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Farce of the Penguins

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Farce of the Penguins
DVD cover
Directed byBob Saget
Written byBob Saget
Based onMarch of the Penguins by Luc Jacquet
Produced byDavid Permut
Bob Saget
StarringChristina Applegate
Lewis Black
Mo'Nique
Tracy Morgan
Bob Saget
Narrated bySamuel L. Jackson
CinematographyScott Billups
Edited byMichael R. Miller
Music byPeter Rodgers Melnick
Production
company
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release date
  • January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$6,832[1]

Farce of the Penguins is a 2007 American mockumentary written and directed by Full House star Bob Saget.[2] It is a parody of the French feature-length nature documentary March of the Penguins directed and co-written by Luc Jacquet.[3] The film features Samuel L. Jackson as narrator, with the two main characters voiced by Saget and Lewis Black.[2] Five of Saget's former Full House co-stars also lent their voices to the film.[2] Farce of the Penguins was released direct-to-DVD by THINKFilm on January 30, 2007. The film received negative reviews from critics.

Additional voices were also provided by Tracy Morgan, Christina Applegate, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Dane Cook, Abe Vigoda, Mo'Nique, David Koechner, Jamie Kennedy, Harvey Fierstein, Alyson Hannigan, and others.[2]

Synopsis

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Samuel L. Jackson narrates the story about a group of male penguins that make a seventy-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 at the breeding grounds.

Cast

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Main

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Featuring (in order of appearance)

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Production

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THINKFilm describes Farce of the Penguins as the story of "one penguin's search for love while on a seventy 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 film producers.

Reception

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Joe Leydon for Variety gave a negative review, calling it "a one-joke comedy that ThinkFilm wisely dropped into the straight-to-vid pipeline."[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Farce of the Penguins at Box Office Mojo
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Farce of the Penguins". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "March of the Penguins". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Leydon, Joe (February 6, 2007). "Farce Of The Penguins". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
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