Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

Pauly Shore Is Dead: Directed by Pauly Shore. With Ashley L. Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Camille Anderson, Beaumont Bacon. Hollywood’s Pauly Shore loses everything, fakes his own death, and gets caught.

“A narcissist is one who has excessive love or admiration of oneself. Youu0026#39;d think a person who writes, directs and stars in a movie about himself would fit that definition. But itu0026#39;s the exact opposite.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Pauly Shore Is Deadu0026quot; is a satirical, self-deprecating (self-loathing?) autobiography by a man who was once on top of the world but now heu0026#39;s flattened by it. The movie is mostly predictable, with silly gags and one-liners typical of the plastic 80s and early 90s partycoms we loved so much. Pauly stayed true to the genre that made him a hit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut what I liked were the introspective moments peppered throughout, particularly toward the end, where we see that maybe Pauly could, in fact, be another Robin Williams or Adam Sandler… a typecast slapstick comedian who manages to break out of the mold and become a legitimate actor. The story is superficial, and if you choose to read between the lines–realizing that this movie itself is part of the autobiography–itu0026#39;s a grand experience.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDozens of great cameo appearances make this film a treat. From the opening scene with arrogant Charlie Sheen, to the clips of angry Ben Stiller, to the scene with penniless Gerardo rapping on the side of the road (remember u0026quot;Rico Suaveu0026quot;?), to the bit with ditzy Paris Hilton or clueless Britney Spears (u0026quot;Pauly Shore? Oh you mean the guy who was on MTV *before* I was born!u0026quot;) thereu0026#39;s tons of comedic eye candy, especially for the 90s pop culture crowd. I think thatu0026#39;s the key to all the fun. You donu0026#39;t necessarily need to be a Pauly fan in order to be entertained, as long as you recognize some of the big u0026amp; upcoming stars of the late 90s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Pauly Shore Is Deadu0026quot; is not a big budget production, so donu0026#39;t expect polished Hollywood finesse. It seems like a lot was shot on digital cameras, giving it a cheap, homemade feel (deliberately?). The soundtrack is sorta cheezy (again, deliberately?) but with a few big hits like The Cars u0026quot;Let the Good Times Rollu0026quot;, a tune by Eminem, and ironically a tune by Limp Bizkit, whose singer appears in a cameo handing a demo cd to Pauly and subsequently getting into a fight, yelling u0026quot;Youu0026#39;ll see! My band is going to make it big and weu0026#39;ll never ask you to be in our video!u0026quot; (the irony being that Pauly has appeared in several).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo brush up on your 90s pop culture, then pop this movie in u0026amp; have a blast. Movies I would compare this to are u0026quot;Best in Showu0026quot; (or any of the excellent Christopher Guest mockumentaries, u0026quot;Napoleon Dynamiteu0026quot;, and a weird, undiscovered dark comedy called u0026quot;Circus Maximus u0026quot;.”