The Foot Fist Way

Name: The Foot Fist Way
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 30, 2008
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Ben Best, Danny McBride

2008

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Paramount Vantage | Release Date: May 30, 2008 | R

Starring: Ben Best, Danny McBride

Summary: The Foot Fist Way, an uproarious, full-contact comedy featuring one of this year’s least likely heroes, is the first project from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Included in Ain’t It Cool News’ Top 10 Films of 2007, The Foot Fist Way became a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, as audiences fell in loveThe Foot Fist Way, an uproarious, full-contact comedy featuring one of this year’s least likely heroes, is the first project from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Included in Ain’t It Cool News’ Top 10 Films of 2007, The Foot Fist Way became a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, as audiences fell in love with the seriously self-deluded Tae Kwon Do instructor Fred Simmons, who talks a big, macho game, but falls to pieces when his wife betrays him. (Paramount Vantage)
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Director: Jody Hill

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 85 min

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Peter Hartlaub

The result is a comedy that's low budget in all the right ways - so hilarious, testosterone-charged and yet cringe-inducing to watch that the result is almost exhausting. Read full review

Marc Mohan

The always thin tightrope between "laughing at" and "laughing with" is negotiated with success in the low-budget comedy The Foot Fist Way. Read full review

Mark Olsen

It's all saved by actor Danny McBride, who has created such a distinctive character in Simmons, at once engaging and repulsive, that it's hard not to keep watching even while cringing. Read full review

Robert Wilonsky

Truthfully, The Foot Fist Way is no different from an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm": This is irritainment, something you snicker at while covering your eyes, praying that this guy never gets loose in the real world, when, in fact, he's your next-door neighbor. Or you. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

This scrappy, ultra-low budget comedy, made in 19 days for $70,000 by North Carolina School of the Arts graduates Jody Hill, Danny McBride and Ben Best, comes with its own Cinderella tale: It debuted at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival but failed to find distribution until comedian Will Ferrell and his business partner, Adam McKay, championed it. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

There are enough droll moments to spark cult status, and McBride's commitment is impressive. Read full review

Gabe Oppenheim

Fails to generate a real plot, and the awkward moments work better in a context of adolescence. Quirk isn't funny when accompanied by adultery and brutality -- though a couple of lines zing. Read full review

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ArtB.

Mar 3, 2009

This movie was hilarious! I watched it again after just seeing it.

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SteveS.

Jun 1, 2008

I enjoyed this movie, though you have to be able to empathize with a protagonist who is kind of a jerk.

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TheQuietGamer

Sep 8, 2014

A cheap looking but very hilarious movie. More than just a lot physical humor. It succeeds thanks to how over-the-top McBride's character is, and how despite being initially unlikable it makes us root for him. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, and you'll overall just have a really good time withA cheap looking but very hilarious movie. More than just a lot physical humor. It succeeds thanks to how over-the-top McBride's character is, and how despite being initially unlikable it makes us root for him. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, and you'll overall just have a really good time with it. By now we basically the know the characters McBride plays, but that doesn't make this one any less funny. My total score is an 8.2/10.… Expand

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C.B.

Jun 9, 2008

For the most part, it's a bad, poorly made movie. But Danny McBride is fantastic. This will be a cult classic, and people will be repeating his lines for years to come...

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iCronic

Jul 12, 2014

Parade role for McBride, basically his warm up for eastbound & down. underrated movie

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JayH.

Sep 18, 2008

It hits the mark more than it misses it, and Danny Mc Bride is terrific and has the character down pat. It has some really funny moments but it does wear thin after awhile.

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