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Stinker Lets Loose!
The outrageous cinematic hit of 1977 is FINALLY back in book form (after 40 years!) and ready to be consumed again by movie lovers of all stars and stripes!
Our favorite deep-fried Dixie is Letting Loose as only a Stinker can. With old pals Boner and Jimbo along for the crazy ride, plus mountain boy Buck and Rascal the chimp, the rowdy gang hits the highways and biways of Bicentennial America and meets scores of beautiful Southern gals, reams of trecherous villains, and even . . . the Big Man!
Will Stinker truly Let Loose? Or will Big Government and the Smokeys bring him down?
Strap yourself into this fully amped, revved-up mean machine and ride off into a Southern inflected, sudsy adventure!
This novelization comes complete with more than 25 exciting black and white photo stills from the movie, as well as original ads that appeared in the 1977 book . . . and a new blurb from the great David Sedaris!
Our favorite deep-fried Dixie is Letting Loose as only a Stinker can. With old pals Boner and Jimbo along for the crazy ride, plus mountain boy Buck and Rascal the chimp, the rowdy gang hits the highways and biways of Bicentennial America and meets scores of beautiful Southern gals, reams of trecherous villains, and even . . . the Big Man!
Will Stinker truly Let Loose? Or will Big Government and the Smokeys bring him down?
Strap yourself into this fully amped, revved-up mean machine and ride off into a Southern inflected, sudsy adventure!
This novelization comes complete with more than 25 exciting black and white photo stills from the movie, as well as original ads that appeared in the 1977 book . . . and a new blurb from the great David Sedaris!
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January 17, 2018
Stinker don't reverse.
April 10, 2018
In the mid 1970s I worked on 3 low budget drive in movies. The first (and easily most successful) was a hillbilly race car movie entitled Moonrunners that was the bases for The Dukes Of Hazard television program. The second was a screwball science fiction comedy so full of plot holes and continuity errors that it was deemed unreleasable. Eventually the distributor edited in a few hardcore sex scenes and it was released as Flesh Gordon during the porn chic era.
The last movie I worked on was a trucker buddy CB radio film entitled Stinker Let’s Loose. It stared a first time actor named James McCoolroy who seemed to have been hired on the basis of his ability to grow chest hair. The director was a Spanish alcoholic who insisted the script be rewritten to include his recently acquired pet chimpanzee. And the whole thing was sponsored by Schlitz beer. I swear the entire cast and crew spent the whole six weeks of filming absolutely shit face plastered on schlitz. I remember one night the piss drunk director offering $1000 to anyone who could out box his monkey. The film was an unmitigated disaster and to the best of my knowledge it never was released. Some of the footage was sold to other better trucking movies. A scene where several truckers smash up a town with their big rigs in an attempt to rescue Stinker from a corrupt sheriff ended up in the movie Convoy. Another scene where a truck was crashed through a billboard was used in White Line Fever. But as far as I know the film as a whole was never released.
So how did this book come into being? I have no idea. Maybe the author found a copy of the original script, maybe he found the a copy of the film in an archive somewhere, who the hell knows? The fact is I had almost forgotten about Stinker, Boner and the rest of this foul mouthed fun loving crew until Audible suggested this book to me and then god how the memories came pouring back. Honestly it might be the best $1.95 I have ever spent.
The last movie I worked on was a trucker buddy CB radio film entitled Stinker Let’s Loose. It stared a first time actor named James McCoolroy who seemed to have been hired on the basis of his ability to grow chest hair. The director was a Spanish alcoholic who insisted the script be rewritten to include his recently acquired pet chimpanzee. And the whole thing was sponsored by Schlitz beer. I swear the entire cast and crew spent the whole six weeks of filming absolutely shit face plastered on schlitz. I remember one night the piss drunk director offering $1000 to anyone who could out box his monkey. The film was an unmitigated disaster and to the best of my knowledge it never was released. Some of the footage was sold to other better trucking movies. A scene where several truckers smash up a town with their big rigs in an attempt to rescue Stinker from a corrupt sheriff ended up in the movie Convoy. Another scene where a truck was crashed through a billboard was used in White Line Fever. But as far as I know the film as a whole was never released.
