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The Godfather of Green Bay

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Joe Keegan (Pete Schwaba) is a 15-year veteran of the stand-up comedy circuit who has managed to wreck every major audition of his career. When his buddy (Lance Barber) tells him that a "Tonight Show" talent scout will be in a small Wisconsin town, Joe hits the road. There, he faces the roughest crowd of his life at a roadside bar full of hunters, football fans and a local hoodlum (Tony Goldwyn).

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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Not a good movie, but sort of likable. Rated: 2/4 Sep 28, 2006 Full Review Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel You don't have to be an overly sensitive Dairy State booster to take offense. It's more than enough to simply be a fan of film or comedy. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 24, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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mick z I did an Alexa voice search to watch the packers who are playing today, and instead of putting the packers on, it said "playing the godfather of Green Bay" I found t turn it off because I wanted to see what Hollywood did to the typical northeast woods type bar, in Wisconsin. I'm halfway through it and I'm unclear of the direction of the movie, not a strong plot or it's not prevalent enough. But I am having a few laughs and oddly at least around the time this was made, it's not far off. Lol Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Back when comedians still wanted sitcoms, this mid-2000s road-trip comedy definitely has its moments. It's low-budget and leans heavy into the lowest denominator of Wisconsinite stereotypes, but also has interesting commentary on stand-up: being "authentic," prop acts, etc. The "Godfather" (Tony Goldwyn), the beloved local who reminds everyone he meets that he was once the best high school football players in Northeast Wisconsin, is quite the character — his line, "Go play my song. I want her to see me dance." Is pretty great, even if it's stupid that his song is "The Macarena". At first, the Mafia side-story felt unnecessary, however, the way it connected to the larger plot added to the "everybody knows everybody in a small town" concept. The penultimate scene of Joe (Pete Schwaba) getting bumped is jarring (+$1), but works. The actual ending is fine, I guess. If you like Thomas Lennon (Lt. Dangle from RENO 911), there's lots of him in it; if you like Bill Ponderosa from Always Sunny, Lance Barber is the "funny guy" to Joe's "straight man". It's only 90 mins and you'll def laught-out-loud at least a couple of times — at what exactly depends on your sense of humor. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member this is a strange little film following a hack comedian as he travels the circuit & falls into trouble, and love. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. Decent casting with especially with Thomas Lennon from Reno 911. There were a couple times whent he jokes fell flat, but when the jokes were on, they were good. Sometimes the story was alittle choppy and it did seem like a little too much to tie up the payoff. The payoff of the movie was too quick and it took away from the movie. Decent little movie though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Joe Keegan (Pete Schwaba) is a 15-year veteran of the stand-up comedy circuit who has managed to wreck every major audition of his career. When his buddy (Lance Barber) tells him that a "Tonight Show" talent scout will be in a small Wisconsin town, Joe hits the road. There, he faces the roughest crowd of his life at a roadside bar full of hunters, football fans and a local hoodlum (Tony Goldwyn).
Director
Pete Schwaba
Producer
Brian R. Etting, Josh H. Etting
Screenwriter
Pete Schwaba
Production Co
Blue Moon Pictures, Garlin Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Some Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m
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