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loyalfromlondon wrote:

Damn AMC

http://www.darkhorizons.com

If you want to hear the dirtiest joke ever told... don't bother heading for your local AMC megaplex reports Newsweek.

The theater chain has decided not to show the buzzed-about documentary "The Aristocrats" on any of its 3,500-plus screens. The $20,000 unrated film features 102 of the world's most famous comedians, each telling their interpretations of the same infamous XXX-rated insider joke considered to be too filthy to perform in public.

ThinkFilm, which is distributing "The Aristocrats," says that AMC had agreed to show the film at theaters in Atlanta and Chicago, but then reneged. This comes despite an overwhelmingly good response from test audiences and critics alike.

Executive producer Penn Jillette says "Look, it's a stupid little movie that people are loving. So this is like a supermarket announcing that it's not going to carry vegetables. It's their right to do that. It's just a goofy decision based on one person's taste".

The film opens in limited release starting July 29th. To see the "South Park" version of the gag, click here and make sure no-one is in earshot.

loyalfromlondon wrote:

Well, the joke is that this family does all these awful things, killing each other,

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necrophiliac orgies,

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golden showers,

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homosexual incest,

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and the name of their act is "The Aristocrats".

A.O.Scott wrote:

A Filthy Theme and Variations

"The Aristocrats" is - how shall I put it? - an essay film, a work of painstaking and penetrating scholarship, and, as such, one of the most original and rigorous pieces of criticism in any medium I have encountered in quite some time.

For those of you who have not already put down your newspaper and rushed off to buy tickets (and I hereby authorize the advertising department at ThinkFilm to plaster the previous sentence wherever it likes), perhaps I should add that "The Aristocrats" is also possibly the filthiest, vilest, most extravagantly obscene documentary ever made. Visually, it is as tame as anything on PBS or VH1's "Behind the Music," but there is scarcely a minute of screen time that does not contain a reference to scatology, incest, bestiality and practices for which no euphemisms or Latinate names have been invented...

dolcevita wrote:

I'm straddling the fence.

Author:	A. G. [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:42 pm ]
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Here's an interesting little indie film. Directed by comedian Paul Provenza, it is simply one single joke being told by dozens of different comedians, each with their own spin on it. It's not just any joke, it's an old old joke in the world of comics, sort of an inside joke in their community. The short version goes like this: A family goes to a talent agency, the agent asks them to do their act. They start engaging in all kinds of sex acts with each other, and end up makinga human pyramid. When asked what they call their act, they say "The Aristocrats". It's not the funniest joke, as you can see, but it is notorious for being dirty, the comedians flesh out the part that I skipped over about the sex acts and go into lurid detail to comic effect. The official site: http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/films/thearistocrats/ This movie has been getting surprising hype for such a small film, including an article in Slate and 2 pages in Time. New York Times Article about it The tagline of the film is "No sex, no violence, unspeakable profanity" The Aristocrats was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January and the Seattle International Film Festival in May. It will be shown in NY on July 29th. It will get a limited release in August 12th.

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:44 pm ]
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It sounds like a very interesting film. It was picked as one of EW's top docs this summer. I posted variations of the dirty joke here: http://worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 38f1a59908

Author:	A. G. [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:20 pm ]
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Before I posted this I looked for other threads on it, didn't look in that one though.

Author:	Anonymous [ Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:41 pm ]
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Damn AMC http://www.darkhorizons.com If you want to hear the dirtiest joke ever told... don't bother heading for your local AMC megaplex reports Newsweek. The theater chain has decided not to show the buzzed-about documentary "The Aristocrats" on any of its 3,500-plus screens. The $20,000 unrated film features 102 of the world's most famous comedians, each telling their interpretations of the same infamous XXX-rated insider joke considered to be too filthy to perform in public. ThinkFilm, which is distributing "The Aristocrats," says that AMC had agreed to show the film at theaters in Atlanta and Chicago, but then reneged. This comes despite an overwhelmingly good response from test audiences and critics alike. Executive producer Penn Jillette says "Look, it's a stupid little movie that people are loving. So this is like a supermarket announcing that it's not going to carry vegetables. It's their right to do that. It's just a goofy decision based on one person's taste". The film opens in limited release starting July 29th. To see the "South Park" version of the gag, click here and make sure no-one is in earshot.

Author:	Groucho [ Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:31 pm ]
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loyalfromlondon wrote: Damn AMC http://www.darkhorizons.com If you want to hear the dirtiest joke ever told... don't bother heading for your local AMC megaplex reports Newsweek. The theater chain has decided not to show the buzzed-about documentary "The Aristocrats" on any of its 3,500-plus screens. The $20,000 unrated film features 102 of the world's most famous comedians, each telling their interpretations of the same infamous XXX-rated insider joke considered to be too filthy to perform in public. ThinkFilm, which is distributing "The Aristocrats," says that AMC had agreed to show the film at theaters in Atlanta and Chicago, but then reneged. This comes despite an overwhelmingly good response from test audiences and critics alike. Executive producer Penn Jillette says "Look, it's a stupid little movie that people are loving. So this is like a supermarket announcing that it's not going to carry vegetables. It's their right to do that. It's just a goofy decision based on one person's taste". The film opens in limited release starting July 29th. To see the "South Park" version of the gag, click here and make sure no-one is in earshot. Click where?

