WHAT IS LOVE?!
Saturday Night Live movies run the gamut from legendary (Wayne's World) to total abortions (It's Pat!) Night at the Roxbury falls on the positive side of the scale, and, even though I'm fully aware it isn't a great movie, for some reason I still laugh my ass off watching it.
EMILLLLLLIIIOOOOOO!
First of all, this is the only movie where Will Ferrell plays second fiddle to Chris Kattan. Say what you want about equal accreditation, Kattan carries the movie and Steve (although funnier) is obviously Doug's bitch. Of course, this is pre-Old School and pre-Anchorman, hits that would go on to cement Ferrell as the funnyman of the oughts. Kattan, on the other hand, would go on to make the abysmal Corky Romano and end up as a supporting cast member on the fairly decent television show, The Middle, but in 1998, both were just SNL funnymen.
AND I WAS LIKE, EMILLLLLLIOOOOO!
The movie plays it smart by using all the running gags from the SNL skits in the first five minutes of the film, meaning that the rest of the movie is fresh material. The movie is a classic underdog tale. Doug and Steve Butabi are two Rico Suave club-hopping sons-of-bitches who dream of owning their own nightclub. Of course, the problem is that most times, they can't even get inside of the nightclubs.
That is, until the night they meet RICHARD GRIECO!
See? Even writing about it is funny. This movie is just harmless tomfoolery at its 90s best...or at least fairly goodness. There are some funny moments like how the bros are still throwing out pick-up lines while the two sluts are trying to bang them and their obsession with whip-its and Molly Shannon (back in the 90s when she was still funny) describing interior decorating while simultaneously having an orgasm. Oh, and do I need to even mention the greatest wedding vows ever spoken by man?
"I used to see you outside of my father’s store, and then we went on some dates, and then you let me have sex with you."
Sniff...that brings a tear to my eye...
I also love Mr. Butabi's line about Steve not being able to back out of the wedding because the caterer is already paid for. That's the God-honest truth, man. Once that shit is paid for, you're fucked.
The sad part about this movie is that real life club rats are never this fun. They're always wearing aviators and their shirts have mysteriously disappeared and they dance around the club dry-humping any chick unfortunate enough to slip into their dancing orbit with their acid-fueled boners. Not a pretty sight...
Why It's Underrated: C'mon! It's Will Ferrell in a shiny suit and sideburns playing second-fiddle to a guy who dressed up as a caveman and spit apples into celebrities' faces. It's funny! C'mon!
Best Quote:
Mr. Zadir: Dooey, did you just grab my ass?
Dooey (halfway across the room): Sir, from where I'm standing, that's a physical impossibilty.
Mr. Zadir: Oh, I know your tricks, Dooey.
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