Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Name: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Released: 2011-9-9
Cast: Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Nealon, Don Johnson

R
1h 37m
2011

age 17+

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Bucky [Nick Swardson] is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to LA, hoping to follow in his parents footsteps. Also starring Christina Ricci, Don Johnson and Stephen Dorff.

Director:

Tom Brady

Producer:

Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, David Dorfman

Writer:

Adam Sandler, Nick Swardson, Allen Covert

Cast:

Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Nealon, Don Johnson, Stephen Dorff

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Critics Consensus: A severely misguided and inept comedy incapable of even telling its single joke properly.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star is yet another reminder from Sandler and company that deep down inside there's something special in every single one of us.

I'm not sure how many tedious sex jokes and humorless physical gags people can take before they run out of the theater screaming, but Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star certainly tests the limits.

God, this guy sucks. Swardson. And Bucky.

Putrid and completely unfunny, 'Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star' is a torturous exercise for a viewer. I can't count the times I wanted to walk out of this ghastly excuse for a movie. Still, I stayed with it. I just couldn't bring myself to leave.

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Screen International

Tim Grierson

Working under the incorrect assumption that anything having to do with porn is hilarious, Bucky Larson is a consistently strained comedy without much charm or wit.

June 22, 2017

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Lots of sexual content and language, not enough humor.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this crude porn-industry comedy was co-written by Adam Sandler, who has cast star Nick Swardson in supporting roles in many of his movies. Given the setting, the fact that it's filled with crass sexual innuendo and strong language (including "f--k" and "s--t"), as well as partial nudity (including topless women and a brief shot of a man's "equipment") isn't surprising. But the main character is actually fairly chaste and innocent, and so is his romantic interest. There's a little drinking and drugs, as well as a few violent threats, but the main issues here are sexual content and language.