So how did this book come into being? I have no idea. Maybe the author found a copy of the original script, maybe he found the a copy of the film in an archive somewhere, who the hell knows? The fact is I had almost forgotten about Stinker, Boner and the rest of this foul mouthed fun loving crew until Audible suggested this book to me and then god how the memories came pouring back. Honestly it might be the best $1.95 I have ever spent.
January 9, 2018
This is an incredibly funny book. A mock 1970s trucker B-movie novelization, it's full of commentary on topics such as masculinity and politics. It's both a satire and a straight-up action book, if such a thing existed. Johnston -- which I am guessing is a pen name -- or whoever write this did so in an easygoing, whiskey-sipping, campfire storytelling manner.
He makes writing look easy, and his storytelling manner and voice are true inspirations. This is a beautiful book, gleefully repulsive in every conceivable way.
He makes writing look easy, and his storytelling manner and voice are true inspirations. This is a beautiful book, gleefully repulsive in every conceivable way.
May 17, 2018
I listened to the Audible version. It is 6 hours long, and in my opinion that was 4 hours too long. It's a funny concept: the lost novelization of a 1970s b-movie obviously made in the wake of Smokey and the Bandit. John Hamm is great as Stinker, sounding at times just like Smokey era Burt Reynolds. But after about 2 hours, the recording runs out of steam. Adding insult to injury, the last 1.5 hours is a live performance of excerpts from the "novel."
I didn't hate it, and it filled the time for a long drive, but I would not recommend it.
I didn't hate it, and it filled the time for a long drive, but I would not recommend it.
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December 28, 2022it's 2pm on a saturday in 1995. you put the TV on TBS. the trucker movie that's on is audiovisual beer breath. a man with bubblegum in his mustache is forcing a chimpanzee to hang glide. but you're not changing the channel. why aren't you changing the channel, leon?
January 16, 2018
The narration was fantastic.
It was the right length, which is important with this kind of book. If it went on for too long, it would eventually get a bit repetitive and boring but it moved through quick and was a fun ride.
It was the right length, which is important with this kind of book. If it went on for too long, it would eventually get a bit repetitive and boring but it moved through quick and was a fun ride.
June 14, 2018
This should be funny, a spoof of Convoy and Smokey & The Bandit, but sadly it isn't. The tone is too juvenile to be funny (something I thought I'd never say) and the joke soon wears thin. Audible Studios' audio dramas are getting better but they've not learned a key lesson--keep it short! If they made them 2-3 hours, they'd be great but at 4-6hrs, it feels too drawn out.
January 19, 2018
In theory, this book should be hilarious. A parody of 70’s trucker B-movies with an all-star comedy cast? Sign me up!
Unfortunately none of it comes together. At a mere 4 1/2 hours, the audiobook still seems impossibly long, leaning on graceless lampooning and taking the easiest, least funny joke every time.
I’d only recommend this as a gross curiosity, or better yet, for the 20 minute preamble where the cast give fake testimonials of their history with Stinker Lets Loose!. That alone is worth the price of admission. The rest, sadly, stinks. 1.1/5
Unfortunately none of it comes together. At a mere 4 1/2 hours, the audiobook still seems impossibly long, leaning on graceless lampooning and taking the easiest, least funny joke every time.
I’d only recommend this as a gross curiosity, or better yet, for the 20 minute preamble where the cast give fake testimonials of their history with Stinker Lets Loose!. That alone is worth the price of admission. The rest, sadly, stinks. 1.1/5
April 20, 2019
This is a parody of the trucker movies from the 1970s. The premise is that this is a long-lost old novelization of a (non-existent) movie called Stinker Lets Loose. I got the Audible version, which is read by a complete and amazing cast and includes original songs and music.
