It's Pat (1994)

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Arguably the least successful of the many feature film spin-offs of Saturday Night Live television sketch characters, this comedy barely won a quick theatrical release. Julia Sweeney stars as the titular Pat Riley, an obnoxious, drooling nerd of mind-boggling androgyny. Pat is also a bit of a klutz,… More Arguably the least successful of the many feature film spin-offs of Saturday Night Live television sketch characters, this comedy barely won a quick theatrical release. Julia Sweeney stars as the titular Pat Riley, an obnoxious, drooling nerd of mind-boggling androgyny. Pat is also a bit of a klutz, which leads to his/her dismissal from a range of workplaces, including a sushi bar and the United States Postal Service. As a next door neighbor, Kyle (Charles Rocket), becomes obsessed with distinguishing Pat's gender, even to the point of seducing Pat and stealing his/her diary, things begin looking up for the plucky hero/heroine. Pat meets a significant other, the equally sexless "Chris" (Dave Foley), gets engaged, and wins fame and success as a frank radio talk-show host. The real-life rock band Ween also plays a significant role in Pat's misadventures, casting him/her in a rock video after catching Pat's cringe-inducing musical performance on the TV show "America's Creepiest People." Despite a rumored rewrite of the script by Sweeney's hip longtime friend Quentin Tarantino, the film was considered one of the year's biggest turkeys. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By: Adam Bernstein
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 26, 1994 Wide
On DVD: Sep 2, 2003

Critic Reviews

Joe Leydon, Variety
Ever hear the one about the pic that was too bad to be released, so it escaped? Well, that old joke now has a new punch line: It's Pat, a shockingly unfunny Saturday Night Live spinoff.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
It's Pat offers a simple message of self-acceptance, asserting that what counts is who you are rather than what your gender may or may not be. The trouble is that its telling is truly terrible.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The story goes nowhere, and if the film ran longer than its 80 minutes, it would have become too tedious to tolerate.
Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye
Which is more confusing...Pat's questionable gender or this dud's attempt to force a chuckle from our incredulous faces?
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
One-joke Saturday Night Live-based comedy. Yecch!
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Dear God...
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Patently atrocious in every conceivable way.
Oz, eFilmCritic.com
I can't even dignify this film with a review.

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AJ V

This movie is just as outrageous and creepy as the SNL skits that spawned it, well maybe even more creepy. I didn't find Pat very funny on the show, and if you didn't either, I would not recommend this movie.
Lafe F

This movie is totally hilarious! I love that they made an entire movie which begs us to determine whether "Pat" is a boy or a girl. SHe's so creepy, and Julia Sweeney played her/him wonderfully. The ending is classic, when Pat is revealed nude to the entire audience at… More
This movie is totally hilarious! I love that they made an entire movie which begs us to determine whether "Pat" is a boy or a girl. SHe's so creepy, and Julia Sweeney played her/him wonderfully. The ending is classic, when Pat is revealed nude to the entire audience at a rock concert, but we don't get to find out. This is more than a one joke movie; we also have jokes about Pat's partner Chris, who is just as androgynous. We have jokes about how rude and inconsiderate Pat is with other people. We have the an excellent plot about Pat's neighbour Kyle, who is obsessed with everything Pat. We have the plots about Pat's inability to keep a steady job... I think this movie is very underrated and hilarious.