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Vulgar (2002)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:6

Rotten:20

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: Vulgar more than lives up to its title.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: First-time writer-director Bryan Johnson may be best known as a member of filmmaker Kevin Smith's View Askew universe (he played Steve-Dave in MALLRATS and DOGMA), but those expecting VULGAR to be... First-time writer-director Bryan Johnson may be best known as a member of filmmaker Kevin Smith's View Askew universe (he played Steve-Dave in MALLRATS and DOGMA), but those expecting VULGAR to be another version of CLERKS might be surprised by this off-kilter drama that is best described as Bozo the Clown meets DELIVERANCE. Brian O'Halloran (Dante from CLERKS) plays Will, aka Flappy the Clown, an earnest, downtrodden guy desperately trying to make a living as a clown. Will is a constant target of abuse--from the drunks flinging projectiles on his ratty lawn to his nursing home-bound mother's streams of vitriol. Barely scraping by, Will has an "epiphany" about how to make more money--by hiring himself out for bachelor parties as Vulgar, a clown sporting a bustier and garters. On his first outing, Will instead finds himself in a terrifying situation with the psychotic Ed (Jerry Lewkovitz) and his two inbred sons. After a life-changing violation that Will only reveals to his friend, Syd (Johnson), some luck finally comes his way via a television executive (a cameo from Kevin Smith). However, more trouble awaits the put-upon clown in Johnson's dark, disturbing tale. [More]

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Brian Christopher, Bryan Johnson, Jerry Lewkowitz

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Brian Christopher, Bryan Johnson, Jerry Lewkowitz, Ethan Suplee, Matthew Maher, Jason Mewes, David Klein, Kevin Smith

Director: Bryan Johnson

Director: Bryan Johnson
Producer: Monica Hampton
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Reviews for Vulgar

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/06/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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...an amateurish, unpleasant, and primarily worthless effort...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
01/31/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

No review available.

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08/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Fairly inept stuff.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

A tale of horror and revenge that is nearly perfect in its relentless descent to the depths of one man's tortured soul.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/06/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

As unseemly as its title suggests.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/10/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/08/02
Rachel Sanders
Rachel Sanders
Apollo Guide

"Vulgar" is as far away from "Jay and Silent Bob" as you could possibly imagine, so if you are going to watch the film, try and forget there was ever a Jay, a Bob, a Dante, a Holden, a Banky and a woman named Amy, and you might get something a little more

Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

The premise of this film is as audacious as they come.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
09/04/02
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It’s the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/01/02
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

I'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/25/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Imagine John Waters remaking Deliverance starring Bozo the Clown, and that's Vulgar.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
08/19/02
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good, no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke.

Full Review Source: Movie Poop Shoot | comment Comment
05/17/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
Movie Poop Shoot

An ugly, revolting movie.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
05/03/02
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

Imagine Kevin Smith, the blasphemous bad boy of suburban Jersey, if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor. The result might look like Vulgar.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 1 Comment
05/03/02
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

Hey everybody, wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped? I didn't think so.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
05/02/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

An unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/30/02
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice

It's hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
04/26/02
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

Unspeakable, of course, barely begins to describe the plot and its complications. Vulgar is too optimistic a title.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
04/26/02
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

With cheap camera work, a script that's so awful it makes porn dialogue sound like Shakespeare and scenes that suggest some especially unsavory snuff films, there's no reason to go near this flick in the first place.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/26/02
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