This book parodies movies like Smokey and the Bandit and parodies the offensive language and stereotypes found in those movies. There’s one character who literally only shouts profane words over and over again. Luckily, he doesn’t talk much. The offensive parts are mostly there to point out how offensive those ridiculous stereotypes were and I think it’s usually effective, versus being either blindly offensive or being offensive for shock value.
The Audible version starts off with an hilarious introduction that talks about the fake Stinker Let’s Loose movie and the various voice actors who read the novel all talk about the first time they saw Stinker Lets Loose. That was was great.
The actual story goes on longer than necessary and could use some additional editing.
After the main story, the Audible version cuts to a live performance of selections from Stinker Lets Loose and it is fantastic. They have slightly different cast members for the live show and make some different creative choices, so it’s not exactly the same. The pared down live show hits most of the best parts (but managed to leave out one of the very best scenes). You may want to consider listening to the live show first and then going back to the complete version. (The hang gliding scene they stripped from the live show is totally worth it!)
I thoroughly enjoyed this fun flashback to the days of CB radio, Smokey and the Bandit, Every Which Way but Loose, Cannonball Run, and Convoy.
This book parodies movies like Smokey and the Bandit and parodies the offensive language and stereotypes found in those movies. There’s one character who literally only shouts profane words over and over again. Luckily, he doesn’t talk much. The offensive parts are mostly there to point out how offensive those ridiculous stereotypes were and I think it’s usually effective, versus being either blindly offensive or being offensive for shock value.
The Audible version starts off with an hilarious introduction that talks about the fake Stinker Let’s Loose movie and the various voice actors who read the novel all talk about the first time they saw Stinker Lets Loose. That was was great.
The actual story goes on longer than necessary and could use some additional editing.
After the main story, the Audible version cuts to a live performance of selections from Stinker Lets Loose and it is fantastic. They have slightly different cast members for the live show and make some different creative choices, so it’s not exactly the same. The pared down live show hits most of the best parts (but managed to leave out one of the very best scenes). You may want to consider listening to the live show first and then going back to the complete version. (The hang gliding scene they stripped from the live show is totally worth it!)
I thoroughly enjoyed this fun flashback to the days of CB radio, Smokey and the Bandit, Every Which Way but Loose, Cannonball Run, and Convoy.
September 20, 2018
This book is so silly, stupid, raunchy, and over the top but in a good way. I found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions. This was simply a fun read and served as a great escape for a few hours.
January 11, 2018
Stinker like the novelization of a Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker parody of Cannonball Run and/or Smokey and the Bandit movie. Crude, sophomoric, and actually quite funny.
June 6, 2018
I admire art that has a clear vision, and this book certainly qualifies. I'm not sure the world needed a parodic faux-movie novelization about a 1970's road movie, but Sacks and the cast are absolutely committed to the bit.
And it's not 100% my sweet spot for humor, but it is often funny and always executed extremely well. I'm glad to see strange, enjoyable things like this book (and, as I experienced it, the fun audiobook with a lot of great performers) exist in the world.
And it's not 100% my sweet spot for humor, but it is often funny and always executed extremely well. I'm glad to see strange, enjoyable things like this book (and, as I experienced it, the fun audiobook with a lot of great performers) exist in the world.
January 18, 2018
I commend the comedy writer Mike Sacks for creating a satirical artifact that makes a nice addition to the books National Lampoon created during the decade in which ‘Stinker Lets Loose’ is set. For those too young to recall, the 1970s gave Americans a slew of bad movie ‘novelizations’ designed for readers wanting to relive the experience of some of that decade’s worst films that weren’t adapted from actual novels. Sacks’ subject is a concocted drive-in oddity that jumbles up elements of the era’s brief infatuation with CB radio, cross-country big rig truckin’ and stickin’ it to whatever authority figure needed stickin’. Think ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ ‘Cannonball Run,’ with some ‘Every Which Way But Loose’ and even a little ‘Convoy’ in there. There’s a generic Burt Reynolds-esque hero with a mustache that effectively functions as a separate character. The titular hero has a trucker sidekick named Boner, in addition to a chimpanzee in the rampaging midst of estrus. Also along for the ride is an Appalachian child, for some reason, only capable of communicating in swear words. And so on. Written as a novel.
