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Corky Romano (2001)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:4

Rotten:78

Average Rating:2.8/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for drug and sex-related humor, and for language

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 12, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $23,023,734

Synopsis: Over the years, television's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has been the playground and jumping off point for an impressive number of comic superstars who nimbly made the transition from television to the big... Over the years, television's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has been the playground and jumping off point for an impressive number of comic superstars who nimbly made the transition from television to the big screen, including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Steve Martin. Recently that tradition has continued with the rising careers of funny men and women like Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, David Spade, and Molly Shannon. Chris Kattan is the newest SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE veteran to make the leap to film in this delirious screwball comedy. Kattan stars as CORKY ROMANO, a goofy misfit born into a powerful crime family who is rejected for being too normal and haplessly continues his life as a gentle veterinarian. One day Corky is shocked to receive a phone call from Pops (Peter Falk), his estranged Godfather-like father who is being indicted by the Grand Jury. It seems Corky is his father's last hope, he has hatched a plan to send his bumbling son undercover into the F.B.I. where he will be able to steal all evidence of his family's misdeeds. The only problem is: Corky's resume is desperately inflated by his intellectually challenged brothers (Chris Penn and Peter Berg) and the F.B.I. not only accepts him, they believe that he is speaks five languages and is Harvard-educated and is a super agent. Suddenly Kattan is forced to live up to his super-agent status, hunting down powerful drug lords and engaging in top-secret missions while he scrambles to find and destroy the evidence against his father. Kattan is a master of physical comedy, bumbling and goofing his way into the hearts of his coworkers who he miraculously impresses in this antic-filled Jerry Lewis-like performance. [More]

Starring: Chris Kattan, Richard Roundtree, Vinessa Shaw, Matthew Glave

Starring: Chris Kattan, Richard Roundtree, Vinessa Shaw, Matthew Glave, Dave Sheridan, Chris Penn, Peter Berg, Roger Fan

Director: Rob Pritts

Director: Rob Pritts
Screenwriter: David Garrett, Jason Ward
Producer: Robert Simonds, Tracey Trench
Composer: Randy Edelman
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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May 14, 2002

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  • Corky Romano
  • Chris Kattan (A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY, TV's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Peter Falk (TV's COLUMBO), Peter Berg (COP LAND, TV's CHICAGO HOPE), and Chris Penn (RUSH HOUR) star in this hilarious, fish-out-of-water comedy caper from two of the producers of THE WATERBOY. Naive, bumbling Corky Romano (Kattan), the outcast son of a Mafia boss (Falk), is recruited by his family to infiltrate the FBI and steal any and all evidence that will put his cranky father in jail. But he's in way over his head when he's made out to be a super agent! It's a reputation he must live up to as he tries to fake his way through one tough assignment after another while hunting for the elusive incriminating proof of his father's illegal activities.
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    There's one, maybe two laughs the whole time. Where's Mango when you need him?

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    E! Online

    The skits are barely funny enough for TV, let alone to make a feature film out of.

    Full Review Source: BeatBoxBetty.com | comment Comment
    10/15/01
    BeatBoxBetty.com

    Stick with the website.

    Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
    06/19/02
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    One of those throwaway, cliché-ridden TV-star-to-film vehicles built upon the most rickety of plots.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    10/11/01
    Annette Cardwell
    Annette Cardwell
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    ...has a wacky side, but the wackiness does not tread outside the boundaries of the story.

    Full Review Source: NutzWorld | comment Comment
    04/16/02
    Blake French
    Blake French
    NutzWorld

    A sloppy, sophomoric feature.

    Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Bob Bloom
    Bob Bloom
    Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Bob Graham
    Bob Graham
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
    03/31/07
    Brian Orndorf
    Brian Orndorf
    Modamag.com

    The jokes fall flat as often as not, and they’re not helped a whole lot by mediocre special effects and sloppy direction.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    This isn't just bad. It's an abject failure whose lame nuttiness evokes bad dinner theater more than a major studio movie.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Bruce Westbrook
    Bruce Westbrook
    Houston Chronicle
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    Ads for Corky Romano feature Corky's face in a pained, possibly post-dental grimace. You'll wear the same horrified expression if you see this spectacularly unfunny movie.

    Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
    10/11/01
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    St. Paul Pioneer Press

    Five minutes into the movie, you know exactly how bad it will be.

    Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Dan Nailen
    Dan Nailen
    Salt Lake Tribune

    A crushingly conventional mob comedy that also borrows more than a few pages from the Adam Sandler playbook.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Dave Kehr
    Dave Kehr
    New York Times
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    When to Go Get a Drink/Hit the Restroom/Answer that Page: Do it quickly, and permanently, so you can get your money back.

    Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
    10/11/01
    Dave White
    Dave White
    IFilm

    Directed with a relentless and remorseless absence of style by Rob Pritts.

    Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    David Elliott
    David Elliott
    San Diego Union-Tribune

    A wobbly cinematic vehicle.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    David Hunter
    David Hunter
    Hollywood Reporter
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    ...the majority of the jokes are obvious and crude.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    10/05/02
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    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.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
    Washington Post
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    Some adult supervision might have helped.

    Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Duane Dudek
    Duane Dudek
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Chris Kattan is an undoubtedly funny actor, far funnier than anything presented in Corky Romano.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    10/12/01
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