Dance Flick Movie

Now That Movie Movie Is in Production, Flick Flick Is Inevitable

How’s that for a Scary Movie? / Dustin Rowles

Trade News | November 11, 2008 | Comments (27)

After yesterday’s logic-and-mind defying news that an actual Movie Movie was in the works, the latest turn in the spoof movie genre is almost welcome. On a relative scale, of course. Because the idea of another genre spoof, otherwise, makes my brain folds flatten out. I’m feeling positively seizurific today.

Anyway, the next spoof movie in line is Dance Flick, which is so obvious that I’ve actually already reviewed it. The slightly hopeful news, at least for movie reviewers who have to stomach these fucking movies anyway, is that this one, at least, doesn’t come from the worst directors of all time, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. This one comes from the Wayans brothers, who are at least a slight cut above, in the way that Little Man is slightly better than Disaster Movie, which is a little like saying a punch to the gut is better than a punch in the kidney. And they’ve even gone so far as to slightly change it up by using Flick instead of movie, which is sure to spawn a series of Flick Flick films, but I’m getting ahead of myself, and there’s only so much news the solar system can deal with in one week before it collapses in on itself. Fuck me.

Anyway, Dance Flick is a spoof comedy about a rich, suburban white girl who gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city. It will star all of the Wayan Brothers, even the white one, and Chris Elliot and Amy Sedaris, which is enough to convince me to put away the straight razor. For now.

Also, here’s the movie poster:

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There's a white Wayan?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 11, 2008 4:06 PM

Can the Obama presidency somehow get rid of this shit-filled phenomenon?

Posted by: mc at November 11, 2008 4:07 PM

Is this movie poster for real? It's pathetic. And not haha-pathetic. Also, the dancing baby is,like , so last century.

Posted by: Sunsneezer at November 11, 2008 4:33 PM

I thought you mashed that 'poster' up out of old ones. But that's the real one. Hm.

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I haven't seen any of those movies. I saw a snip of Hairspray - too much bloody singing.

Posted by: Goldie at November 11, 2008 4:45 PM

I actually hate the Wayan's brothers even more than Seltzer and Friedberg, because they're responsible for Seltzer and Friedberg's careers and have produced just as much shit. Two times the shit for the price of one times as much shit. I hope these assholes get deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo and are machete raped in the urethra for the shit their responsible for.

Posted by: George at November 11, 2008 4:48 PM

I hope these assholes get deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo and are machete raped in the urethra for the shit their responsible for.

I, sir, am a Congolese machete-rapist, and I think I speak for the rest of my people when I say that you may keep the Wayan's brothers. We do not want them. Thank you very much, anyway.

Posted by: Amelia Bedelia at November 11, 2008 5:15 PM

*snaps* I KNEW IT! see ever since I started seeing your posts that was the FIRST thing I said to myself: "Congolese machete rapist" I've been wanting to ask but I didn't wanna be rude.

Sooooo, how's that been workin' out....?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 11, 2008 5:26 PM

All the Wayans bros. are so hurting for cash that they have to reveal this horror to many of stoned outta their mind 13 year olds who think this might "rock"! Burn all ye in hell!

Posted by: ph at November 11, 2008 5:28 PM

Sooooo, how's that been workin' out....?

Eh, it's a living. Not like it used to be, though. It used to be more of an art form, but now with the damn kids coming in from the trade schools, driving down the wages, well...

Dammit, three months in vocational school and a Certificate of Completion do NOT make you a Congolese machete rapist, is all I'm saying!

Posted by: Amelia Bedelia at November 11, 2008 5:34 PM

All this talk of Congolese machete rapists has got Warren Zevon's Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner looping in my mind now...so thanks for that, anyway.

Posted by: Che Grovera at November 11, 2008 6:22 PM

Hey! No fair! They were sucked into the irony vortex of doom BEFORE they got around to "Genocide Movie?" They are supposed to be spoofing EVERY genre in existence, so where is my painfully bad "Hotel Rwanda" parody? I want my Oskar-Schindler-was-gay jokes and I want them NOW!

(I assure you that this is 100% sarcasm. Just excuse me while I burn in hell for it.)

Posted by: Mimi Pickwick at November 11, 2008 7:23 PM

Waitaminute....a black guy wins the presidency, then we have a black Captain America and now the Wayans are resurfacing from the abyss holding the key to cinematic Hell in their money grubbing paws...if Milli Vanilli (minus Vanilli...or is that Milli? Do you care?) somehow manage to stage a comeback, you know the end is at hand. Repent, bitches!

Posted by: Manny at November 11, 2008 7:36 PM

Che, Oy, me too.

They killed to earn their living
And to help out the Congolese.

Hope you have "Stand in the Fire."

Posted by: bucdaddy at November 11, 2008 9:03 PM

I was a part of a dance group once. We were all suburban kids with nothing to show for and everything to prove...

