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The Aristocrats, Sat November 12
2005, 7:00 & 9:00

A who's who of American comedy tell a joke known as The Aristocrats

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The Aristocrats shows at IFS on Sat November 12, 2005, 7:00 & 9:00

The Aristocrats
A who's who of American comedy tell a joke known as The Aristocrats
Sat November 12
2005, 7:00 & 9:00

Cinematically, there's not much going on in The Aristocrats, a talking-heads documentary co-produced by Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. Nevertheless, it's one of the funniest, most entertaining movies you're likely to see this year.

Penn hangs out with the likes of George Carlin, Fred Willard, Stephen Wright, and the kids from South Park. With interviews from about 90 comedians, The Aristocrats is a veritable who's who of American comedy. Each tells his own version of a joke known as The Aristocrats.

I won't tell the joke here, but it's an open-ended affair that allows each comedian to give it his own particular spin. The one requirement is that the joke be as filthy, disgusting, and offensive as possible.

Different personalities tell the joke in very different ways. Some go for the scatological humor, some try for the surreal or absurd; still others try to drag the joke out to superhuman lengths -- 2 1/2 hours seems to be the current record. The writers of The Onion brainstorm in front of a whiteboard, trying to find the perfect, most offensive ingredients (one suggests that the joke needs to include the word "Republican" somewhere).

In the end, all that matters is that The Aristocrats is a hilarious movie featuring some of the funniest people alive hanging around and amusing themselves in front of a camera. (M. Mapes, Movie Habit)

To see a trailer and read a review, visit InternationalFilmSeries.com.

Tickets

10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission. $7 w/UCB student ID, $7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.

Parking

Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.

RTD Bus

Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus

International Film Series

(Originally called The University Film Commission)
Established 1941 by James Sandoe.

First Person Cinema

(Originally called The Experimental Cinema Group)
Established 1955 by Carla Selby, Gladney Oakley, Bruce Conner and Stan Brakhage.

C.U. Film Program

(AKA The Rocky Mountain Film Center)
First offered degrees in filmmaking and critical studies in 1989 under the guidance of Virgil Grillo.

Celebrating Stan

Created by Suranjan Ganguly in 2003.

C.U. Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts

Established 2017 by Chair Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz.

Thank you, sponsors!
Boulder International Film Festival
Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts

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