Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004)

23% of critics liked it
(44 reviews)
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The world's most obnoxious celebrity talk-show host demonstrates how he rose to mediocrity in this pungent show business satire. Jiminy Glick (Martin Short) is a corpulent entertainment reporter who is looking to kick his career into high gear. Hoping to snag some celebrity interviews, Jiminy and… More The world's most obnoxious celebrity talk-show host demonstrates how he rose to mediocrity in this pungent show business satire. Jiminy Glick (Martin Short) is a corpulent entertainment reporter who is looking to kick his career into high gear. Hoping to snag some celebrity interviews, Jiminy and his wife, Dixie (Jan Hooks), head north of the border to Canada, where Jiminy will attend the Toronto Film Festival. At first, Glick's attempts to ingratiate himself with stars and semi-stars are little short of disastrous, but after the easily star-struck reporter allows egocentric filmmaker Ben DiCarlo (Corey Pearson) to shamelessly self-promote his latest project on air, word gets around that Glick is an "easy interview," and his star begins to rise. However, Jiminy's good fortune is tempered by his unwitting involvement in a murder plot centered around booze-addled actress Miranda Coolidge (Elizabeth Perkins) and her wildly pretentious husband, Andre Devine (John Michael Higgins). Somewhere along the way, filmmaker David Lynch (played by Short) happens along, offering his theories on the controversial murder of Lana Turner's paramour Johnny Stompanato. A large number of Hollywood celebrities make cameo appearances in Jiminy Glick in La La Wood, including Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, and Sharon Stone. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Vadim Jean
Written By: Martin Short, Paul Flaherty
Genres: Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Sports & Fitness, Comedy

In Theaters: May 6, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Oct 4, 2005
Studio: MGM/UA

Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It didn't work. There's not a movie here.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Wedding a fairly complex mystery with show-biz satire against the real-life festival backdrop requires more structure and maybe more scripted scenes.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
What Short does not deserve -- and neither do we -- is a feature-length movie about Jiminy.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Glick is a one-note joke, and a flat note at that.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Within 40 minutes, though, you may realize you've had about as much fun as you're going to -- and that the movie is barely halfway done.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Good news, fans of Martin Short's porky celebrity interviewer, Jiminy Glick: There's a big-screen version of the short-lived Comedy Central series, and both of you will enjoy it.
Kevin Lally, Film Journal International
There's a method to the madness after all.
Brett Buckalew, FilmStew.com
Not only does Short look eerily like David Lynch when covered in makeup and a fright wig, but he nails the director's creepy drawl and fondness for talking gibberish.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
Here's hoping Short's next project is more worthy of the guy's skills, because this Jiminy Glick character grows real old, real fast.
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
Glick isn't... satisfying as satire...
Angela Baldassarre, Sympatico.ca
Glick goes goofy as comedy sketch fails to fill up a feature film.
D.W. Smith, Film Threat
I did find myself laughing at times, and if you are a Jiminy Glick fan, you will too.
Kevin Allison, Premiere Magazine
A very bumpy transition to the big screen realm of 90-minute storytelling.
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat
The plot barely even qualifies as a throwaway, but along the way there are several funny bits.
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
Sporadically amusing but more often flat...its batting average is regrettably low.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Both excruciatingly dreadful and so truly peculiar that it's hard to look away.

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Robert C

While I find this Martin Short character somewhat ammusing in small doses...I wasn't sure how he'd hold up through an entire film. But being a HUGE Jan Hooks fan and having heard about all of the David Lynch refrences and parodies involved I was intrigued enough to DVR it.… More
While I find this Martin Short character somewhat ammusing in small doses...I wasn't sure how he'd hold up through an entire film. But being a HUGE Jan Hooks fan and having heard about all of the David Lynch refrences and parodies involved I was intrigued enough to DVR it. There are several moments of true hilarity sprinkled throughout. Most of the really ammusing stuff (for me) usually involved either Jan Hooks or the David Lynch refrences. There are also several ammusing celebrity interviews and a few good "jabs" at Hollywood, which (as a film fan) you can't help but appreciate. But, for the most part this was mostly just silly, sophomoric, self-indulgent, fluff. Which is not an entirely bad thing (every now and again), provided you go into it knowing/expecting as much.
Lafe F

I like the Jiminy Glick character created by Martin Short. The skit becomes tired when stretched to movie length. It was funny how he was annoying all the celebrities with his overbearing personality. Good makeup effects on Martin Short. It was interesting how it was told in Hollywood… More
I like the Jiminy Glick character created by Martin Short. The skit becomes tired when stretched to movie length. It was funny how he was annoying all the celebrities with his overbearing personality. Good makeup effects on Martin Short. It was interesting how it was told in Hollywood expose style.
Sarah P

This character does much better in 5 minute increments as opposed to a whole show - let alone a full-length movie! Martin Short is funny, but this is something that I have a short attention span for.
Robert F

A fun movie. The interviews were the funniest. Also some good celebrity cameos.

Cast

            Martin Short as Jiminy Glick/David Lynch

            Jan Hooks as Dixie Glick

            Linda Cardellini as Natalie Coolidge

            Janeane Garofalo as Dee Dee

            John Michael Higgins as Andre Devine

            Elizabeth Perkins as Miranda Coolidge

            Larry Joe Campbell as Haygood Lewkin

            Mo Collins as Sharon

            DeRay Davis as Mario "Fa Real" Greene

            Carlos Jacott as Barry King

            Corey Pearson as Ben DiCarlo

            Aries Spears as Gunnar "MC Gun" Jorge

            Robert Trebor as Jay Schiffer

            Gary Anthony Williams as Randall "Big Phallus" Bookerton

            Landon Hansen
            
            Jake Hoffman
            
            Kiefer Sutherland
            
            Whoopi Goldberg
            
            Kevin Kline
            
            Pat O'Brien
            
            Sharon Stone
            
            Jake Gyllenhaal
            
            Forest Whitaker
            
            Susan Sarandon
            
            Kurt Russell
            
            Rob Lowe
            
            Steve Martin
            
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