Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016
TV-MA
1h 28m

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5.7/10

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Wyatt Russell and Alex Karpovsky in Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)

A stagnating stand-up comedian is convinced by his friend, an acclaimed musician, to join him on the road as his opening act.

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A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

627

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Bryn: Why don't we put a pillow between us?
Paul: Can't you just get pregnant that way?
Bryn: Uh-uh, pillow method works.

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Featured review

7/10

good relationship movie

Paul Scott (Alex Karpovsky) and Jason Black (Wyatt Russell) are best of friends since childhood. Paul is a struggling standup comedian. Jason is a rising music star. Jason brings Paul on as the opening act to his tour of smaller clubs. Along the way, they meet singer Bryn Miller (Meredith Hagner). Paul likes her. Jason invites her on the tour and hooks up with her.

The biggest question for this movie is how to make something unfunny funny. Paul's standup is blandly unfunny. The movie needs to make it cinematically funny. That's a big flaw. Also Heather Morris' scene needs to be much funnier. Ok! Done! The best aspect is the relationships. This is a good trio of actors. They all fit their roles. Wyatt Russell is perfect for his. They are compelling characters. I like their resolutions. It's a good relationship movie between two male friends. Melanie Lynskey also has a good scene.