Hot Rod

The comedy trio known as Lonely Island attempt their first feature-length comedy with Hot Rod. Andy Samberg stars as Rod Kimble, an inept would-be stuntman who believes his dad worked for daredevil Evel Knievel. His stepfather abuses him at every opportunity, but Rod keeps attempting tricks on his ...more

From the outside, Hot Rod might look like a miserable, tedious SNL-star-vehicle like Joe Dirt or The Animal, but the truth is it's really more comparable to the weird, cult favorite Anchorman. Hot Rod isn't in quite the same league as that Will Ferrell epic, but its bizarre humor comes from the same comedically schizophrenic place, and it's a hundred times funnier than most other SNL-alum-projects. It stars Saturday Night Live's wonder kid, Andy Samberg, who quickly climbed the ranks from ...more