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Corky Romano (2001)

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Average Rating: 2.8/10
Reviews Counted: 83
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 78

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

Average Rating: 2.5/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 23

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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Movie Info

Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan stars in this mob comedy as Corky Romano, a veterinarian with a penchant for pop music from the '80s. As a youth, Corky was kicked out of his Mafia-connected family for being an oddball. Now his long-lost father (Peter Falk) has been indicted and needs Corky to infiltrate the FBI and steal the government's evidence against him. Corky is willing to aid the relatives who so long ago turned their backs on him, but his brothers go overboard when

PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Rob Pritts

Written By: David Garrett, Jason Ward

In Theaters: Oct 12, 2001 Wide

On DVD: May 14, 2002

Box Office:$23.0M

Buena Vista Pictures

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.

February 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

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Stick with the website.

June 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Ever hear about the guy who liked to pummel his head with a sledgehammer, because it felt so good when he stopped? Maybe the same fellow would appreciate Corky Romano.

October 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Variety

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Joe Leydon

Variety

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It's depressing enough to sit through an unfunny comedy, but it's worse to watch Falk, Penn and Berg having to earn a living like this.

October 12, 2001 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

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It's strictly for someone looking for a goof-off.

October 12, 2001 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Bob Graham

San Francisco Chronicle

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I was constantly aware of how graceful physical comedians used to be -- and how they just make a lot more noise now. Ah, progress ...

October 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

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Eighth rate tired, unimaginative mob comedy.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

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

May 30, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Unfortunately, keeping Kattan in the forefront is also one of the main problems with the film.

March 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Hollywood.com

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

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.

March 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Somebody, somewhere, actually believed in this dreck.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

...as Townes Van Zandt sang, "Living's mostly wastin' time" anyway.

October 30, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Will somebody please offer Peter Falk a decent role? This 'crotchety old geezer' gig is getting tiresome.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

Very, very bad.

October 17, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Snobs

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Stephen Himes

Film Snobs

...the majority of the jokes are obvious and crude.

October 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Astonishingly unoriginal, unevenly paced and often just plain dumb, this is one comedy that could easily be reclassified as a tragedy -- particularly for Kattan.

August 17, 2002 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

I know it's a comedy because it says so on the back of the keep case.

June 10, 2002 Comment

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...his new FBI name is Corky Pissant, pronounced just the way it sounds, and the rest of the humor in the movie doesn't get any better.

June 10, 2002 Comment

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Corky Romano gets a very limited DVD treatment. But, then again, do you know anyone eager to have it in their personal collection?

May 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

...has a wacky side, but the wackiness does not tread outside the boundaries of the story.

April 16, 2002 Comment

Blake French

NutzWorld

The film is merely a myopic footnote that cannot match its own nonsensical raucous tone.

March 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Movie Eye

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Frank Ochieng

Movie Eye

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i seriously dont know why i own this movie

August 5, 2009

Coxxie Mild Sauce

Super Reviewer

Haha so bad its funny.

May 21, 2008

Lenny Muggsy

Super Reviewer

Corky Romano Quotes

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1. Peter Romano: Paulie, come on already.
2. Paulie Romano: Shut up!
– Submitted by Derek R (2 months ago)
1. Corky Romano: I should buy a boat!
– Submitted by Emily C (9 months ago)
1. Brick Davis: What? I can't call you Howard because I'm not part of the Groovy Tie Squad?
– Submitted by Emily C (9 months ago)
1. Corky Romano: "Bad dogs aren't born...they're made"
– Submitted by Emily C (9 months ago)