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  • 2011
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Bucky is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to LA, hoping to follow in his parents’ footsteps.(Columbia Pictures)

Directed By: Tom Brady

Written By: Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson

  • 2011
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Metascore Overwhelming Dislike Based on 13 Critic Reviews
9
User Score Overwhelming Dislike Based on 126 User Ratings
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Summary Bucky is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to LA, hoping to follow in his parents’ footsteps.(Columbia Pictures)

Directed By: Tom Brady

Written By: Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson

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Metascore
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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0% Mixed
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100% Negative
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30
Sep 9, 2011
That Bucky Larson's humor is stuck at a toilet-centric grade school level is less damning than how little of that or any humor it contains - the film, directed by Tom Brady (The Hot Chick), sets up scene after scene that wanders around in the general vicinity of a joke idea without ever approaching anything like a punchline.
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25
Sep 9, 2011
It's an ugly movie to look at and a faintly nauseating one to sit through, truth be told.
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Overwhelming Dislike Based on 126 User Ratings
1.9
15% Positive
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6% Mixed
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79% Negative
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User Score
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 126 User Ratings
1.9
15% Positive
19 Ratings
6% Mixed
7 Ratings
79% Negative
100 Ratings

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10
40mangunshot
Jan 3, 2020
Great and hilarious comedy film. Highly recommended. Yes, it might very silly, but at list it's funny and entertaining.
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10
yzbeast
Jul 10, 2013
ha i had to put a 10 because it was hilarious and no one else is putting a ten.Also its best to watch with other immature people I didn't like at first because I watched it alone until I thought about how funny it accually was.
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20
Sep 13, 2011
This movie is dire, soul-crushing stuff.
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20
Sep 9, 2011
The scenario makes for an inept, lazy R-rated movie whose sole purpose is as a glossary of euphemisms for genitalia and sexual acts.
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10
Sep 10, 2011
One of the most astonishingly unfunny films of this or any other year.
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10
Sep 10, 2011
This may be the worst movie Pauly Shore has ever been in. Think about that.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
0
Sep 15, 2011
What does startle is how tiresome it all is.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
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10
Charles_Peterso
Jun 19, 2012
This is better then most of the comedies out there. If a person doesn't get the humor then they probably shouldn't be writing a review. i would happily suggest watching this movie.
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5
ajh0795
Sep 28, 2011
i enjoyed the first half hour of this film and i thought theyve got something good here but then sadly the next hour of the film was dull. nick swardsons excellent comedic talent is wasted in a fairly bad script
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4
GCMANINDAHOOD
Dec 28, 2011
First off we all knew this movie was going to be a sausage fest and completely stupid and immature but really lay off the guys I thought many of the critics including Rotten Tomatoes were way to harsh by giving this a 0%, I admit with out denial the movie was garbage and not worth anymore than a 35% on a scale to 100 but it profiled its purpose by grossing you out and making you chuckle once in a while, I really don't see how Borat is any better but in all honesty this movie ****.
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SuperbaDMIke
Jun 17, 2022
This dud of a movie is sorta a rip-off to Boogie Nights with it's being a Porn star plot of the main character but awfully unfunny.
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TheQuietGamer
Jul 10, 2013
This movie is insulting to my intelligence. This movie is insulting to everyone's intelligence. The whole theme of the movie seemed vulgar, gross, and stupid, but I decided to watch it because Happy Madison has made some funny movies before with stupid premises and it was co-written by Adam Sandler so there was a good chance that this movie could have been funny. Unfortunately I couldn't have been more wrong. The movie tries to use two kind of humor, gross humor and stupid humor. In the end it manages to be stupid and gross but fails to be humorous in any way shape or form. It's a huge, unfunny, and insulting waste of time so don't watch it. I wouldn't wish this kind of torture on anyone. So save yourself and your brain cells and avoid this movie at any and all costs.
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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions, Miles Deep Producitons
Release Date Sep 9, 2011
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline There are no small actors. Just small parts.
Website http://www.BuckyLarson.com/
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Awards

Razzie Awards
• 6 Nominations
Village Voice Film Poll
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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