 Norris and his sweetheart, S(uzi). Hollywood, CA - In recent years, it seems as though you can’t walk out of a comedic movie before the credits are over for fear of missing what are usually the funniest parts of the film, many times the credit-snippets actually being superior to the film itself. With this new trend of putting all the “best” of what a director has to offer at the end of the movie being a crowd favorite, one director has decided to cut to the chase and give movie fans what they crave- a movie that is all credits with short comic bits and outtakes scattered in along the way. The groundbreaking film is the brainchild of directing brothers Jasper and Connor Sparingly who have been at the forefront of the hit and miss comedy genre since the mid-nineties.
You may remember their previous works such as the wacky “Spare Tire” which chronicled a group of misfit teens who travel across the country in a quest to prevent one of their mothers from reading his report card, the hilarious “They Call Me Mr. Pibb” which featured Bernie Mac as the principal in a dysfunctional all-white boarding school, and the irreverent “For Pete’s Sake”--the funny story of a suburban kid who somehow has been endowed with messianic powers and must choose between saving the world or leading the life of a normal teenage boy. The pair’s latest offering, “Give Credit Where Credit is Due,” is a combination animated/live-action piece boasting the vocal talents of James Spader and Beyoncé who portray personified workout equipment that lives in Chuck Norris’ personal gym. Spader is a sarcastic weight-bench and Beyoncé plays an unhappy jump rope with dreams of becoming a professional singer. Norris, hoping this to be his Travolta-esque comeback role, plays himself. As the credits role, clips of mishaps and contrived banter between the ensemble intermittently amuse the audience between information about the best boy and key grip. Behind the scenes shots of Beyoncé and Spader recording their voices, as well as priceless footage of Norris tripping over the jump rope, and fictional “funny” credits like “the man behind the curtain” and special assistant to Mike Hunt round out the movie which is sure to be considered for a Golden Globe next year. |