The novelization mostly works—at least to the same degree as its nonexistent cinematic counterpart—and manages to not wear out its premise over roughly 175 pages. This alone would be pretty remarkable, but even more impressive is the book’s loving attention to small details: it looks exactly like a dime-store mass-market paperback from 1977, complete with a faux crinkled, water stained cover.
In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit I read only a small portion of the novel. I chose instead to let Jon Hamm and a host of others (including Philip Baker Hall, Andy Richter and Paul F. Tompkins) read it to me. And I have to say the audiobook format is the ideal medium for ‘Stinker Lets Loose.’ Kudos to Sacks and his talented voice cast for putting on an impressive radio show adaptation of the work. They even did public performances of ‘Stinker’ in San Francisco and New York.
The novelization mostly works—at least to the same degree as its nonexistent cinematic counterpart—and manages to not wear out its premise over roughly 175 pages. This alone would be pretty remarkable, but even more impressive is the book’s loving attention to small details: it looks exactly like a dime-store mass-market paperback from 1977, complete with a faux crinkled, water stained cover.
In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit I read only a small portion of the novel. I chose instead to let Jon Hamm and a host of others (including Philip Baker Hall, Andy Richter and Paul F. Tompkins) read it to me. And I have to say the audiobook format is the ideal medium for ‘Stinker Lets Loose.’ Kudos to Sacks and his talented voice cast for putting on an impressive radio show adaptation of the work. They even did public performances of ‘Stinker’ in San Francisco and New York.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 14, 2018
Well, I didn't read the paperback. Is there really one?
I listened the Audible audio drama starring Jon Hamm--oh, yes!--as Stinker, a superstar trucker who has to convey a six-pack of Schlitz to President Jimmy Carter by such and such a date or else.
Stinker Lets Loose is a mockumentary doing for '70s trucker movies, i.e., Smokey and the Bandit, what Spinal Tap did for heavy metal rock gods in spandex and leather.
The whole premise is that this guy discovered the novelization of a forgotten '70s trucker movie in a shop along the Ocean City boardwalk. He "remembered" seeing the film when he was a kid, but did he really or was it just a false nostalgia-soaked memory? He did. The novelization is proof.
Then the audio dramatization starts with Stinker getting up in the morning in his trailer after a hot night of hanky panky with a lady friend. His sidekick enters the scene to tell him the boss needs to see him right now. He's got a job for him.
If you've seen Smokey and the Bandit, then you know where this story is going, but it's a entertaining send up that glories in the political incorrectness of the 1970s--and the veiled prejudices of our current era?
Jon Hamm puts in a zany performance that is a million miles from his slick Mad Men days. The supporting cast, Andy Ricker et al, really eat up the script, in a nice over-the-top road trip of errors with girls, backwards police officers (smokies), rival beer schleppers and the occasional mustache. Does the president get his six-pack? You'll have to plug in your ear buds and find out.
I listened the Audible audio drama starring Jon Hamm--oh, yes!--as Stinker, a superstar trucker who has to convey a six-pack of Schlitz to President Jimmy Carter by such and such a date or else.
Stinker Lets Loose is a mockumentary doing for '70s trucker movies, i.e., Smokey and the Bandit, what Spinal Tap did for heavy metal rock gods in spandex and leather.
The whole premise is that this guy discovered the novelization of a forgotten '70s trucker movie in a shop along the Ocean City boardwalk. He "remembered" seeing the film when he was a kid, but did he really or was it just a false nostalgia-soaked memory? He did. The novelization is proof.
