Not the first Saturday Night Live skit to be built out into a feature film. But not as much to build around as The Blues Brothers (movie of the same name), or anyhow not as much actually built. And what has been built tends to stay out of striking range of both edges of the satiric sword: public-access television and the stunted sensibilities of blissed-out metalheads. Assuming it's funny to think of such people having their own TV show, it doesn't automatically follow that they'll be equally funny off the air. Not, at any rate, without flattering their mental capacities: "Garth, that was a high coup!" (Homophone for "haiku.") Mike Myers and Dana Carvey have the voices and facial expressions down pat, though their advanced ages are more of a liability on the bigger screen and at greater length. The slapdash manufacture of jokes, culminating in a multiple-choice ending, nonetheless maintains a relaxed if not soporific atmosphere. With Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere; directed by Penelope Spheeris. (1992) — Duncan Shepherd
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