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Let's Go to Prison

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Career criminal John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) wants revenge on the now-dead judge who put him away. He gets a prime opportunity when the judge's son (Will Arnett), though innocent of a crime, is convicted and sent to jail. John immediately has himself thrown back in the clink to become Nelson's cellmate and make sure he gets the full prison experience.
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Critics Consensus

Let's Go to Prison is guilty on all counts of cliched setups, base humor, and failure to ellicit laughs.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Shepard's character periodically rattles off damning statistics about America's booming prison industry, but most of the gags are of the don't-drop-the-soap variety. Jul 28, 2009 Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club Prison makes its 84-minute running time feel like a five-year sentence with no chance for parole. Rated: D Nov 27, 2006 Full Review Gregory Kirschling Entertainment Weekly It's hard to get laughs out of stuff that devolved into parody 10 or 20 years ago. Rated: D Nov 23, 2006 Full Review Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Punk'd star in adult jail-house comedy. Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2011 Full Review Tom Meek Boston Phoenix As a comedy, Bob Odenkirk's penitentiary send-up is bootless. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 23, 2009 Full Review Brian Marder Hollywood.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mo B This movie is absolutely hilarious, though I found it took a second viewing to truly appreciate all the humor and nuances. Keep an open mind, sit back, and enjoy the ride. If it ever streams for free, I won’t hesitate to watch it a third time—it’s totally worth it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Lorenzo Z Love it, very witty very original, don't listen to all these peckers that didn't like it, they just don't like comedy Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Monique B I've watched a movie one time when it first came out with my then 14 year-old grandson and I did not like it and he said, "watch it again." I watched it again and I think it is one of the most hilarious movies I've seen. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Alec B Honestly taking the dark comedy route isn't the problem here, it's that the movie, whether the result of studio interference or not, doesn't have the guts to really follow through with its convictions. As a result much of the cast ends up embarrassing themselves for nothing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Lowchungus A movie that got better with age. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/30/23 Full Review T T Hysterical! Cracked up and laughed out loud so many times. Once again, as usual, the critics got it so wrong. Hilarious premise, plot, dialogue, and great acting. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bob Odenkirk

Director

Dax Shepard

John Lyshitski

Will Arnett

Nelson Biederman IV

Chi McBride

Barry

Dylan Baker

Warden

David Koechner

Shanahan

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Synopsis Career criminal John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) wants revenge on the now-dead judge who put him away. He gets a prime opportunity when the judge's son (Will Arnett), though innocent of a crime, is convicted and sent to jail. John immediately has himself thrown back in the clink to become Nelson's cellmate and make sure he gets the full prison experience.
Director
Bob Odenkirk
Producer
Marc Abraham, Matt Berenson, Paul Young
Screenwriter
Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Michael Patrick Jann
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Strike Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Drug Material|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.6M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)