Heckler (film)

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Heckler
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Film poster
Directed by Michael Addis
Produced byMichael Addis
Jamie Kennedy
Starring Jamie Kennedy
Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Release date
  • November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)(AFI Fest)
[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Heckler is a 2007 documentary film about hecklers.

The film is hosted by actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy, who was inspired to create the movie after feeling hurt by the overwhelmingly poor reception of his 2005 film Son of the Mask , in which reviewers and fans of the original 1994 film attacked Kennedy personally rather than reviewing the film. Interviewees include comedians Louie Anderson, Kathy Griffin, Bobby Slayton, Patton Oswalt, Joe Rogan, [2] Arsenio Hall, Carrot Top, Maria Bamford and George Wallace; medical doctor Drew Pinsky; writer Christopher Hitchens; political commentator Dennis Prager; producer Peter Guber; directors Joel Schumacher, George Lucas; film critics Leonard Maltin and Devin Faraci, [3] director and musician Rob Zombie; and singer Jewel Kilcher.

Contents

Heckler also includes footage of much-derided filmmaker Uwe Boll's boxing matches with several of his most vocal critics.

Release

Heckler premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Festival. The film never received a wide or limited release, going direct to DVD. [4]

Reception

Heckler received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 52% approval rating with 4 critic reviews. [5] Jester Journal spoke negatively about Heckler, calling it a "misfiring attempt to take on hecklers and critics." [6] Joel Keller from HuffPost said that the film became more about "Jamie's revenge" and called it a disappointment. [2] Mother Jones called the film coarse, crass, yet surprisingly smart. [7] Adam Renkovish from CultureMass called the film a "self-indulgent bait and switch." [8]

References

  1. ↑ Elliot, Todd (October 26, 2007). "AFI 2007 Film Festival Info/Schedule/Tickets (November 1st-11th)".
  2. 1 2 Keller, Joel (30 April 2007). "Jamie Kennedy Strikes Back at his Critics in Self-Indulgent Heckler". HuffPost.
  3. ↑ Faraci, Devon (April 27, 2007). "There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Units". CHUD.com.
  4. ↑ Deming, Mark (2007). "Heckler". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Heckler". Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. ↑ "Heckle This Movie". jesterjournal.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-16.
  7. ↑ Rocchi, James (August 2008). "Film Review: Heckler". Mother Jones.
  8. ↑ "HECKLER is a Self-Indulgent Bait and Switch". Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-09-02.


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