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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. When Frank becomes ill, Rod raises money for his heart operation by ...
- $25 million
- Trevor Rabin
- August 3, 2007 (United States)
Jennifer Fox (film producer) Jennifer Fox is an American film producer. From 2001 to 2007, she was president of Section Eight Productions; before that she was Vice President of Production at Universal Pictures. Fox was nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for her production work in Michael Clayton. [1]
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.
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- Comedy, Sport
- Akiva Schaffer
- 2007-08-03
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1980–present. Spouse. Patrick Lindenmaier. Website. A Luminous Mind Production. Jennifer Fox (born 1959) is an American film producer, director, cinematographer, and writer as well as president of A Luminous Mind Film Productions. [1] She won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her first feature documentary, Beirut: The Last Home Movie. [2]
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- 1980–present
- Patrick Lindenmaier
- 1959 (age 63–64), Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
For Rod Kimble, 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.
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 ...
Jennifer Fox is an American film producer, director, cinematographer, and writer as well as president of A Luminous Mind Film Productions. She won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her first feature documentary, Beirut: The Last Home Movie.
