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Actors: Brian O'Halloran, Bryan Johnson, Jerry Lewkowitz, Ethan Suplee, Matt Maher, Debbie Karr, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Vulgar |
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Will Carlson (Brian O'Halloran, “Clerks”) is “Flappy”, a down-on-his-luck children's party clown. Harshly chastised by his miserable, stuck-in-a-nursing-home mother (Debbie Karr) for being such a loser, Will decides to change his depressing station in life. While reading the sexually perverse personal ads in a diner one day, a light bulb suddenly forms over Will's head: he will be a lingerie-clad clown at bachelor parties as a joke before the “real” entertainment arrives. Will runs the idea by his best friend Syd Gilbert (Bryan Johnson, “Mallrats“) and Syd comments that the plan sounds a bit vulgar … and so Vulgar the Clown is born.
Will's first bachelor party gig at a sleazy motel goes horribly wrong when he is brutally beaten and raped by a sadistic middle-age drunk, Ed Fanelli (Jerry Lewkowitz), and Ed's two dim-witted sons, Frankie (Ethan Suplee, “My Name is Earl“) and Gino (Matt Maher). Will confides to Syd about his torturous night and Syd advises going to the police, which Will is vehemently against. Will decides that the best form of therapy is simply to get back to work as Flappy the Clown.
On his way to a children's birthday party one afternoon, Will notices police activity and distractedly crashes his already ramshackle car. When the police explain that they‘re dealing with a hostage standoff, Will boldly intervenes and saves a little girl from her deranged father. Will quickly becomes a local hero and celebrity, appearing on talk shows describing his ordeal. Hotshot producer Martan Ingram (Kevin Smith, “Clerks II”) soon offers Will his own television show, “Flappy's Funhouse”. One year later, the show is an instant hit and soon the money is rolling in, allowing Will to buy a luxurious new car and a beautiful home. Will is on the top of the world until an unexpected phone call (and an unwelcome face from the past), threatens to destroy things.
--Tara Dugan, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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