The joke has far more appeal to comedians than to regular civilians, in that its effectiveness relies heavily or. Not much is known about this idea, except that it was in production in 2005 and that the focus was going to be on marie, the middle kitten. With george carlin, don rickles, chris rock, chris albrecht. The aristocats is a 1970 american animated romantic adventure musical comedy film directed by wolfgang reitherman. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the aristocrats. In 2005, penn jillette and paul provenza made the aristocrats, a documentary featuring about a hundred comedians telling their own version of joke and their own stories about the history of the joke. The aristocats was the final film to be approved by walt disney, the first to be completed after his death, and the last to include the phrase, a walt disney production at the end. Silverman builds the story to include her family being booked on the joe franklin show, and ends with her punch line. Comedy veterans and cocreators penn jillette and paul provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends who happen to.
According to the movie, the dirty joke has been told privately by standup comics since vaudeville. The backgrounds, grand homes, and scenery are especially. This becomes especially apparent late in the film, when comedians describe, in reverent, almost fawning. Uk comics give the verdict on the aristocrats film the. The aristocrats is an uncensored documentary that sheds a bright light on the way that a true comedic mind works. The aristocrats 2005 this documentary about the worlds funniest dirty joke features over 100 standup and performing comedians discussing and telling the joke. The aristocrats is a joke so infamous amongst comedians that it got its own documentary.
Everything you need to know about the aristocrats movie 2005. Film every comedian they can find telling the same joke, each putting his or her own twist on it, to document how a comics mind works. It is the jokes midsection which may be as long as the teller prefers and is often completely improvised that makes or breaks a particular rendition. Some of it doesnt work but its snappily edited and full of enough interesting and sparkling personalities to make it a. It is light and pleasant and funny, the characterization is strong, and the voices of phil harris omalley the alley cat and eva gabor duchess, the mother cat are charming in their absolute rightness. Its also the punchline to the joke, a precis of which goes something like this. The aristocrats meets hostel, only worse and the same thing. Among those presenting their personal take on the aristocrats in this film of the same name are jason alexander, robin williams, gilbert gottfried, jon stewart, emo philips, and chris rock. The aristocats is a 1970 american animated romantic adventure musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution. The aristocrats is a 2005 american documentary comedy film about the famous dirty joke of the same name. Nobody should confuse this film with the aristo cats. The aristocrats 2005 watch free documentaries online.
Movieweb has a laugh with the aristocrats director paul. The aristocrats script transcript from the screenplay and. The aristocrats is a documentary of 100 famous standup comedians talking about and telling multiple variations of the dirtiest, most vile joke in the world. Rent the aristocrats 2005 starring lewis black and chris rock on dvd and bluray.
Aug 12, 2005 bob saget riffs on the aristocrats comedian and actor bob saget talks about the new documentary the aristocrats. Its the aristocrats, a filthy story that comics have been telling each other for at least a century, one that requires a lot of improvisation and adlibbing. Comedy veterans and cocreators penn jillette and paul provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends who happen to be some of the biggest names in. While the joke isnt funny which they note during the film, the comedians talking about the joke are frequently hilarious. The band consists of guthrie govan, bryan beller, and marco minnemann. The aristocrats sit down, have a few too many drinks and tell you that your favorite movies suck. Oancitizen of brows held high quoting phil buni of the bunny perspective compares the content of a serbian film to this joke. Bob saget riffs on the aristocrats comedian and actor bob saget talks about the new documentary the aristocrats. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any. Finally, the the aristocrats script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the paul provenza documentary movie about the filthiest joke ever. This 2005 documentary directed by penn jillette and paul provenza about a famous insidejoke between comedians is a film that i imagine not everyone will care for or find particularly interesting. In response, gottfried told an obscenityfilled rendition of the aristocrats joke. The south park segment of the aristocrats joke, in the film, has a minor edit of the. The cancelled sequel the aristocats ii a couple of storyboards of possible scenes from the film, all drawn by tod carter, storyboard artist.
Science friction is going to expose these faux documentaries by name, and will give the scientists a chance to clear the record. The aristocrats 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On or about december 31, 1969 the film was in completed status. A guy walks into an agents office, and says ive got a great act for you. The film whose title is the punchline of the gag has created a stir in the us, where it has been banned by the countrys biggest multiplex chain. Each sister handles this dilemma differently, often going against the ideas and traditions of that time. Sep 02, 2005 directed by penn jillette, paul provenza. The aristocats also stylized as the aristocats is a 1970 animated film produced by walt disney productions and released on december 24, 1970. At 87 minutes, its like the boozy salesman who corners you with the pinocchio torture. It gives proof to the theory that the performance in a jokes setup far outweighs the. It was conceived and produced by comedians penn jillette and paul provenza, edited by emery emery, and released to theaters by th. The aristocrats bbc 1999 episode one of six full complete series duration. Rent the aristocrats 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The joke was the subject of a 2005 documentary film of the same name. This article argues that an emphasis on how spectators piece together documentary structure is more useful than nonfiction film theorys focus on epistemology and categorization. Cambridge dictionary of american english home, info aristocrats tv miniseries, aristocrats tv series, aristocrats, the aristocrats album, the aristocrats band, the aristocrats film, the aristocrats joke, the aristocrats, the aristocrats. Hello aristocrats fans, here we are, inviting you to check out our latest offering through jamtrackcentral the jam tracks and full guitar transcriptions for our latest album, you know what. One of the smash hits of the 2005 sundance film festival, this critically. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. The aristocrats is a film thats about a ton of comedians and entertainers from a few different generations and backgrounds all breaking down the same joke which is more of a plateau for obscene improv than an actual joke.
