A Night at the Roxbury

"Score!"

1998 1h 22m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,050

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

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Cast

Chris Kattan
Doug Butabi
Will Ferrell
Steve Butabi
Dan Hedaya
Kamehl Butabi
Molly Shannon
Emily Sanderson
Richard Grieco
Richard Grieco
Loni Anderson
Barbara Butabi
Elisa Donovan
Cambi
Gigi Rice
Vivica

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Fortenberry
Writers: Steve Koren, Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Fortenberry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Kamen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell and Dan Hedaya carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Marketing tagline: "Score!".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt0120770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Fortenberry directs. Francis Kenny behind the camera. David Kitay scores. Jay Kamen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by John Fortenberry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Kitay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jay Kamen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell and Dan Hedaya carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Score!".
8IMDB entry: tt0120770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Francis Kenny
Original score: David Kitay
Editing: Jay Kamen
Production design: Steven J. Jordan
Costume design: Mona May
Makeup / hair: Alan Friedman
Sound: Matthew Iadarola
Stunt coordinator: Pat Romano
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $17,000,000
Box office: $30,331,165
Return: 178% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

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TopKek2016-09-30
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 teen'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.
r96sk2023-06-25
★ 7/10
One to file under: 'Better than it had any right to be'. For the most part whilst watching, I felt quite nonplussed by everything about <em>'A Night at the Roxbury'</em> - it was neither pleasing or annoying me. By its conclusion, however, I actually felt like I enjoyed it. I feel like I should've disliked it, but the opposite is more true to be honest. Some of the humour lands, some of it doesn't - those dancing head nods, for example, are amusing, but the film seriously overuses it. I assume that's a carryover from the <em>'Saturday Night Live'</em> sketch that this is based upon. Haddaway's 'What Is Love' is also overplayed throughout, though with that I actually felt the use was fitting - the music overall is good, to be fair. Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan make for a positive pairing, with Ferrell narrowly being the standout of the two - as you'd expect, I guess. Molly Shannon does well, as do Dan Hedaya and Richard Grieco. There are also a few interesting minor cast members, from Michael Clarke Duncan to Eva Mendes to Jennifer Coolidge. Just about 7/10, but 7/10 all the same.

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