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Showboy (2004)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:11
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.7/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 9, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A laugh-out-loud mockumentary in the vein of WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, SHOWBOY tells the story of Christian Taylor, a writer for the acclaimed HBO series SIX FEET UNDER. Shortly after agreeing to be... A laugh-out-loud mockumentary in the vein of WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, SHOWBOY tells the story of Christian Taylor, a writer for the acclaimed HBO series SIX FEET UNDER. Shortly after agreeing to be filmed for a documentary, Taylor is sacked by his boss, producer Alan Ball. When the documentary crew does not let on that they have heard of Taylor being fired, he decides to pretend as if he simply has a new work assignment -- to research Las Vegas and its flashy nightlife scene by auditioning as a "showboy." A hilariously irreverent exploration of the incomparable Vegas scene, SHOWBOY also features star cameos from Whoopi Goldberg and Seigfried and Roy. [More]
Starring: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
Starring: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
Director: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
Director: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
Studio: Regent Releasing
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Aug 17, 2004
Reviews for Showboy
The most entertaining part of Christian Taylor’s “Showboy” is deciphering fact from fiction... and that's not a compliment.
Silly only begins to describe this, but along the way, bitter truths are revealed and some real laughs delivered.
Made all the more fascinating by keeping a small and twisted foot in a bizarre reality befitting the glitz and glamour of show business.
plays for laughs extremely well, though it's all dry as the Las Vegas air
This would-be satire isn't funny enough to be entertaining, nor is it clever enough to fool us.
To their credit, the filmmakers don't repair their hero's aching heart, but they do grant him a brief moment in the Vegas spotlight, surely all that any chorus boy (or girl) could ask.
Showboy is enjoyable if you're comfortable with the mix of fact and fiction and don't care what's true and what's not.
A clever hide-and-seek game of reality versus fiction that reveals itself as not the movie you thought it was when the final credits roll.
Taylor, while perhaps a little small to become a real Vegas showboy, makes for a very charismatic hero, while Joaquin Baca-Asay's cinematography captures all the glitz and slightly tawdry glamour of the Vegas strip.
A no-budget vanity production that almost instantly wears out its welcome.
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