A Night at the Roxbury (PG-13, 1998)
common sense media says
Not worth seeing unless you're a huge Ferrell fan.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this comedy is based on an incredibly lowbrow sketch following two club-going brothers who bob their heads, bump into and harass women, and have no greater goal than to make it past the velvet rope at the Roxbury nightclub. As with most broad comedies, there are close-ups of cleavage and sex (or lack thereof) jokes in several scenes. It's not the base potty humor of similar comedies, but it's dumbed-down comedy that's a better fit for teens than tweens.
Violence:
Security officers throw the Butabi brothers out of a nightclub and an office building.
Sex:
There are close-ups of bikini-clad women at the beach and the Butabi brothers wear thong-like Speedo swim briefs. In one extended scene, the brothers are in adjoining rooms about to sleep with women they met a club. Steve puts his hand on Emily's breast; they are heard briefly having sex. During a comical sex scene, Emily (clothed) has a laughably loud orgasm and then slips under the covers (oral sex is implied).
Language:
One "f--k." Otherwise basic PG-13 curses: "ass," "assjob," "bitch," "s--t," and minor insults: "jackass," "idiots," "losers," etc.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
The Butabis suggest sniffing air from whipped-cream bottles. Various clubgoers drink alcohol.
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Very Funny Movie!
But there is something all of these sites arent putting in there review. There's a quick scene of nudity, that if you look closely to the screen you can find. Overall: Hillarious Movie
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littlehellraiser
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
a little inaproprriate.
I liked it. although there were many sex scenes and a little bit of lamguage, but still pretty good.
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davyborn
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Funny but not great comedy is very raunchy
1998's attempted Saturday Night Live skit-to-movie adaptation is not so much a movie, but more like just a short, 81 minute series of skits that are almost completely right out of the show, so it's more like just watching a greatest hit's collection of the skits from the Saturday Night Live television show from the 90's. But, while this movie is definitely far from even being very good, it is still a fairly decent movie, and while it is so short, it actually manages to have some very funny scenes with Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan that are also definitely reminiscent of some of the SNL skits funniest moments. But, despite the PG-13 Rating, this movie is not appropriate for young kids or even most tween's: There is frequent crude and sexual humor with three very graphic but somewhat comical sex scenes that actually fairly much push the limit for the PG-13 rating. Also, there is some infrequent profanity with at least one useof the F-word. Finally, there is a extremely brief and subtle drug reference near the beginning of the movie that only older audiences watching the movie will get. So, it may not be a great comedy, or even a terribly memorable one, but it still makes you laugh while it's going.
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