Posted by: Beauregard at November 11, 2008 9:48 PM

What the hell movie is the preggo lady from?

Posted by: Keridwyn at November 11, 2008 10:41 PM

Flick Flick could be pretty awesome, if it consists of someone going around flicking the noses of the people responsible for all the Movie movies. And if the flicking was done with a machete.

Posted by: Sabrina at November 12, 2008 12:43 AM

"It will star all of the Wayan Brothers, even the white one, and Chris Elliot and Amy Sedaris"

Why, Amy? I like you so much in your series, I buy your book on hospitality, and then you do this? Why?

Posted by: Andre at November 12, 2008 4:25 AM

Mimi!

You have done it! Don't you know that there are some in Hollywood that read this site to get their next Big Movie Ideas? I expect to see a Genocidal Spoof or Satire film by next Christmas, and we have YOU to thank!

Posted by: The Wanderer at November 12, 2008 7:10 AM

I don't know how to feel about the following tidbit gleaned from the movie's IMDB page: Amy Sedaris' character is named Ms. Cameltoe.

Posted by: Robert at November 12, 2008 7:26 AM

Seriously, guys, there are only so many ways to say "Worst. Movie. Ever." (although you people have had to get very creative at times). Nobody is going to mind if you just decide to skip this one, especially since, as Dustin said, he's already reviewed it. Treat yourself to some, like, Hitchcock, or Herzog, or something.

Save that vitriol for Palin Porn Movie (the spoof of the porno-spoof of the woman who is, in fact, a spoof of all ridiculous people everywhere). Now that's meta, motherfuckers.

Posted by: Elfrieda at November 12, 2008 7:32 AM

Hope you have "Stand in the Fire."

Posted by: bucdaddy at November 11, 2008 9:03 PM

Not any more. I think I've told this story here before, but what's a little redux amongst friends?

All of my Warren Zevon (and much, much more) was on vinyl only -- vinyl that disappeared during my divorce a few years ago and then showed up on eBay shortly thereafter. I won (and collected!) a judgment in civil court against my ex over this, but that money is long gone and the hole in the soul remains...

Posted by: Che Grovera at November 12, 2008 7:47 AM

Can the Obama presidency somehow get rid of this shit-filled phenomenon?

Posted by: mc at November 11, 2008 4:07 PM

One can hope.

Posted by: Che Grovera at November 12, 2008 7:48 AM

That bitch.

That truly is the saddest story I've ever read.

If you're ever in the neighborhood (Special Valley, WV 26505), drop by and we'll give it a spin. Probably have to listen to "Sentimental Hygiene" too.

FWIW, I'm going to see Drive-By Truckers tonight and they've been known to do a nasty cover medley of "Play It All Night Long" and "Ain't That Pretty At All."

Posted by: bucdaddy at November 12, 2008 10:02 AM

Amy Sedaris is in Dance Movie.

Good gawd, what inspired her to go over to the dark side?

Posted by: agent bedhead at November 12, 2008 10:07 AM

$5 says this movie is absolutely hilarious. If anything was up for a good spoofing its the cheesy dance movies that take themselves way to seriously. And Scary Movie 1 and 2 were awesome, so I'm feeling pretty confident that 3 bong hits and Dance Flick will lead a night of old fashioned belly laughs.

Posted by: Coco Bravo at November 12, 2008 11:34 AM

Fucking awesome! I've been waiting for a good ocular raping for weeks now.

Posted by: admin11 at November 12, 2008 11:21 PM

If you're ever in the neighborhood (Special Valley, WV 26505), drop by and we'll give it a spin. Probably have to listen to "Sentimental Hygiene" too.

FWIW, I'm going to see Drive-By Truckers tonight and they've been known to do a nasty cover medley of "Play It All Night Long" and "Ain't That Pretty At All."

Posted by: bucdaddy at November 12, 2008 10:02 AM

Thanks for the offer! WV is one of only two states that I've never been to (North Dakota being the other), and I can't think of a better incentive to visit.

The backstory to that episode is that she had her panties in a knot over a box of her childhood scrapbooks that went missing (we were separated as she had moved in with her boyfriend). I honestly have no idea (still) what happened to that box, and I figured she just misplaced it and that it would blow over. I was wrong. Her revenge was to come to my/our house while I was away and take my record and book collections (she had a key and I couldn't lock her out according to my attorney). Trouble was, she denied doing it -- both to my face and in court. I was able to prove the perjury thanks to the eBay records, and the threat of jail turns out to be a remarkably effective incentive in collecting a civil judgment.

I moved everything of any value out of that house until after I was able to sell it (some months later), but it was a lesson I learned too late...as is too often the case in life.

Posted by: Che Grovera at November 13, 2008 7:42 AM

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