Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from another clique in suburban Middle America ci... Leer todoA mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from another clique in suburban Middle America circa '76.A mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from another clique in suburban Middle America circa '76.
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This movie reminded me a lot of "Napoleon Dynamite". Every time you watch it you find new details that are just gems. Keep an eye on the mom's feet while she is in the kitchen. She's standing on paper towel because, I assume, she just finished washing it. My mom totally did that. Very good acting all around and you can see how the director let the actors be free, especially visible in the scenes between Nathan and Cameron. I get so drained by the constant big budget studio pics that lack the heart of true indie's such as this movie and Dynamite. It's refreshing and gives hope that personal film making still exists. When you find a movie that you can continue to watch and discover new things each time, you know you have a great movie.
I just watched it and I love it, the cast was hot, the retro vibe of the whole film was done very well, the drone one song soundtrack i couldn't get enough of.....I am still trying to find a way to get a copy of the song no luck yet, but i can see how it is not a movie for everyone. It is definitely an acquired taste, but it is worth viewing yourself u might like it, i think the guy who plays hurley from lost was my favourite character he did a great job, the whole cast did a good job, I don't understand why people are saying they could not make sense of the film. It made perfect sense by the end to me...lol and i couldn't believe jason dill was in it too....oh well bottom line if you like strange dry humor kinda movies watch the good humor man.
When I think of a 1970s-period film, this is not what I think of. I don't want a monotonous, one-song Robin Trower soundtrack; I want a soundtrack punctuated with the top-40 bubblegum songs of the day that epitomized the '70s. The generic karaoke-style disco music during the prom scene was especially annoying. The acting (if you can call it that) was very wooden, and seemed just read from script in monotone. The film quality and camera work was horrid; the dialog murky, the script seemed thrown together without much thought and the plot was thin if not nonexistent. I can't believe people are giving it the high ratings I've read here. Basically a forgettable, poor attempt at recreating a beloved era of the past. Two stars is all I can come up with. Sorry, guys.
"The Good Humor Man" is a movie that takes place in the suburbs during the spring of 1976 and is about a smart high schooler whose parents question his choice in friends. Judging from the cover art of the DVD, it looks like a comedy very similar to its predecessors like "Dazed & Confused " (1993) , "Detroit Rock City" (1999), and the short-lived but legendary TV series "Freaks & Geeks" (1999-2000). The first 30 minutes of the movie feel like a comedy too, especially with Jorge Garcia playing a character nicknamed "Mt. Rushmore". It's not hard to compare Garcia to John Belushi. Not only does his facial features bear a striking resemblance to Saturday Night Live's fallen angel, but his Mt. Rushmore character lives for drinking and using drugs the same way Bluto Blutarsky did in "Animal House" (1978). Garcia echos Belushi in a unique way that miraculously doesn't translate as a rip off, and Garcia has a commanding presence on screen. Every time he's in a scene, he owns it big time.
Garcia is a supporting character in this film, the Falstaff to the Henry V that is Jay, played by Nathan Stevens. Jay is the central character, and Mt. Rushmore is the bad influence of a friend his yuppie parents (Elise Robertson and Kelsey Grammar) wish he would stop hanging out with. Jay also takes an interest in Wendy (the gorgeous Cameron Richardson), a girl in his class who is supposedly out of his league both financially and in terms of popularity. In high school, popularity is its own social class scale with blurry lines drawn that only high schoolers can see, and it's evident in this film perhaps better than in other high school movies.
So the setup for a high school comedy is here, but not even one quarter of the way through does the film take a strangely dark and dramatic turn while not letting go of its comedic ideals. Jay, Mt. Rushmore, and two other stoner buddies crash a wedding for the free booze and food. Mt. Rushmore and Jay mostly succeed in remaining incognito, but one of their friends makes anti semitic remarks to a guy their age wearing a yarmulke. Eventually, a fight breaks out resulting in more than just a damaged wedding cake. Ultimately, Mt. Rushmore gets into a fight with a popular jock at the wedding, goes from using fists to bringing out a knife, and unintentionally kills him.
This point is where the film pushed the envelope and sacrificed its comedic potential, but not its credibility. It still told a very intriguing story as Mt. Rushmore somehow manages to successfully hide from the police despite his size and his penchant for hanging out in the park with Jay and other acquaintances. Meanwhile, Jay refuses to tell the police about Mt. Rushmore's whereabouts in the only unrealistic part of the movie. Jay's reasons not to rat his friend out are understandable. In reality, it would seem as though the police would arrest him for holding evidence. Here, they shake their heads in dismay and leave, something that's unlikely to happen in real life.
Probably the scene I liked best involved Mt. Rushmore breaking into the basement of the guy he incidentally killed. There's no expression of remorse on his face, but his following actions scream through his skin that is thick both literally and figuratively. Garcia here really masters the storytelling rule of showing, not telling, and the result is quite powerful. Again, it takes the film in an unexpectedly dark direction, but not an inappropriate one.
