Who plays the dad in Hot Rod?

Hot Rod is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer (in his directorial debut) and written by Pam Brady. The film stars Andy Samberg as amateur stuntman Rod Kimble, whose stepfather, Frank (Ian McShane), continuously mocks and disrespects him.

Is Hot Rod based on a true story?

Bill Hader based the personality and mannerisms of his Hot Rod character Dave on a friend of his named Eric. The scene in which Dave is tripping and asks Rod to drive him to the hospital was based on a real incident involved Eric. In real life, Eric was the Dave and Hader was the Rod.

Did Hot Rod make money?

But Hot Rod’s fortunes began to turn around with its release on home video; the film has earned just over $25 million in DVD sales. It wasn’t until its cable release, Taconne said, that they really got an inkling of its growing cult audience. “We began to feel better when Hot Rod went to Showtime,” Schaffer added.

What was the budget for Hot Rod?

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Who plays Kevin Hot Rod?

They’re still together; Schaffer is the director of “Hot Rod,” and Taccone co-stars as Kevin, Rod’s half-brother and half- willing sidekick for his stunts. Samberg is 27, but he looks about 17 in the film; Rod lives at home with his mom (Sissy Spacek) and stepdad (Ian McShane).

Did Andy Samberg have a stunt double in Hot Rod?

Samberg had his own stunt double, but performed many of his own stunts as he was allowed to, like the pool jump.

Does Rod land the jump in Hot Rod?

Ok, it’s a comedy so that’s probably pretty obvious. Rod never does successfully complete a stunt without a major mishap. He does not make the jump across the swimming pool on his moped.

Does the cast of Brooklyn 99 get along?

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