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A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:5

Rotten:47

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: Has the same problems as the worst SNL movies: one-note characters and plots unreasonably stretched to feature length runtime.

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell reprise their roles as Steve and Doug Butabi, two pathetic brothers who try to work their way onto the list of one of Hollywood's hippest nightclubs. Their biggest... Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell reprise their roles as Steve and Doug Butabi, two pathetic brothers who try to work their way onto the list of one of Hollywood's hippest nightclubs. Their biggest dream is to open their own club--the problem is they can't get into an existing one to see what it looks like. When two supermodels latch onto Steve and Doug thinking they've found the financial gravy train, it takes them some time to find out the truth about they state of the boys' bank accounts. Based on characters created by Kattan and Ferrell for a sketch on TV's Saturday Night Live. [More]

Starring: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya, Richard Grieco

Starring: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya, Richard Grieco, Chazz Palminteri, Colin Quinn

Director: Peter Markle, John Fortenberry

Director: Peter Markle, John Fortenberry
Screenwriter: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Steve Koren
Producer: Amy Heckerling, Lorne Michaels
Composer: David Kitay

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Reviews for A Night at the Roxbury

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12/12/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

[It's] basically a movie with one joke, and it keeps repeating that joke over and over and over.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Even as a skit, Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell playing brothers Doug and Steve Butabi just doesn't work.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Guy MacPherson
Guy MacPherson
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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06/04/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Flagrantly vacant and pointless.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Russell Smith
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle

Audiences are likely to be as repelled by this lame & lamer combo as their would-be dance partners, because underneath their shallow and clueless veneers is just more shallowness and cluelessness.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

More schmaltzy than funny.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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A Night at the Roxbury probably never had a shot at being funny anyway, but I don't think it planned to be pathetic. It's the first comedy I've attended where you feel that to laugh would be cruel to the characters.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Depois de um tempo, parei de prestar atenção na história (hein?) e me concentrei na boa trilha sonora. Além disso, o filme é curto o bastante para não se tornar intolerável.

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09/15/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

...those who manage to sit through all 81 minutes of it deserve a medal of bravery.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Successfully translates a vapid and empty skit into a vapid and empty film.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Basically a longer version of its poster.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com

No review available.

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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Actually, you kind of have to admire its stars, SNL cast members Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan, who remain in character throughout the movie, though even they must know it's going nowhere fast.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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One thin joke stretched over 80-some tiring minutes.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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07/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

We have to survive on a diet of low calorie slapstick and quick-fix buffoonery.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Trevor Lewis
Trevor Lewis
Empire Magazine

The rest of the film is on autopilot, with comic material that's spread thinner than the lone brain cell the Butabis share.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/09/02
David Luty
David Luty
Film Journal International

Though the sketches featuring the two head-bopping losers have sometimes been hysterical on the show, the premise just doesn’t translate to a feature film.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
 
 
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