Hot Rod

– For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor R..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Hot Rod (2007)

For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Hot Rod (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Aug 2007

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Akiva Schaffer

Writer:

Pam Brady

Main Actors:

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride

Plot:

Rod Kimble is a naïf, a slacker living in a small US town with his mom, his younger brother, and his stepfather whose respect he craves. He also misses his dead dad, whom he thinks was Evel Knievel's back-up. Rod, a man-child, believes that he is a stunt man. When his stepfather needs an operation, with help from his brother and his slacker pals, Rod hatches a plan to set a school-bus-jumping record on his moped. First, his crew and he have to raise money to rent the buses and build the ramp. Trouble is, Rod's inept at his chosen career. Looming failure is complicated by the return of Denise, Rod's next-door neighbor and secret heartthrob, who is home from college. Is public humiliation at hand?

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$13,900,000

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
Metacritic:
43%