Stark Raving Mad (2002)

20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
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The writing/directing team of Drew Daywalt and David Schneider are responsible for the straight-to-video heist comedy Stark Raving Mad. Seann William Scott plays Ben McGewen, a guy who needs to pay off some major debts. Mostly he needs to pay the crime lord Gregory (Lou Diamond Phillips), the… More The writing/directing team of Drew Daywalt and David Schneider are responsible for the straight-to-video heist comedy Stark Raving Mad. Seann William Scott plays Ben McGewen, a guy who needs to pay off some major debts. Mostly he needs to pay the crime lord Gregory (Lou Diamond Phillips), the gangster who killed his brother. Ben gets the idea to throw a big rave in a club next to a bank vault. According to plan, the loud music and party atmosphere will disguise the fact that he and his gang (Timm Sharp, Patrick Breen, John B. Crye, and Suzy Nakamura) are breaking through the wall. Once inside the vault, they will steal a valuable statue and Ben will revenge his brother's death. This being a heist comedy, however, things don't go exactly according to plan. Dave Foley and Kavan Smith play a couple of pesky FBI agents. Alan Arkin plays cranky club owner Don Partridge. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By: Drew Daywalt, David Schneider
Written By: Drew Daywalt, David Schneider
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 1, 2002 Wide
On DVD: Jan 13, 2004
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...who thought it was a good idea to set the entire movie inside a dance club?...
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
Stark Raving Mad is a great comedy and one of the better recent heist flicks; more importantly, it's one of the best direct-to-video movies I've seen lately.

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xGary X

Endless fast cuts complete with whooshy sound effects, thumping techno bass lines, ugly on-screen graphics, garish colour filters, and *cringe* a hero who talks directly to camera (Michael Caine is STILL the only actor to EVER get away with that...) Every tacky, irritating and… More
Endless fast cuts complete with whooshy sound effects, thumping techno bass lines, ugly on-screen graphics, garish colour filters, and *cringe* a hero who talks directly to camera (Michael Caine is STILL the only actor to EVER get away with that...) Every tacky, irritating and superficial MTV affectation is on display here, in an unbelievably lame attempt to make an american rip-off of a Guy Ritchie heist movie. The result is more like a bad sit-com complete with wacky gangsters and S&M transvestites. Not an original idea in sight.
Fascade F

Just insane...crazy and insane in so many ways that the heist seemed to be the best part of the whole movie! Not worth my time reviewing like it wasn't worth my time watching...period. Oh...the stars? One for Lou Diamond Phillips...and one for Seann William Scott...both kept me… More
Just insane...crazy and insane in so many ways that the heist seemed to be the best part of the whole movie! Not worth my time reviewing like it wasn't worth my time watching...period. Oh...the stars? One for Lou Diamond Phillips...and one for Seann William Scott...both kept me fairly interested throughout the whole flick!

Cast

            Seann William Scott as Ben McGewan

            Lou Diamond Phillips as Gregory

            Adam Arkin as Don Partridge

            Patrick Breen as Jeffrey Jay

            Dave Foley as Roy

            Monet Mazur as Vanessa

            Suzy Nakamura as Betty Shin

            C. Ernst Harth as Dirk

            Jody Racicot as disc jockey

            Ryan Robbins as seedy guy

            Kavan Smith as Michael Frakes

            Terry Chen as Jin Sun

            Yee Jee Tso as Chan gang member 1

            Reagan Dale Neis as Kitten

            Timm Sharp as Rikki Simms

            Lina Teal as Stacie

            Michael Eklund as sickly thin guy

            Christine Chatelain as Tonya friend

            Ty Olsson as Nate goon

            Phillip Beer as trannie 3 samurai

            Fred Ewanuick as Beck raverboy 1

            John B. Crye as Jake Nealson

            Paul Hungerford as Scott

            Carl McDonald as Mitchell trannie

            Damonde Tschritter as Trevor snake guy

            John Beuhler as Hamish raverboy 1

            Michael Roselli as goon 1

            Robert Astles as trannie 2

            Stefanie Ford as Jake's girl
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