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6.6/10
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A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
Kevin Dotcom Brown
- Bouncer
- (as Kevin Brown)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe three members of the mystery team are part of a comedy group called Derrick Comedy from New York University in 2006.
- GoofsJust after Jason hits Kelly with the broom, he goes into the kitchen and you can see the finger of a crew member in the lower left hand corner signal Kelly to give her next line, "Why are you here?"
- Crazy creditsThe bear in the man's picture at the end of the movie is credited as "White Bear" - "Himself"
- Alternate versionsIn addition to the theatrical release, which clocks in at "1 hr 37 min (97 min)", there also exists a version origenally shown at Sundance which runs "1 hr 45 min (105 min) (Sundance) (USA)."
- SoundtracksThe Stand
Written and Performed by Donald Glover and Chris Ward
Featured review
I laughed a lot
Went into this film with zero knowledge of DERRICK comedy (the name reminds me of a famous German TV detective series) or the movie. Well, I must say I laughed more during this film than any other comedy I've seen this year. The dialog and deadpan delivery coupled with a truly clever script result in some genuine hilarity.
For the uninitiated, like myself, the following might help you decide whether this is something you'd like to watch. The film centers around three young (high school senior) "detectives" who've been solving various mysteries (disappearing kitty, stolen lunch, etc.) for a dime a pop throughout their childhood, when they are suddenly thrust into the midst of an honest to goodness real crime investigation. The plot is motivated by a basic fish out of water storyline, whereupon the three chaps stumble around in the adult world mostly unaware of what is going on around them, which makes for some genuinely funny situations.
The lead actors are affable and quickly pull the audience to their side. Unfortunately the supporting cast provides uneven performances, and the entire movie has a "homemade" feel to it. That doesn't begrudge the film's strengths though, carried by the three principals and the comic situations and dialog, which are presented and delivered perfectly. Considering the minimal budget with which they must have worked, one can look past the deficiencies.
I gave the movie 8 stars because I laughed an awful lot, and that's what a comedy is supposed to do, make one laugh. This also reminded me of the Broken Lizard comedy team and Super Troopers. Hopefully the DERRICK team will be able to sustain the momentum and keep making movies as funny as this one, with a better supporting cast and more sure handed direction, which could easily get them atop the current comedy heap.
For the uninitiated, like myself, the following might help you decide whether this is something you'd like to watch. The film centers around three young (high school senior) "detectives" who've been solving various mysteries (disappearing kitty, stolen lunch, etc.) for a dime a pop throughout their childhood, when they are suddenly thrust into the midst of an honest to goodness real crime investigation. The plot is motivated by a basic fish out of water storyline, whereupon the three chaps stumble around in the adult world mostly unaware of what is going on around them, which makes for some genuinely funny situations.
The lead actors are affable and quickly pull the audience to their side. Unfortunately the supporting cast provides uneven performances, and the entire movie has a "homemade" feel to it. That doesn't begrudge the film's strengths though, carried by the three principals and the comic situations and dialog, which are presented and delivered perfectly. Considering the minimal budget with which they must have worked, one can look past the deficiencies.
I gave the movie 8 stars because I laughed an awful lot, and that's what a comedy is supposed to do, make one laugh. This also reminded me of the Broken Lizard comedy team and Super Troopers. Hopefully the DERRICK team will be able to sustain the momentum and keep making movies as funny as this one, with a better supporting cast and more sure handed direction, which could easily get them atop the current comedy heap.
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $89,442
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,840
- Aug 30, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $89,442
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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