Farce of the Penguins
| Farce of the Penguins | |
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| Directed by | Bob Saget |
| Written by | Bob Saget |
| Produced by | David Permut Bob Saget |
| Starring | Bob Saget Lewis Black |
| Narrated by | Samuel L. Jackson |
| Cinematography | Scott Billups |
| Edited by | Michael R. Miller |
| Music by | Peter Rodgers Melnick |
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| Distributed by | THINKFilm |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,832[1] |
Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 American direct-to-video parody of the 2005 French documentary film March of the Penguins. The film features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters voiced by Bob Saget (who also wrote and directed the film) and Lewis Black. Five of Saget's former Full House co-stars also lent their voices to the film. Other additional voices were provided by Tracy Morgan, Christina Applegate, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Dane Cook, Abe Vigoda, Mo'Nique, and among others. The MPAA rated the film with an R for pervasive crude sexual content and language.
Plot
Samuel L. Jackson narrates the story about a group of male penguins that make a 70-mile trek to go to their breeding grounds where females are waiting to have sex with them. These penguins include Carl (Bob Saget) and Jimmy (Lewis Black), two friends who talk about relationships and other things as they meet new characters including Marcus (Tracy Morgan), a penguin who likes to kid around and brag about his huge penis (an illogical point, since penguins do not have penises[2] and instead have cloacas), and Steve the snowy owl (Jonathan Katz), who gives Carl advice on his life in a Freudian kind of way while billing him for the two quick sessions. Meanwhile, Melissa (Christina Applegate) and Vicky (Mo'Nique) argue about men and other women who bother them as they wait for their mates to arrive at the breeding grounds.
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator
- Bob Saget as Carl
- Christina Applegate as Melissa
- Jamie Kennedy as Jamie
- David Koechner as Melvin
- Harvey Fierstein as Sheila
- Lewis Black as Jimmy
- Whoopi Goldberg as Helen
- Mo'Nique as Vicky
- Tracy Morgan as Marcus
- Mario Cantone as Sidney
- Carlos Mencia as Juan Sanchez
- Lori Loughlin as Melvin smacking penguin
- Dane Cook as Online penguin
- Jason Alexander as Penguin on belly
- Jason Biggs as Insecure penguin
- Norm Crosby as Carl's grandfather
- Norm MacDonald as Join Twosomes penguin
- Jonathan Katz as Steve the Owl
- Brie Larson as "I need a Z-pack" penguin
- James Belushi as "They're all bitches" penguin
- Dave Coulier as "There's no snow" penguin
- John Stamos as "What's global warming?" penguin
- Jodie Sweetin as "He's so gross" penguin
- Jon Lovitz as "My eyes are up here" penguin
- Gilbert Gottfried as "I'm freezing my nuts off!" penguin
- Damon Wayans as "Hey, that's my ass!" penguin
- Abe Vigoda as Penguin from Boca
- Alyson Hannigan as Hottie penguin
- Jonathan Silverman as Seal critics
- Scott Weinger (uncredited) as Horny penguin
Production
THINKFilm describes Farce of the Penguins as the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual." Despite what the poster suggests, Farce of the Penguins is not an animated feature; it uses real stock footage of penguins. Bob Saget stated on The Howard Stern Show on January 29, 2007, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 30, 2007 and on Tom Green Live that he originally wanted to simply redub the documentary March of the Penguins but did not receive permission from the filmmakers.
