The Ballad of G.I. Joe

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The Ballad of G.I. Joe
Directed byDaniel Strange
Written by
  • Daniel Strange
  • Kevin Umbricht
Based on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
by Hasbro
Produced by
  • Mike Farah
  • Josh Simpson
  • Kevin Umbricht
Starring
CinematographyMaarten de Boer
Edited by
  • Daniel Strange
  • Kevin Umbricht
Music by
  • Daniel Strange
  • Kevin Umbricht
Production
company
Cha-Ching Pictures
Distributed by Funny or Die
Release date
  • August 2009 (2009-08)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Ballad of G.I. Joe is a musical comedy parody short film released in 2009 on the website Funny or Die. Written by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht, it spoofs several characters from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero by showing what they do in their spare time. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

The song The Ballad of G.I. Joe is sung as the video looks into the lives of various Joe characters when they are off duty, showing that their private lives are quite different from their 'Joe' personas.

Cast

Reception

Web Worker Daily wrote that for Funny Or Die, "knowing a ton of celebrities is half the battle for attracting eyeballs to its viral videos." [1] While offering that the song The Ballad of G.I. Joe is "just okay", the film itself was enjoyable for seeing "celebs dressed like Joe characters." [1] G4TV called the short "a creative accomplishment" which "contains a plethora of cameos that need to be seen to be believed", and wrote that "The Ballad of G.I. Joe is nothing less than total win." [2] I09 noted that the G.I. Joe movie led to numerous viral videos, and offered that The Ballad of G.I. Joe was the best. [3]

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