The aristocrats was released in 2005 on friday, august 12, 2005 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including the skeleton key, the great raid and deuce bigalow. Based on a true story, aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century english family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution. One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, very dirty, filthy jokeone shared privately by comics since vaudeville. The aristocrats is a onejoke film but its the dirtiest joke in showbiz. The film includes footage of gilbert gottfrieds telling of the joke at a comedy centralfriars club roast of hugh hefner which had been almost entirely censored when aired on television. The production is being crowdfunded right here on this page.
In 2005, penn jillette and paul provenza made the aristocrats, a documentary featuring about a hundred comedians telling their own version of the joke and their own stories about the history of the joke. Taped not long after the september 11 attacks, the incident occurred at a time when, according to one of the commentators in the aristocrats film, entertainers were uncertain how much comedy was. The aristocrats might have made a nice short subject. Four years later, the aristocrats was a completed film that played at sundance and then opened nationwide. Joe franklin controversy in the film, sarah silverman tells a version of the joke as if it were autobiographical and she had been one of the aristocrats performers as a child. With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country. Aristocrats, a documentary by comedians paul provenza and penn jillette of penn and teller fame, it had seldom been performed in public. This 2005 documentary directed by penn jillette and paul provenza about a famous insidejoke between comedians is a film that i imagine not. The group name is inspired by the aristocrats joke and consequently the song titles on their debut namesake albuma progressive rock compilationare rife with salacious doubleentendres.
For our fourth studio album, we really wanted to push the boundaries and explore new sounds and vibes on the guitar. Told by 100 comedians, the gag makes for a fascinating documentary about the anatomy of humour, says dorian lynskey. The aristocats is sort of a musical, too, and when omalley comes strolling along the riverbank singing about his own. The cinema snob said that caligula, being a bigbudget mainstream porno film for those craving the finest in bestiality and the finest in shakespearean actors, was like tracking down laurence olivier and asking him to perform the aristocrats joke. Definitions of aristocrats onelook dictionary search. It was produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution.
The aristocrats is a longstanding transgressive joke amongst comedians, in which the setup and punchline are almost always the same or similar. With phil harris, eva gabor, sterling holloway, scatman crothers. This article argues that an emphasis on how spectators piece together documentary structure is more useful than nonfiction film theorys focus on epistemology and. The aristocrats is a taboodefying offcolor joke that has been told by numerous standup comedians since the vaudeville era. Originally shown on the bbc in 1999, the british miniseries the aristocrats subsequently aired in america on the pbs anthology masterpiece theater. Instead of the usual punchline he delivers a very stern art. It was the last film to be approved by walt disney. The film is dedicated to johnny carson, as the aristocrats was said to be his. If the aristocrats were just about a single joke, it would quickly wear out its welcome, but director and veteran standup comedian paul provenza uses it as a springboard to examine the nature of comedy, its philosophy and psychology, and the mechanics of making people laugh. Banned by the amc theater chain, this movie was very honest in its marketing. Sep 01, 2005 the film whose title is the punchline of the gag has created a stir in the us, where it has been banned by the countrys biggest multiplex chain, amc. The aristocrats are a rock supergroup formed in 2011. Comedy veterans and cocreators penn jillette and paul. The 20th disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by tom mcgowan and tom rowe, and revolves around a family of aristocratic cats, and how an alley cat.
The 20th animated feature in the disney animated canon, the film is based on a story by tom mcgowan and tom rowe, and revolves around a family of aristocratic cats, and how an alley cat acquaintance helps them after the butler edgar catnaps them to. The aristocrats is a 2005 documentary film about the famous dirty joke of the same name. The film clearly shows the effects of class distinction in 18th century england, where one could not always marry for love, but instead were forced to marry for position and wealth. The aristocrats is a taboo defying offcolor joke that has been told by numerous standup comedians since the vaudeville era. The aristocrats 2005 cast and crew this documentary about the worlds funniest dirty joke features over 100 standup and performing comedians discussing and telling the joke. The film is the most popular film released in germany in 1971 with admissions of 11. The aristocrats script transcript from the screenplay. The film is dedicated to johnny carson, as the aristocrats was said to be his favorite joke. Uk comics give the verdict on the aristocrats film the guardian. It received publicity when it was used by gilbert gottfried during the friars club roast of hugh hefner in september 2001. The idea that the filmmakers had was very interesting. Everything you need to know about the aristocrats movie. Documentary on the friedmans, a seemingly typical, uppermiddleclass jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
Documentary film about a longstanding, transgressive joke amongst comedians called the aristocrats. The agent tells him that he has two minutes to sell the act to him. The aristocrats premiered at the 2005 sundance film festival. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The many scientists and other experts were interviewing include. It is the jokes midsection which may be as long as the teller prefers and is often completely improvised that.