Farce of the Penguins

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Farce of the Penguins

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Directed by Bob Saget
Produced by Bob Saget
Written by Bob Saget
Starring Bob Saget
Samuel L. Jackson
Christina Applegate
Dave Coulier
Lori Loughlin
John Stamos
Jodie Sweetin
Scott Weinger
Whoopi Goldberg
Dane Cook
Distributed by THINKFilm
Release date(s) January 30, 2007
Running time 80 min.
Country Flag of the United States
Language English
Budget $5 million
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Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 direct-to-DVD parody film of the 2005 documentary March of the Penguins. The motion picture features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters being voiced by Bob Saget, who also wrote and directed the movie, and Lewis Black. Five of Saget's former Full House co-stars (Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, and Scott Weinger) also lent their voices to the film. Other additional voices were provided by Tracy Morgan, Christina Applegate, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Dane Cook, Abe Vigoda, Mo'Nique, and more. THINKFilm describes Farce of the Penguins as the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his libidinous buddies on their way to a hedonistic mating ritual." Despite what the poster suggests, Farce of the Penguins is not an animated feature; it uses real stock footage of penguins. Bob Saget stated on The Howard Stern Show on January 29, 2007, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 30, 2007 and on Tom Green Live that he originally wanted to simply redub the documentary March of the Penguins but did not receive permission from the filmmakers. The MPAA rated the film with an R for pervasive crude sexual content and language.

Tagline; What happens in Antarctica…stays in Antarctica.

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Samuel L. Jackson narrates the story about a group of male penguins that make a 70 mile trek to go to their breeding grounds where females are waiting to have sex with them. These penguins include Carl (Bob Saget) and Jimmy (Lewis Black), two friends who talk about relationships and other things as they meet new characters including Marcus (Tracy Morgan), a penguin who likes to kid around and brag about his huge penis, and Steve the snowy owl (Jonathan Katz), who gives Carl advice on his life in a Freudian kind of way while billing him for the two quick sessions. Meanwhile Melissa (Christina Applegate) and Vicky (Mo'Nique) argue about men and other women who bother them as they wait for their mates to arrive to the breeding grounds.

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