The Jerky Boys

1995
R
1h 22m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.

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A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.

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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Writing and filming sessions for this movie commenced around 1993, but its release was delayed because the film's original distributor, Buena Vista, did not know what to do with it. Finally, Buena Vista and Touchstone Pictures bought the rights to the film in 1994, and it was officially released in 1995.

Goofs
When the mobster shoots the doorknob towards the end, neither the pulling of the trigger, the gunshot sounds, or the squibs sync with each other.

Quotes
Band Manager: The fuckin' MONKEES?

Crazy credits
After initial credits a scene is showed where Brett Weir's housed is being destroyed.

Alternate versions
The TV cut that airs on the WB late nights, sometimes, is drastically different from the finished cut of the movie that can be rented on video. The print runs longer and there are a lot more gags (although very low brow). Dialogue is dramatically changed and you can tell these new scenes were filmed a year or so after the movie was made due to the length of the actors' hair, and their skin color, etc.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Quick and the Dead/Shallow Grave/The Jerky Boys: The Movie/Crumb (1995)

Soundtracks
Gel
Performed by Collective Soul
Written by Ed Roland
Courtesy of Atlantic Records

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Review

Featured review

7/10

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"The Jerky Boys" is mostly an excuse to be silly. The plot is that slackers Johnny and Kamal spend their lives making prank phone calls and inadvertently call a mob boss (Alan Arkin), pretending to be another mafioso, thereby starting a wacky chain of events. I actually thought that the best parts were the pranks. Still, the flick's an overall fun romp. Far from the funniest movie ever, but OK for a viewing. As it was, I saw this movie right after I first learned of Alan Arkin by seeing "Catch-22", so this was a real surprise. And now he's won an Oscar!

Anyway, pretty funny. Also starring William Hickey (the mob boss in "Prizzi's Honor" and the patriarch in "Mouse Hunt").