Then the audio dramatization starts with Stinker getting up in the morning in his trailer after a hot night of hanky panky with a lady friend. His sidekick enters the scene to tell him the boss needs to see him right now. He's got a job for him.
If you've seen Smokey and the Bandit, then you know where this story is going, but it's a entertaining send up that glories in the political incorrectness of the 1970s--and the veiled prejudices of our current era?
Jon Hamm puts in a zany performance that is a million miles from his slick Mad Men days. The supporting cast, Andy Ricker et al, really eat up the script, in a nice over-the-top road trip of errors with girls, backwards police officers (smokies), rival beer schleppers and the occasional mustache. Does the president get his six-pack? You'll have to plug in your ear buds and find out.
May 6, 2018
This book...was nuts. Crazy, campy, politically incorrect, zany, incoherent, implausible and a raucous good time. The fact that this was an adaptation of a novelization makes me want to seek out more novelizations by the author, since they must all be as crazy as this one. As an audio drama, it was very well done. Great effects and original music. And the story...here's the best way I can describe it, with a passage in the middle of the book:
"Stinker turned to Gwyneth. 'Ever think you'd be road-famous?' he asked.
Gwyneth had to admit that she hadn't. A long time ago as just a child ,and then as a teen, she had pictured herself as a world-famous math expert, married with two children, living the typical northeastern suburban boring dream. Had she ever envisioned delivering a six-pack of Schlitz to the President of the United States in a leased convertible trans-am, joined by a near-mute holler-hillbilly, an unhinged chimp, an amusing but smelly southern fat man and a trucker with an orgiastic sleeper cab who went by his god-given christian name of Boner?
'Never.'"
"Stinker turned to Gwyneth. 'Ever think you'd be road-famous?' he asked.
Gwyneth had to admit that she hadn't. A long time ago as just a child ,and then as a teen, she had pictured herself as a world-famous math expert, married with two children, living the typical northeastern suburban boring dream. Had she ever envisioned delivering a six-pack of Schlitz to the President of the United States in a leased convertible trans-am, joined by a near-mute holler-hillbilly, an unhinged chimp, an amusing but smelly southern fat man and a trucker with an orgiastic sleeper cab who went by his god-given christian name of Boner?
'Never.'"
April 9, 2018
There was a time in the not-so-distant past, before political correctness and post-modern pretentiousness, when people like Stinker and his merry band of misfits were not at the receiving end of an Antifa rally or the subject of an angry feminist studies doctoral dissertation.
While considered vulgar at the time and a textbook example of misogyny and sexism in our own time, the production is a reminder of how uptight and politicized America has become.
This is not a book to be studied or analyzed, it is to be enjoyed!
Let the lusty language and Southern fried shenanigans wash over you like a warm beer bath--without judgement, without guilt, without shame...
Let yourself laugh at Stinker, laugh with Stinker...
If you are uptight l, stressed out, and feel all hemmed in, a little Stinker might just be what you need... it might just be what America needs!
Is Stinker a rare gem recovered, or a petrified turd found?
I vote for the former!
It was a blast!
While considered vulgar at the time and a textbook example of misogyny and sexism in our own time, the production is a reminder of how uptight and politicized America has become.
This is not a book to be studied or analyzed, it is to be enjoyed!
Let the lusty language and Southern fried shenanigans wash over you like a warm beer bath--without judgement, without guilt, without shame...
Let yourself laugh at Stinker, laugh with Stinker...
If you are uptight l, stressed out, and feel all hemmed in, a little Stinker might just be what you need... it might just be what America needs!
Is Stinker a rare gem recovered, or a petrified turd found?
I vote for the former!
It was a blast!
February 6, 2018
If you want to pick up the book, I would highly suggest listening to the audiobook over the print version. The story by itself is okay, but the biggest weakness of the story is the fairly unlikeable protagonist which really was the point of the book as he is set up to be a satirical typical 70s white southern male—a character often found in movies during this time.