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Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:32 pm ]
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http://www.cartmanthearistocrat.com/

Author:	dolcevita [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:10 pm ]
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aristocrats/ Went and started checking out what early viewers thought. Most found it incredibly funny, though some found it to just push the extremes of gross-out humor. I like the premesis alot, and don't mind extreme vulgarity (if its funny) but I usually start getting put off if its real toilet humour. Has anyone heard which direction the movie goes? So far it sounds like each comedian gets a crack at re-telling the joke that Archie first posted. I might be struggling here...but I don't even get the original joke. I'm not known for my ability to catch pre-scripted humor though. In fact...I'm not known for catching any humor at all. But when all is through, this seems like a series of improvs by the kings and queens of stand-up, and that could make it incredibly funny.

Author:	Anonymous [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:14 pm ]
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The joke is to basically fill the middle part with the most disgusting things ever imagned. I'm looking forward to this film.

Author:	dolcevita [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:30 pm ]
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Yeah? I still don't get it? Does the disgusting middle fill-ins have to tie into being aristocratic or monied or something? I guess I'm still confused about the "punchline" which went on to become he title of the comedy sketches. I would understand why these comedians, the most famous, would be called aristracts in a sort of tongue-and-cheek poke at their status vs. their professions...but I don't get why the family in the joke calls their act that? I'm confused. I guess the movie depends largely on if you find the comedians involved to be funny guys usually. I've seen a couple of them on tv, and have been to live stand-up comedy once. I keep thinking of Nero and his inescapeably painful performances that citizens feigned death to avoid having to sit to the whole way through for some reason.

Author:	Anonymous [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:34 pm ]
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Well, the joke is that this family does all these awful things, killing each other, necrophiliac orgies, eating shit, golden showers, homosexual incest, animal rape and the name of their act is "The Aristocrats". Funny stuff.

Author:	dolcevita [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:40 pm ]
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loyalfromlondon wrote: Well, the joke is that this family does all these awful things, killing each other, Ok Quote: necrophiliac orgies, Ok Quote: eating shit, Ok Quote: golden showers, Ok Quote: homosexual incest, Ok Quote: nimal rape Ok Quote: and the name of their act is "The Aristocrats". Lost you there. I am not making the final leap. So is this supposed to be class commentary? Or like a reference to Satyricon? I don't get it... Quote: Funny stuff. I'll take your word for it. Since I'm pretty sure I might be trying a bit hard to make the connection. Which commedians is everyone looking foreward to hearing from the most? Do any of you guys follow one or two of them regularly?

Author:	Anonymous [ Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:54 pm ]
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My fav comedians who appear in the film: Eddie Izzard Steven Wright Bruce Vilanch Jon Stewart Sarah Silverman Bob Saget Jeffrey Ross Andy Richter Chris Rock Emo Phillips Michael McKean Howie Mandel Bill Maher Richard Lewis Penn & Teller Eric Idle Todd Glass Billy Connolly Carrie Fisher Andy Dick Drew Carey Mario Cantone George Carlin Lewis Black Jason Alexander Hank Azaria

Author:	dolcevita [ Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:25 pm ]
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A.O.Scott wrote: A Filthy Theme and Variations "The Aristocrats" is - how shall I put it? - an essay film, a work of painstaking and penetrating scholarship, and, as such, one of the most original and rigorous pieces of criticism in any medium I have encountered in quite some time. For those of you who have not already put down your newspaper and rushed off to buy tickets (and I hereby authorize the advertising department at ThinkFilm to plaster the previous sentence wherever it likes), perhaps I should add that "The Aristocrats" is also possibly the filthiest, vilest, most extravagantly obscene documentary ever made. Visually, it is as tame as anything on PBS or VH1's "Behind the Music," but there is scarcely a minute of screen time that does not contain a reference to scatology, incest, bestiality and practices for which no euphemisms or Latinate names have been invented... Hmmm scatological scholarship? Sounds intriguing. I know I hate potty humour, but the premsis sounds so smart, and critics have been pretty warm towards it. Its like I have to overcome my disdain for being grossed out in order to see what looks like it could be a really good movie. Maybe its not so bad though, since they're just saying it, and we don't actually have to see it. Ugh. I'm still straddling the fence.

Author:	Anonymous [ Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:34 pm ]
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dolcevita wrote: I'm straddling the fence. An Aristocratic joke is in there somewhere.

Author:	Neostorm [ Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:53 pm ]
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http://www.youtube.com/w/South-Park---T ... =5&t=w&f=b I'm guessing that's the dirty joke.

Author:	Jmart [ Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:49 pm ]
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I love the fact that Cartman heard that from his granpa.

Author:	Shack [ Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:54 pm ]
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Oh god.

Author:	Dkmuto [ Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:55 pm ]
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I thought it was going to be just... haha, incest jokes and scatalogical references and F-words, but surprisingly, there's a lot more humor here than that. Most of it actually coming from the the joke but from interviews with the comics about the joke itself. Quite entertaining, and often hilarious.

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