Amateur Night

Name: Amateur Night
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 5, 2016
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 38

2016

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Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: August 5, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Guy Carter (Jason Biggs) is an award-winning graduate student of architecture. He's got a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. The problem? He doesn't have "his ducks in a row," which only fuels his doubts about being a good father. Guy has been trying to find work in his field for a year with no luck. At wit's end, his wife Anne finds himGuy Carter (Jason Biggs) is an award-winning graduate student of architecture. He's got a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. The problem? He doesn't have "his ducks in a row," which only fuels his doubts about being a good father. Guy has been trying to find work in his field for a year with no luck. At wit's end, his wife Anne finds him a job as a 'driver' on Craigslist. Guy shows up for the interview thinking he'll be delivering pizzas, but quickly realizes it's a job driving prostitutes. With money too scarce to turn down, he goes for it- which is where he meets Nikki (Janet Montgomery), the tough-as-nails, unapologetic sex worker, and her two hilarious and foul-mouthed cohorts, Jaxi (Bria L. Murphy) and Fallon (Ashley Tisdale). As reluctant driver and protector Guy is thrust into a world of rockin' women and feeble men. Over the course of one wild and sordid night, and several 'come-to-Jesus' moments, Guy proves to Nikki, and himself, that he does have what it takes to be the responsible father his family deserves. [Cinedigm]… Expand

Director: Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 4, 2016

The film insistently asserts its autobiographical roots at the expense of sharper plotting and characterizations, not to mention more energetic pacing. Read full review

The Playlist Jason Ooi

Aug 8, 2016

Here is a film about truly extraordinary events that is mostly autobiographical and true to the lives and experiences of writers and directors Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario which never manages to feel personal, and instead is reduced to coming off as just another raunchy comedy. Read full review

Chris Packham

Aug 4, 2016

Besides the narrative reversal, Montgomery is the only interesting part of the film — smart, obstinate, and ambitious. The gross-out scenes and raunchy banter between the film's sex workers are funny, but its world is pretty small and unsurprising. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 11, 2016

Biggs is appealing in the central role, although for him, conveying mortified embarrassment doesn't exactly qualify as an acting stretch. But he does have good chemistry with Montgomery. Read full review

Keith Watson

Aug 5, 2016

The film is peppered with interesting true-life details, but these are overwhelmed by frantic comedic sequences. Read full review

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bfoore90

Jan 28, 2017

Caught thus on Hulu for free, Had a few laughs and some interesting scenes to go with a so-so plot. Jason Biggs essentially plays the same guy from American Pie but his chemistry with Janet Montgomery was pretty spot on. I also enjoyed Janet Montgomery as well as Ashley Tisdale's performanceCaught thus on Hulu for free, Had a few laughs and some interesting scenes to go with a so-so plot. Jason Biggs essentially plays the same guy from American Pie but his chemistry with Janet Montgomery was pretty spot on. I also enjoyed Janet Montgomery as well as Ashley Tisdale's performance for this movie… Expand

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Orukayu

Jan 22, 2023

The movie claiming to be a comedy made in 2016. The movie is an extremely boring and lame movie. An architect cannot find a job. His wife is pregnant and he has no health insurance. The birth is approaching, so she needs to find a job urgently. His wife is applying for a courier job for theThe movie claiming to be a comedy made in 2016. The movie is an extremely boring and lame movie. An architect cannot find a job. His wife is pregnant and he has no health insurance. The birth is approaching, so she needs to find a job urgently. His wife is applying for a courier job for the man. But it turns out that the job is to carry an escort. What follows is nonsense and not funny at all. It would be more logical to watch a strip dance video instead of watching the movie. Because this is what happened in the movie and they released it as a comedy. The title of the movie and itself are very compatible with each other.

There is plenty of sexuality and nudity in the movie.… Expand

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Lexman

Aug 19, 2016

Zero laughs. This movie is boring, unfunny and predictable. Jason Biggs plays the same American Pie character. I think Janet Montgomery should fire her agent. Cedric Yarbrough is underutilized.

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