The narration and cast of the book really brings out the satire of this book. The narrator himself brings out that nice balance of sincerity but also with just enough sarcastic tongue-in-cheek. Some people are not fans of full-cast audiobooks, I prefer mine either way really, and the full-cast of this book is excellent. It does feel like it is a 70s movie, so much so, you yourself begin to wonder if there really was a movie like this.
In short, the story is okay at best, but pick up the audiobook.
The narration and cast of the book really brings out the satire of this book. The narrator himself brings out that nice balance of sincerity but also with just enough sarcastic tongue-in-cheek. Some people are not fans of full-cast audiobooks, I prefer mine either way really, and the full-cast of this book is excellent. It does feel like it is a 70s movie, so much so, you yourself begin to wonder if there really was a movie like this.
In short, the story is okay at best, but pick up the audiobook.
May 8, 2018
If you take this audiobook seriously in any way, you will definitely not like it. However, if you realize it is actually a parody of late 70's films like Smokey & the Bandit and Every Which Way but Loose, and it is purposefully trying to be over-the-top ridiculous, offensive, & satirically mock the weird popularity of this genre for a brief period of time...then it is quite fun! If you just can't get yourself to listen to the whole thing, at least skip to the last chapter which is actually a LIVE reading of the book with an entire cast and an audience laughing along with the bizarre misadventures of a beer-loving mustached hotshot, his trucker buddy, a chimp, and an odd assortment of other weirdos. Having grown up in the era of such movies, I found this nonsense to be a very entertaining audio performance.
March 2, 2019
For what this is, it's good. But what it is, isn't good.
I will hand it to Audible Studios - they have committed to a good audio experience with this. The actors are speaking with inflections typical of the time, and the sound effects are also of the time. Even the static in the silence between the chapters is authentic. The production values are spot on for this.
That said, the actual story about the late 70's in the form of a parody of "Smokey and the Bandit". It is over the top, exaggerated, dated, slightly racist (okay, pretty flat out racist actually), and just pretty awful. If you are expecting and wanting that, then this is a fantastic book for you. I however didn't appreciate the parody for almost six hours.
I will hand it to Audible Studios - they have committed to a good audio experience with this. The actors are speaking with inflections typical of the time, and the sound effects are also of the time. Even the static in the silence between the chapters is authentic. The production values are spot on for this.
That said, the actual story about the late 70's in the form of a parody of "Smokey and the Bandit". It is over the top, exaggerated, dated, slightly racist (okay, pretty flat out racist actually), and just pretty awful. If you are expecting and wanting that, then this is a fantastic book for you. I however didn't appreciate the parody for almost six hours.
May 5, 2018
This is the ultimate of "Loved to Hate it". The writing is terrible, it has no moral value, no political correctness, and makes absolutely no sense. It is crude, rude and often downright disgusting... and yet, I not only finished the story but laughed throughout it at its ridiculousness and stupidity. I can't rate it higher because it was the most surreal thing that I have ever come across and it genuinely serves very little purpose as any form of artistry, but still ... if you set aside all expectation, be aware that it will be ridiculous and that you will shake your head in disgusted disbelief, there is definitely a bizarre amusement to this bizarre experience
January 17, 2018
(Audible version)
The worst book I have ever read, yet strangely compelling. The story is poorly written, trite, full of stereotypes & cliches regarding race, gender and age. It manages to offend almost everybody, yes somehow the reading makes you curious to see what exactly is going to happen next.
I keep finding myself wondering what the crazy antic will be, and wondering if it can be even more outlandish than the previous one.
The dramatisation is excellent; and the cast do a superb job reading their parts. But don't read this book if you're easily offended.
The worst book I have ever read, yet strangely compelling. The story is poorly written, trite, full of stereotypes & cliches regarding race, gender and age. It manages to offend almost everybody, yes somehow the reading makes you curious to see what exactly is going to happen next.
I keep finding myself wondering what the crazy antic will be, and wondering if it can be even more outlandish than the previous one.
