Plumber Bobby (Lawrence) has to live with the ignominy that it is his wife, Karen (Tichina Arnold), who truly wears the pants in the family. Dentist Doug (Allen), a one-time wild man, now spends his time watching his cholesterol and stewing over his inability to connect with his young son. Their informal motorcycle club, the "Wild Hogs," is their only escape from their mundane existences.
In this sissy-biker 'City Slickers', the stars are suburbanites in the throws of a collecti ve midlife crisis. That fate eventually befalls 'Wild Hogs' as well, although it scores extra points for a fun end-credit sequence - but mostly this congenial tale of middle-aged wannabe crazies proves surprisingly entertaining. Of course, the problem with most movies of that ilk is that they quickly run out of gas and the jokes fall flat. Most of the humor can be described as "this is so dumb I can't believe I'm laughing," but there is nothing wrong with brain-dead comedy, so long as the jokes work. Macy in the cinematic equivalent of a supergroup. 'Wild Hogs' is an All-Star Comedy that melds the talents of John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H.
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From bull-slapping to naked waterhole antics, Wild Hogs tries its hardest to rise above road trip movie clichés and just barely makes it. Wild Hogs is forgettable, but fun in parts. Wild Hogs might have been much more enjoyable if it left out their families completely and just concentrated on the buddy humor, freeing up time for more slapstick comedy - the part of the film that works the best. The film's downfall is the time spent building the backstories and showing the families of the foursome. The acting's not the problem with Wild Hogs.
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Things get really hairy when they run afoul of a group of real bikers who don't like couch potato posers who think black leather jackets and a cool logo patch are all it takes to be bikers.Īlthough they sound like an unlikely group of actors to play friends, Allen, Travolta, Macy and Lawrence are absolutely convincing. Their tents burn down and they encounter a motorcycle cop who believes the men are lovers and wants to join in on the fun. Off they go and, of course, absolutely nothing turns out as they planned. Woody's so-called charmed life with a swimsuit model wife and successful business is all a big front, and he needs to get away with his best buds to put some distance between himself and his troubles. The foursome includes Doug (Allen), a dentist with identity issues Bobby (Martin), a frustrated writer forced by his domineering wife to return to the world of plumbing Dudley (Macy), a 40-year-old virgin who can't speak to a woman if his life depends on it and Woody, the 'leader' of the pack who instigates the roadtrip. John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence play buddies who feel the need to escape from their 9-to-5 lives and decide the best way to recapture some of their lost youth is to take off on their Harleys. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence The actors had varying degrees of experience riding motorcycles before the film, with Travolta easily the best of the group Stars John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, Ray Liotta, and Marisa Tomei
The nerdy computer guy can't use his own laptop - yeah, right! Surprisingly homophobic for a studio film in this day and age
It gets a few Brownie points for trying to include a little heart along with the laughs Travolta, Allen, Macy and Lawrence sell the friendship and fit together wellĮnough slapstick comedy to keep it chugging along
Wild Hogs takes the 'let's throw in every goofy set-up we can and see if something works' approach to filmmaking and actually manages a few decent comedic moments - almost in spite of itself. Four middle-aged men, three stuck in dysfunctional relationships and one unable to even talk to a woman, get their motors running and head out on their Harleys in Wild Hogs, a comedy from Van Wilder director Walt Becker.