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Aug 3, 2007 · Hot Rod: Directed by Akiva Schaffer. With Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride. Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.
- (94K)
- Comedy, Sport
- Akiva Schaffer
- 2007-08-03
Hot Rod is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer (in his directorial debut) and written by Pam Brady. The film stars Andy Samberg as amateur accident-prone stuntman Rod Kimble, whose stepfather, Frank ( Ian McShane ), continuously mocks and disrespects him.
Jul 23, 2020 · During the filming of Hot Rod ’s opening scene, in which Rod attempts to jump over a mail van on his bike, Andy Samberg’s stunt double actually broke his leg. It’s interesting to think that professional stunt performers had to be hired to work on a movie about a terrible amateur stunt performer.
- The big jump. The big moment the entire movie has been leading up to — Rod's epic jump over the school buses — has everything, including an ever-important exclusive broadcast on AM radio.
- Rod falls down the mountain. When Rod finds out his stepfather needs a heart transplant, he becomes distraught and needs to go to his "quiet place" in the middle of the woods to calm himself down.
- Cool beans. Rod and his brother Kevin fight after Kevin's movie of Rod doing stunts unintentionally makes Rod the laughingstock of the town. Rod is furious.
- Too legit to quit. After learning that his late father wasn't a daredevil stuntman as he had previously believed, Rod gives up on stunts himself. When approached by Denise and asked why he's quitting, Rod explains with hand motions made famous by MC Hammer's 1991 music video for the song "2 Legit 2 Quit."
Aug 3, 2007 · Hot Rod. For Rod Kimball (Andy Samberg), 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 (Ian...
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- Akiva Schaffer
- PG-13
- Andy Samberg
1 hr 28 mins. Drama, Comedy. PG13. Watchlist. "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg is a blast as wannabe stuntman Rod Kimble, who tries a record-setting motorcycle jump to earn money for...
Aug 2, 2007 · Crash test dummy. Andy Samberg stars as the Evel Knievel of moped riding in "Hot Rod." Rod Kimble, the hero of “Hot Rod,” is Evel Knievel on a moped. He leads a life resembling an episode of “Jackass.”.