The dramatisation is excellent; and the cast do a superb job reading their parts. But don't read this book if you're easily offended.
February 6, 2018
If your memories of the Seventies include a lot of trucks, beer being carried across state lines for some reason, crazy stunts, and large moustaches, then this might well be the audiobook for you. The novelization of a largely forgotten film from 1977, which only ever played in a handful of rickety drive-ins across the southern states, this book is read by some well-known fans of the original film: people like Jon Hamm, Andy Richter, and Andy Daly. It's offensive, irreverent, and just about the right length for a joke like this.
April 16, 2018
‘Stinker Lets Loose” is a non-stop fun ride from Georgia all the way to the White House. With a distinctly 1970’s feel to it, the story is outrageous and definitely not PC. Why is there a monkey in this story? Why is there a 200 lap road race in the middle of the book? Why is Stinker going to deliver a 6 pack of Slitz to the President? I don’t know but its fun. If you just want something outrageous (without much of a plot) to take your mind off things for a while I can’t recommend this enough.
July 10, 2018
Eh! Funny enough. It had highlights and low lights. It kept me awake on an all night drive in appropriate truckin' territory. It is essentially a hybrid of the trucker comedies with the Dukes of Hazard narrated dialogue combined with the mocumentary qualities of This is Spinal Tap with the occasional aspirations to be "The Princess Bride". The live reading at the end of the book was perhaps even funnier than the text, eliciting the humour and energy derived from a live studio audience. Good way to while away the time
February 17, 2018
This full cast audiobook is a pastiche of 70's trucker/car caper movie tie in novelizations. A grossly underrepresented category of literature. Think Dukes of Hazzard meets Smokey and the Bandit meets Any Which Way but Loose. Fans of Kinky Friedman or Carlton Mellick III, will find it fun, but for most the joke gets old fast. Still they fully committed to this, it even has a honky tonk theme song in audio and a movie stills section in the book.
April 8, 2018
An audiodrama of the novelization of a movie that doesn't exist. But if it did it would be Smokey and the Bandit plus Every Which Way But Loose. A driver has to deliver beer (sound familiar?) to President Carter while the law, a crooked businessman, and his conscience try and catch up with him and his gang.
Was it funny? Sure. Was it good? Not really.
It has the makings of something good but it fell short.
Was it funny? Sure. Was it good? Not really.
It has the makings of something good but it fell short.
April 26, 2018
Very funny for a while, a little too repetive for a while. The conceit is that this book was written as a novelization of a movie that came out in the 70's, so there are a lot of problematic things to remind us that it's the 70's as a bit that could be triggering to the groups it's ironically mentioning. I was very quick to recommend this book after the first two chapters, and I still think it's really fun and an amazing idea, but it's not for everyone.
August 27, 2018
This was one of the more absurd things that I have ever read. It was really funny, but also pretty crude. Despite how funny it was, because of the level of absurdity, it was honestly hard to finish. I would liken it to taking one of your favorite SNL sketches and stretching it into a full-length movie. No matter how funny the sketch is in small doses, it can be hard to perservere through 2 hours of it.
July 23, 2019
It’s supposed to be a parody of 1970’s chase movies like the “Smokey & the Bandit” series and the Clint Eastwood “Any Which Way” movies; however, this falls way short. The 90 minutes version that is racked on to audiobook is better; however, the last thing that I wanted to hear was a live version of the long version that I just heard. It was well acted; however, the all-star cast couldn’t save this clunker. It was a free selection, but I feel that I was ripped off.
January 31, 2018
OK admittedly the whole is decisively less than the sum of its parts, but hokey smokes! Them parts sure am HIGH-larious, I tell you what. Hop in your Trans Am, whip out your womb broom, hunt down some porn nuggets, and bring out your best beaver cleavin' as you join this ragtag team of scrappy idiots on their mission to bring Jimmy Carter a sixpack of Schlitz.
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