The Six Most Absurd Community Service Obligations in Film

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6. The Theory of Flight: A man who attempts human flight off a public building is forced, via community service, to care for a woman with a terminal disease (Helena Bonham Carter). She wants him to de-flower her before she dies.

5. Imaginary Barry: A movie still in development about a jackass who dies, but is forced to fulfill a community service obligation to be an imaginary friend before he can pass on to heaven.

4. A Walk to Remember: A bad boy high-school student (Shane West) must join the school’s drama club as part of his community service obligation, where he falls in love with a virgin.

3. 30 Days: A white kid from an affluent suburb and a black kid from the inner city must do labor in each other’s communities for 30 days.

2. The Mighty Ducks: A hotshot lawyer (Emilio Estevez) is forced to coach a pee-wee hockey team after he’s arrested for a DUI.

1. Tooth Fairy: The Rock, a star hockey player, must submit to fairlyland’s community service and do a stint as a tooth fairy.

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I am shocked people, truly shocked, at the complete lack of comments on this totally awesome list. For shame. Where's the "I can't believe you left this off the list" or the "screw the stupidity that is the Hollywood movie industry," vitriol? I, for one, think the use of community service is one of the most ridiculous gimmicks in Hollywood, but that might just be because my own court enforced community service was not filled with crazy shenanigans.

Posted by: Morgan LaFai at February 12, 2010 7:04 AM

Or perhaps my computer isn't working quite right and there are tons of hilarious comments that I just can't read.

Posted by: Morgan LaFai at February 12, 2010 7:05 AM

Oh no. Is it wrong that I think Imaginary Barry sounds hilarious? I may be partial to this community service contrivance though because I watched Mighty Ducks approximately 185 times when I was young.

Emilio Estevez can open your heart and your mind to just about anything. The man's a genius.

Posted by: becks at February 12, 2010 7:20 AM

Where's the Santa Clause at? First person to find dead Santa has to become Santa? (Am I remembering that right?)

Posted by: NY not NYC at February 12, 2010 8:09 AM

That was the hook for Might Ducks? Oh, Emelio...

Posted by: superasente at February 12, 2010 8:49 AM

Can't be too vitriolic about movies I've never seen. The words "Community Service" in the plot summary pretty much guarantee I'll never see it.

Posted by: Wednesday at February 12, 2010 9:29 AM

Ditto "The Santa Clause". Though it's possible that falls more into the catagory of "indentured servitude" than "community service" (it's a lifetime appointment, right?)

Posted by: Martin at February 12, 2010 10:17 AM

There are a lot of virgins involved in the making of this list.

Posted by: caroline at February 12, 2010 10:27 AM

This list just dislodged previously repressed memories of the Joe Pesci film "The Super."

Great... Now I'm going to be forced to walk around all day with images of Joe Pesci dancing to M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This."

I'd look the clip up on YouTube, but I fear it'd be pretty much the same as watching that videotape from "The Ring."

Posted by: Trampy at February 12, 2010 11:04 AM

virgins and hockey players, caroline.

Next year, we can expect "Hockey Virgin" -- a film about a virginal hockey player who as part of his community service must sexually pleasure ten women a night. The twist? He's a devoted Christian who believes in abstinence! I'd bet Rob Schneider would leap at the chance.

Posted by: linny at February 12, 2010 11:15 AM

Stick It - A former gymnast is sentenced to a gymnastics academy for vandalism.

Posted by: diana at February 12, 2010 11:36 AM

This list makes me sad. How dare you suggest that mighty ducks isn't perfect in every way?

What isn't logical about forcing a drunk, angry, lonely lawyer to interact with young boys and girls?

Why shouldn't he then go on to befriend the loneliest boy, who doesn't have two parents? That's not gay or weird at all. The boy just needs a man in his life.

Posted by: "luker" the barbarian at February 12, 2010 12:48 PM

Becks you are not alone on the Imaginary Barry thing, Drop Dead Fred left quite the impression on me as a youngin' and I would like to see another flick in the same vein.

Posted by: Alli at February 12, 2010 8:17 PM

Because he's my butler.

Posted by: SaBrina at February 13, 2010 7:41 AM

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