Gentlemen Broncos
Gentlemen Broncos

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Gentlemen Broncos

2009
Movie
89 min
English

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

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IMDb4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic34/100
Google Users50%
Director: Jared HessGenres: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

Plot Summary

A young, aspiring fantasy novelist named Jeremy is sent to a writer's colony for his first attempt at publishing. There, he encounters two eccentric and overly enthusiastic male authors, Ronald and Lonny, who become infatuated with him. Meanwhile, Jeremy's manuscript for 'Onion Field' features a heroic knight named Lomax who battles a dragon and a sorcerer.

Critical Reception

Gentlemen Broncos was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure. While some acknowledged its quirky and unique humor, the vast majority found the film to be nonsensical, unfunny, and irritating, with a particularly poor reception for its juvenile and offensive jokes.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film's humor is widely considered to be juvenile and tiresome.

  • The plot is disjointed and lacks coherence, making it difficult to follow.

  • Despite its original premise, the execution falls flat for most critics.

Google audience: Audience reviews on Google indicate a mixed-to-negative reception. While some viewers appreciated the film's bizarre and unconventional sense of humor, a significant portion found it to be a tedious and unfunny experience, with many complaining about the repetitive jokes and lack of a compelling story.

Fun Fact

Director Jared Hess, known for 'Napoleon Dynamite', conceived the film's central fantasy story, 'Onion Field,' based on his own childhood writings.

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