Steve Pulaski Eddie Griffin has never had his big break in either acting or stand up comedy. But Dysfunktional Family proves that he should at least be given a strong round of applause. This is about two-thirds stand up, and one-third skit as Eddie Griffin goes back home to show us the people who inspired him and paved the way for his comedic life.The stand up portion of the film is by far the best part. Eddie Griffin performs in front of a full house talking about racism, 9/11, women, and of course, sex. He talks about why women are known for receiving and not for giving, and why Michael Jackson won't be recognized when entered into Heaven.The topics are diverse, but nonetheless hilarious. When people grab the mic and rant and rave and at least stand for a point rather than trying to say the funniest thing possible, I respect them. Dysfunktional Family is also made up of various skits showcasing where Eddie Griffin's sense of humor came from. We see both of his uncles - one an aspiring porn director, the other an ex-pimp. We see his mother discuss some aspects about Eddie's childhood and more.I've never been fond of skits or any kind of set-up acts in comedy specials because it usually overshadows the true humor in the film. Putting on a set-up skit hoping to get laughs isn't funny - grabbing the mic and ranting on the world is. Dysfunktional Family keeps the skits to a bare-minimum, and focuses on Eddie Griffin's family, which is a positive thing. If anything, that is what it should do in the first place.While this is short, it doesn't really go anywhere fast. The end tries to squeeze in a quote to make this seem like it has a moral, but the true reason this was made was likely to show what made Eddie Griffin himself. Why he is the way he is. What his parents think of his success, and his reactions to certain issues in his life.The total number of times "the n word" is said clocks in at three-hundred and eighty two times. Like with Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat I can't tell if Griffin is using it consistently to be funny or on-purpose. For whatever reason, it almost makes it funnier. Especially when he imitates white people. I should be offended - but if I said I was I'd be lying.Dysfunktional Family is cute and giddy fun which is really all that can be said. It gets continuously harder to review comedy specials because there truly isn't much to say aside from quoting the numerous lines. But you usually don't want to do that because you run the risk of spoiling things for other audiences. If you want to witness vulgarity, crudeness, excessive amounts of sex talk, and just all out chaos then I can't recommend Dysfunktional Family more.Performed by: Eddie Griffin. Directed by: George Gallo.

Rowan Morrey Eddie Griffen is clearly one of the funniest comedians around and this innovatively well put together DVD is a welcome and hilarious break from the norm.Griffen's no nonsense sense of humour is brilliant and along with the way Gallo (the director) ties all of eddie's routine into pieces of footage taken of his family, discussing the events he's describing in the routine, is really fresh! I totally loved and was disappointed to see a 1/10 review. If you don't find this DVD funny and quirky then you need to get rid of the pocket protector Poindexter!! This isn't for the faint of heart- it's for everyone with a pulse and a personality-it's a offensive in part but it's REALLY funny!

expokool I have been an inactive member of the imdb world for years now and haven't cast a single vote or posted my comments for public viewing, but the only review of Dysfunktional Family on this site does not shine a good light on a movie which cracked me up and gave me a great first date... In this movie, a black comic on tour hits his home town of Kansas City and does a one night show with his current material, mostly consisting of jokes about his family... What I liked to most about this movie are all the things reviews i read said to hate about it. For starters, you could look at Eddie Griffin's childhood as a depressing and upsetting way to grow up. With one uncle addicted to porn and the other addicted to heroin, no father, getting beat up all the time by his mother, no money, and on top of things, it gets really cold in the winter . Personally, I travel to Kansas City once a year for the only reason anyone would; I have family there also, and let me tell you, it's not an easy life. This movie showed nothing but love and laughter from the start. If you're going to make a movie that is basicly a recording of a live show, I think this movie couldn't of been done better - with little sidetracks of the family and how they really are makes the jokes about them 100 times funnier than they would of been already... And cutting to shots of the audience cracking up make you laugh even harder because Kansas city is a town where everyone tries to dress like a pimp. If you want to laugh, and can find humor in almost anything when the right spin is put on it - this is a movie for you.

moviecollectible Eddie Griffin's masterpiece standup comendy routine has been perfected! This inside look at his growing up in Kansas City is amazing! His "perverted" uncle who tapes the women he has sex with to his other uncle crack smoking talk is priceless. Eddie has come a long way from his early days of comedy and his days on "Malcolm & Eddie". When you watch this you realize that as a storyteller, he's as good if not better than the Grandfather of Comedy concert films, Richard Pryor. Eddie is out of that same mold. This film will surprise a lot of people with it's honesty and openess. Eddie is so much more than the "Undercover Brother", he's a worthwhile superstar!! He's growing up, learning the meaning of life and sharing it with us to laugh at and enjoy. I saw a rough screening several months ago at a small theatre in the LA area without the soundtrack. I have heard that rapper/trouble again'd Sug Knight did the soundtrack! This should be the concert film event of the year, don't miss it! If there was a higher rating than a "10", I would say it's a 12 !!!!