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Totally Irresponsible (Killer Bud) Review - Mr. Mikey's
May 26 2000
The stupid buddy flick has certainly made a comeback in recent years (Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, American Pie, et al), and to be honest, you have to be a fan of this type of humour to thouroughly enjoy these flicks - and it doesn't help to turn your brain off a little when you see them, in order to extract the maximum humour effect from them.
Totally Irresponsible is a little independent film from director Karl Hirsch, and while the low budget background of the film is fairly obvious, also obvious is the awesome skill of the filmmakers, Hirsch, and screenwriters Greg DePaul and Hank Nelken. This is a great little romp that starts off in the hallways of an L.A. Hospital and doesn't stop until the two leads have gone though some of the most hilarious adventures I have seen in a long, long time.
The movie tells the tale of Buzz and Waylon, two losers who get sacked from their meanial job at the Hospital, and end up deciding on a new set of goals - named to get some sex. The objects of their desires are two young ladies they meet at a private party, and the bulk of the adventures take place as Buzz and Waylong must try and satisfy the ladies' wants in the effort to have their carnal desires fulfilled. To this end, they end up committing virtually every crime known to mankind, breaking into a convenience store (and being unable to break back out), discovering a huge marijuana grow operation, and much, much more. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
Corin Nemec and David Faustino head the cast, and while Faustino's take on the loser Buzz is only a small departure from his "Bud Bundy" from Married with Children, his performance still has merit. Nemec (best known as TVs "Parker Lewis"), however, as Buzz's best pal Waylon, shows some very real skill and talent, and displays all the necessary acting ability and charisma needed to become a matinee idol of some reknown. Let's see what the future brings for Nemec - I think we will see much more of him in the future. The ladies, Barbie and Kristi, are well done by Danielle Harris and Caroline Keenan - and Keenan displays a stack of talent in her take on the target of Waylon's affections.
The cast is rounded out with good performances by Maurice Chasse as the former biology teacher turned drug dealer, and Frank Clem as Sam, the owner of the aforementioned convenience store. However, total over-the-top kudos have to go to Robert Stack as "The Gooch," whose character is better known to film and acting students as the "deus ex machina."
All in all, this little romp is one of the better of this sub-genre of the humour movie. I totally enjoyed the work of the two leads, and thought the screenplay had far more jokes that hit than missed - and that is a rarity in almost any movie these days. Recommended for viewing in any venue that you can see it in (festival, theatre, video). Totally cool.
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