![]() ![]() Script-O-Rama afterwards - because reading is good for your noodle. At least you'll have some Hot Rod quotes (or even a monologue or two) to annoy your coworkers with in the meantime, right? I know, I know, I still need to get the cast names in there and all that jazz, so if you have any corrections, feel free toĭrop me a line. Transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly Voila! Finally, the Hot Rod script is here for all you fans of the Andy Samberg movie. ![]() Ian McShane can do it all, and there’s no better proof than Hot Rod.Hot Rod Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or the Andy Samberg movie Hot Rod Script - Dialogue Transcript Frank makes him work for his respect, and so when Rod finally earns it, it’s a beautiful moment. Frank actually cares about Rod, and believes that a weekly showdown is just the motivation he needs to make something of his life. This could all be about the crazy antics of Ian McShane as the Worst Stepdad Ever, but with just the glint in his eye McShane sells the real man in the short shorts. Rod’s determination in his ridiculous quest only lands because you can honestly imagine the unseen decade of “unconventional parenting” that he’s received from Frank. McShane tears this movie apart whenever he’s given an opening, beating Rod down emotionally and physically, to the point that his presence reverberates even beyond his screentime. His twisted relationship with Rod is so cruel and unusual – and hilarious. Pop in every now and again as the representation of Rod’s insecurities and failures as a man Īs the lead’s foil, McShane takes a pretty thin idea – Rod wants to raise $50,000 for his stepdad’s heart transplant so he can finally beat him up – and makes it stick.Set up a loose narrative thread for Hot Rod, that is really just an excuse for the Lonely Island to run from sketch to sketch.Ultimately Frank’s role in the film is minor: – but McShane’s malicious parenting style and general psychotic vibe is on another level entirely. This is true for Spacek too – her low-energy whispers stand out amid the madcap yelling of Samberg and co. Their performances are jarring, intrusive. The best scene-stealers cut against the grain. This GIF is playing on loop in my mind every minute of the day: It’s not just the quotability that makes this performance a scene-stealer, it’s the physicality. Even when he’s on his deathbed, he’s cutting his stepson down with a snide remark (or the aforementioned fighting stick). McShane barrels through Hot Rod with this consistent malevolent energy. Sidenote: This is when many of us learned not to sneak up on anyone who’s been in a chemical fire. And then there’s Hot Rod, in which he crops up in Rod’s (Samberg) basement in short shorts blasting Ennio Morricone and wielding a kendo fighting stick. Since Deadwood he’s more often the terrifying villain than the romantic hero, a career shift that certainly plays to his strengths. His days as a pin-up may be behind him, but he’s still rolling with the same icy baby blues and rough-n-ready attitude. Her unassuming sense of chill soothes over the rougher edges of Hot Rod ’s zany antics – Spacek revealing the unfortunate truth behind her former husband’s death is sidesplittingly blasé – and it balances perfectly with what her on-screen husband is bringing to the party. She’s just your average mum, sewing her adult son a cape and helping him find his fighting kneepads. On one hand, you’ve got Sissy Spacek playing it completely straight. The best teen comedies have the best parents – Easy A, 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, American Pie – and Hot Rod is no exception. Then there are those of us who remember him for one thing, and one thing only: slapping the shit out of Andy Samberg. New Shaniacs ™ know him best from Game of Thrones or John Wick, while our older members think fondly of his unsurprisingly brooding Heathcliff. Ian McShane has been chewing scenery wherever he can find it on both sides of the pond for over 55 years now, and we all have our favourite incarnation. You know him, you fear him, you can’t resist his wild eyes – Ian McShane has us all in the palm of his hand, and we love it. He’s Lancashire’s greatest export since the Jelly Baby. ![]()
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