director: Rob Pritts
Producer: Robert Simonds
Screenwriter: David Garrett, Jason Ward
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions, Corky Productions Inc.
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Related Humor|Sex-Related Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.0M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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