Similarly, Jason Segel took a turn from what one would expect to be a comedic role as Smelly Bob, a 25-year-old ex-convict who for reasons unexplained likes to hang out with the stoner high school crowd. He's significantly older than the others, but doesn't look out of place and makes Matthew McConaughey's character in "Dazed & Confused" look noble. Plus, he plays a guy who's a far cry from the nice guy he would later make a name for himself as in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2007) & "I Love You, Man" (2009).
Credit to this film also lies in Stevens' and Richardson's undeniable on-screen chemistry and poignant love scenes other filmmakers may have exploited for a cheap sex gag. This effective plot point added to the 70's decor that naturally fits into the film and the appropriately grainy picture that gives the film depth makes the film unique and original enough to recommend. It's just best to know that although this film has its funny moments, it's more dramatic than the cover art suggests. It may not be the filmmakers fault, although the name of this film doesn't quite fit with the story either. A part about ice cream is mentioned in the end, but you never know who the Good Humor Man is or why. Maybe that's the point of this film, but who knows?
Garcia is a supporting character in this film, the Falstaff to the Henry V that is Jay, played by Nathan Stevens. Jay is the central character, and Mt. Rushmore is the bad influence of a friend his yuppie parents (Elise Robertson and Kelsey Grammar) wish he would stop hanging out with. Jay also takes an interest in Wendy (the gorgeous Cameron Richardson), a girl in his class who is supposedly out of his league both financially and in terms of popularity. In high school, popularity is its own social class scale with blurry lines drawn that only high schoolers can see, and it's evident in this film perhaps better than in other high school movies.
So the setup for a high school comedy is here, but not even one quarter of the way through does the film take a strangely dark and dramatic turn while not letting go of its comedic ideals. Jay, Mt. Rushmore, and two other stoner buddies crash a wedding for the free booze and food. Mt. Rushmore and Jay mostly succeed in remaining incognito, but one of their friends makes anti semitic remarks to a guy their age wearing a yarmulke. Eventually, a fight breaks out resulting in more than just a damaged wedding cake. Ultimately, Mt. Rushmore gets into a fight with a popular jock at the wedding, goes from using fists to bringing out a knife, and unintentionally kills him.
This point is where the film pushed the envelope and sacrificed its comedic potential, but not its credibility. It still told a very intriguing story as Mt. Rushmore somehow manages to successfully hide from the police despite his size and his penchant for hanging out in the park with Jay and other acquaintances. Meanwhile, Jay refuses to tell the police about Mt. Rushmore's whereabouts in the only unrealistic part of the movie. Jay's reasons not to rat his friend out are understandable. In reality, it would seem as though the police would arrest him for holding evidence. Here, they shake their heads in dismay and leave, something that's unlikely to happen in real life.
Probably the scene I liked best involved Mt. Rushmore breaking into the basement of the guy he incidentally killed. There's no expression of remorse on his face, but his following actions scream through his skin that is thick both literally and figuratively. Garcia here really masters the storytelling rule of showing, not telling, and the result is quite powerful. Again, it takes the film in an unexpectedly dark direction, but not an inappropriate one.
Similarly, Jason Segel took a turn from what one would expect to be a comedic role as Smelly Bob, a 25-year-old ex-convict who for reasons unexplained likes to hang out with the stoner high school crowd. He's significantly older than the others, but doesn't look out of place and makes Matthew McConaughey's character in "Dazed & Confused" look noble. Plus, he plays a guy who's a far cry from the nice guy he would later make a name for himself as in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2007) & "I Love You, Man" (2009).
Credit to this film also lies in Stevens' and Richardson's undeniable on-screen chemistry and poignant love scenes other filmmakers may have exploited for a cheap sex gag. This effective plot point added to the 70's decor that naturally fits into the film and the appropriately grainy picture that gives the film depth makes the film unique and original enough to recommend. It's just best to know that although this film has its funny moments, it's more dramatic than the cover art suggests. It may not be the filmmakers fault, although the name of this film doesn't quite fit with the story either. A part about ice cream is mentioned in the end, but you never know who the Good Humor Man is or why. Maybe that's the point of this film, but who knows?
The good humor man was a very interesting movie I have never seen a movie like that it was a love story some what but also it had a lot of drama in it. Things you would have not expected happened I liked the movie it was very real it was not a fairy tail at all it was very raw and to the point. Its just like real life cause things like that really happen. So those who have not seen it I'm not going to say to much but I recommend it. It just basically going into the life of teenagers and how they are separated into different clique's like Jocks and Burn outs. I like the romance about that because Wendy was able to look past the fact that her and Jay were from different backgrounds and thats what I liked about it the most.
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- ErroresThe movie is set in 1976, but the Chevrolet van-based ambulance which takes Jay to the hospital has a grill which indicates that it is a 1978 or later model year vehicle.
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