Stark Raving Mad (2002)

Stark Raving Mad: Directed by Drew Daywalt, David Schneider. With Seann William Scott, Timm Sharp, Patrick Breen, John B. Crye. A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

“Direct to video it seems in North America, while it hit theatres in Europe.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI saw this in a convenience store rental area – DVD for $1.99. The name of the movieu0026#39;s star was written larger than the title of the movie. It reaked of B-movie caliber. The name? Sean William Scott! I liked Sean in Road Trip, Final Destination, Dude Whereu0026#39;s My Car and Evolution. His fame though comes from the American Pie movies. Youu0026#39;ll also see him in Bulletproof Monk and The Rundown. He hasnu0026#39;t shown a ton of range in his acting ability and the closest he came to carrying a movie was in Dude where he co-starred. He has always done his role effectively though so after a few visits to the convenience store we decided to give him a try.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI didnu0026#39;t expect much, and was shocked by what I viewed. Not only is Sean the star of this movie but he carries this movie with a superb cast, script, and direction. From the beginning to the end this was a classic in the making. From the stop scenes where characters talk to the camera, to the white haired Lou Diamond Phillips, to the Chinese Food delivery guy and further. I laughed and laughed and kept feeling u0026quot;What a great movie!u0026quot; Hereu0026#39;s the gist you could easily get from the back of the box. Theyu0026#39;re going to pull a robbery using a Rave as a cover. In the course of the movie, they have many hurdles to overcome. During this, funny stuff happens.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSean plays the straight guy and a relatively serious role – very different from his other roles. He pulls it off without a hitch. Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns fame) is another surprise. You wonu0026#39;t believe how good he is until you see him in this role. Easily the best of Lou Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. The whole cast was fantastic but I do have to mention Timm Sharp whou0026#39;s character was hard to like, but well developed and acted with precision. One would be remiss not to mention Dave Foley who played a part that was totally unlike anything Iu0026#39;ve ever seen from him. Truly amazing he was. Like I said, there wasnu0026#39;t a bad actor in the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDrew Daywalt and David Schneider seemed to make great directors and great writers. As Dave Foley said (the gist of it anyway from the DVD extras) – the difference between one director and two directors is that with two directoru0026#39;s you have to pretend to listen to TWO people. Daveu0026#39;s humour! This movie is well developed, it has good camera action, and leaves you feeling like you spent two hours wisely. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a classic for me and will sit on my shelf proudly displayed while I mention it to everyone who visits! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePick up the movie!”