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Hot Rod

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for Hot Rod PG-13 Released Aug 3, 2007 1h 28m Comedy Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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For Rod Kimball (Andy Samberg), performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank (Ian McShane), who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.
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Hot Rod has brazen silliness and a few humorous set pieces on its side, but it's far too inconsistent to satisfy all but the least demanding slapstick lovers.

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John Anderson Newsday A charmless idiot, a clumsy rip-off of Jackass and one more tiresome exercise in arrested adolescence -- add them up and you have Hot Rod. Rated: 0/4 Mar 31, 2019 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Sandberg has a stubborn charm that should win over even the most jaded veteran of post-[Napoleon] Dynamite comedy. Mar 31, 2019 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) The Jackass-ification of mainstream American comedy continues, but where are the laughs? Mar 31, 2019 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The acting matches the movie's humor, which is to say that it's periodically mundane. Rated: 5/10 Nov 24, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Scenes with remarkable comic potential were sucked completely of their life. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema He'll break a few ribs -- you'll split your sides. Rated: 4/5 Mar 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Grant M Love it! One of my go to movies when I want to laugh. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/14/25 Full Review Guy C A hilarious 90 minutes of peak Sandberg and directed by Will Ferrell I have played this movie out but only because it was so great Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Melvin D. A very underrated classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Caine L Full of still quoted lines between myself & my friends. Will watch this movie again on a bi-yearly basis. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Audience Member Critics are too harsh. This movie was clearly made to mock and certainly is stupid, but it is hilarious as I love Andy’s works. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 28 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Crude Humor, Comic Drug-Related Content, Language and Some Comic Violent Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $13,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For Rod Kimball (Andy Samberg), performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank (Ian McShane), who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.
Director
Akiva Schaffer
Producer
Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Pam Brady
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, SNL Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Crude Humor|Comic Drug-Related Content|Language|Some Comic Violent Content)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.9M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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