A Night At The Roxbury (1998)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Tagline: Score!
Why the review? – ‘Cos a decent #musical #comedy from 1998 slipped my list and scheme of things…a party prowlers delight, all the way…
The first frame grasps you with the catchy song by Haddaway “What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me” introducing the two comic butabi brothers Steve (Will Farell) and Chris Cattan (Doug Butabi). As the song rolls, the party mood sets in, and names scroll on the screen, can’t stop laughing, until Doug’s side window hits a crash yet again..cut frame 1. Steve and Doug are dreamers, not the get-go kind, but the lazy-fallen-by-the-wayside ones, even when their father runs a retail store successfully. But, there’s is one thing that stands out, the #passion and craze for party-hopping, their eyes, their heart and mind set on the club “Roxbury”. As unsuccessful hitchhikers they are always cut short of getting into the club, due to lack of money, or misunderstanding with hefty bouncers, or gaudy, loathsome mannerisms…
Scores!
Their thirst and craze for partying fuels their dream to own their own “Roxbury”, or da club to beat all other clubs… The club scene pervades all through the movie, as the dance floor guffaws fade in and fade out, as the party scenes raise in fever, as the music tracks thump your heart beats, some gorgeous songs are the movie’s own tracks, rest 80′s and 90′s chart-busters.
Against this backdrop, the rest of the movie is the story of how losers turn out to be winners at the end, with some lady luck and a whole lot of phony party babes along the way. The family scenes between Steve, Doug and their mom, who is all lady cool, is showered with cloyness, joy to behold. On the other hand, its the exact opposite with their father, always ending in threats and loud shouts. Highlights are the guys innocent, funny, naughty pranks, and dumb interactions with the fairer sex, brings you a chuckle, at least a laugh, or sets you in splits of laughter.
Meta-
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 1 hr. 21 min
Genre: Comedy
John Fortenberry
Oct 2, 1998 Wide
Studio: Paramount Pictures
P.S: A decent musical comedy for friday night, home watch.
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