tdrish The Jerky Boys movie. I want to forget that they even existed. Their unfunny, awful albums that they cranked out right around the same time this joke of a film came out, that just promoted crank calling various people just for giggles. Low morale if you ask me. Is the movie any improvement over all this? Uh, no! Now they've gotten themselves in hot water, by impersonating the wrong guy, have made them a target from the mob. And just to set the record straight, the only reason why this movie was even made, was so everyone could see what these guys really looked like in real life. The entire film is just an excuse to make a feature film, and the length of the movie barely meets the requirements of even that. If you're looking for classic laughs from the retro days, I suggest other titles, other better titles, but for me, The Jerky Boys was just a 100 percent total bust for me. I hope it will be for you, too.

Lee Eisenberg "The Jerky Boys" is mostly an excuse to be silly. The plot is that slackers Johnny and Kamal spend their lives making prank phone calls and inadvertently call a mob boss (Alan Arkin), pretending to be another mafioso, thereby starting a wacky chain of events. I actually thought that the best parts were the pranks. Still, the flick's an overall fun romp. Far from the funniest movie ever, but OK for a viewing. As it was, I saw this movie right after I first learned of Alan Arkin by seeing "Catch-22", so this was a real surprise. And now he's won an Oscar! Anyway, pretty funny. Also starring William Hickey (the mob boss in "Prizzi's Honor" and the patriarch in "Mouse Hunt").

dtburr Simply stated, if you are a fan of the Jerky Boys from their CDs, and then perhaps watch this movie "just to see who these guys are", you will be entertained by some of the movie. If you are not a fan of the Jerky Boys -- or worse yet, have never heard their stuff -- you will be completely puzzled about why this thing was ever made or even what it is supposed to be. There is lame story buried under all the random bits, but that can't hold it together. Although it is nice to see Brett Weir finally get his, I would rather Sparky the Clown just stay in my imagination. (especially since on the album, the Sparky routine was hilarious) I am a huge Jerky Boys fan and I still can't muster anything above a "5". In fact even if you are a Jerky Boys aficionado, it wouldn't hurt to have a few beers before watching this flick.

harvurd Yeah, this is a moronic movie. For those who haven't heard the boys' prank calls (which I find funny, and even sometimes clever), their jokes will fall pretty flat. They just don't work on-screen. And for those of us who HAVE heard their old stuff, the movie serves as a rehash and seems "old hat." The only reason I rented this was to get a look at the faces behind the voices--doesn't Johnny B. look like a chubby Sean Astin with a mullet-like hairdo? Stick to their audio-only work.