Puddle Cruiser

1996
R
1h 42m

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A student falls in love with a fellow student who is defending his buddies in university court. He "proves his love" to her by playing rugby against her ex-boyfriend.A student falls in love with a fellow student who is defending his buddies in university court. He "proves his love" to her by playing rugby against her ex-boyfriend.A student falls in love with a fellow student who is defending his buddies in university court. He "proves his love" to her by playing rugby against her ex-boyfriend.

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5.5/10

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Trivia
This is Broken Lizard's very first movie

Goofs
Zach states that Johnny Cash *wrote* the song "A Boy Named Sue". While Cash performed the song, it was actually written by Shel Silverstein.

Quotes
Zach: So what's his name?
Felix Bean: Traci Shannon.
Zach: Traci Shannon! That's not just a firsty, firsty. It's also a girly girly

Crazy credits
In the credits "Casting by Mink" is credited. Mink is Erik Stolhanske, one of the members of Broken Lizard and Mink is his nickname. He received a casting credit because open auditions were held in his loft

Connections
Featured in Nothing (2003)

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Featured review

5/10

Shows the strengths - and weaknesses - of Broken Lizard

Like a lot of people on IMDb, I saw Super Troopers first and laughed my *ss off, thinking these guys were the second coming of Monty Python or something. Then I saw Club Dread, which had a significantly higher budget and more studio support, and I was certainly let down. So when I saw Puddle Cruiser on the shelf, I thought this might be the holy grail of Broken Lizard movies: an early effort in which these guys' talents could really shine, without being overpowered by the production.

But alas this sluggish, only sporadically amusing film brings to light one glaring fact about the BL team: these guys may be charismatic and talented, but writing is NOT their strong suit. This script is simply not funny, and no amount of natural comedic talent can cover that up. That makes it all the clearer why Super Troopers worked so well, while Club Dread didn't. Just compare the scripts, and you'll see that one is full of great jokes and situations ripe with comedic possibility, while the other is more of a premise than anything else.

So while Puddle Cruiser is a charming look at the roots of these guys' collegiate comedy bond, it is far from a solid film. Watch it for the nostalgia value, and hope these guys put as much effort into their future scripts as they did on Super Troopers.