Farce of the Penguins

Infobox Film
name = Farce of the Penguins


caption = DVD cover
director = Bob Saget
producer = David Permut
writer = Bob Saget
starring = Bob Saget
Samuel L. Jackson
Christina Applegate
Dave Coulier
Lori Loughlin
John Stamos
Jodie Sweetin
Scott Weinger
Whoopi Goldberg
Dane Cook
distributor = THINKFilm
released = January 30, 2007
runtime = 80 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
budget = $5 million
website = http://www.farceofthepenguins.com/
amg_id = 1:348999
imdb_id = 0488539

"Farce of the Penguins" is a 2007 direct-to-DVD parody film of the 2005 documentary "March of the Penguins". The motion picture features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters being voiced by Bob Saget, who also wrote and directed the movie, and Lewis Black. Five of Saget's former "Full House" co-stars (Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, and Scott Weinger) also lent their voices to the film. Other additional voices were provided by Tracy Morgan, Christina Applegate, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Dane Cook, Abe Vigoda, Mo'Nique, and more. THINKFilm describes "Farce of the Penguins" as the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual." Despite what the poster suggests, "Farce of the Penguins" is not an animated feature; it uses real stock footage of penguins. Bob Saget stated on "The Howard Stern Show" on January 29, 2007, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on January 30, 2007 and on Tom Green Live that he originally wanted to simply redub the documentary "March of the Penguins" but did not receive permission from the filmmakers. The MPAA rated the film with an R for pervasive crude sexual content and language.

Plot

Samuel L. Jackson narrates the story about a group of male penguins that make a 70 mile trek to go to their breeding grounds where females are waiting to have sex with them. These penguins include Carl (Bob Saget) and Jimmy (Lewis Black), two friends who talk about relationships and other things as they meet new characters including Marcus (Tracy Morgan), a penguin who likes to kid around and brag about his huge penis, and Steve the snowy owl (Jonathan Katz), who gives Carl advice on his life in a Freudian kind of way while billing him for the two quick sessions. Meanwhile Melissa (Christina Applegate) and Vicky (Mo'Nique) argue about men and other women who bother them as they wait for their mates to arrive to the breeding grounds.

Cast

*Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator
*Bob Saget as Carl
*Lewis Black as Jimmy
*Christina Applegate as Melissa
*Mo'Nique as Vicky
*Tracy Morgan as Marcus
*Whoopi Goldberg as Helen
*Mario Cantone as Sidney
*Jonathan Katz as Steve the Owl

Others

*Jason Alexander
*Jason Biggs
*Dane Cook
*Dave Coulier
*Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows
*Vanessa Lee Evigan
*Harvey Fierstein
*Gilbert Gottfried
*Alyson Hannigan
*Penn Jillette
*Jamie Kennedy
*Brie Larson
*Jon Lovitz
*Norm Macdonald
*Carlos Mencia
*David Michie
*B.J. Novak
*John Salley
*John Stamos
*Jodie Sweetin
*Rob Weiss
*Lori Loughlin
*Jeff Ross
*Abe Vigoda
*Damon Wayans

External links

* [http://www.farceofthepenguins.com/ Official site and trailer]
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