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Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) is the terrible host of the show Strange Wilderness To be honest, he doesn't even try. He's surrounded by incompetents. His sound man, sidekick, and scapegoat is Fred Wolf (Allen Covert). Peter and Fred actually write scripts for Strange Wilderness on bar napkins the night before filming (Peter and Fred are named after the writers of the film, who may have also written this film on bar napkins the night before). The production assistant, Cooker (played by Jonah Hill, excellent in Superbad Strange Wilderness On the way down (I thought Bigfoot was up north), there is persistent drug use, swearing, a song or two, a cringe-worthy encounter with a turkey, and glaring ignorance about nature. It could have been 90 minutes of mindless humor, but instead it's 90 minutes of stupid jokes that don't quite hit their mark. The people involved have proven they can be funny, so I'm not sure what happened here. Perhaps being a moron just doesn't pull the weight it once did. There are some funny bits, but not enough to pull this clunker out of the mud. I wouldn't be surprised if this film doesn't hit a mark among the chronic users of the chronic, but for the sober crowd, it may be too unfunny to watch. The most amusing parts are the stock footage of wildlife with the ignorant voiceovers. Unfortunately, these are not seen often enough to make a difference. Skip it unless you're tired of endlessly watching Half Baked |
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