A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury

1998Movie82 minEnglish

Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Metacritic19/100
Google Users62%
Director: John FortenberryGenres: Comedy, Music

Plot Summary

Two inseparable but dimwitted brothers, Steve and Doug Butabi, dream of owning their own exclusive nightclub. Their father, a wealthy businessman, disapproves of their aspirations. The brothers spend their nights trying to get into the swanky Roxbury Club, often employing absurd schemes, and their lives revolve around dancing, cheesy pick-up lines, and their unwavering friendship.

Critical Reception

A Night at the Roxbury was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, though it developed a cult following over time due to its absurdist humor and memorable catchphrases. Audiences generally found the film to be a lighthearted and goofy comedy, but critical consensus focused on its thin plot and repetitive gags.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on its Saturday Night Live sketch origins, which don't always translate to feature-length.
  • The humor is often considered low-brow and repetitive, with many jokes falling flat.
  • Despite critical disdain, its unique brand of silliness has earned it a devoted cult audience.

Google audience: Google users found the movie to be a silly and funny comedy, particularly enjoying the recurring 'What is love?' gag and the overall lightheartedness. However, some found the plot weak and the humor to be occasionally too simplistic.

Fun Fact

The iconic dance moves performed by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan were originally part of a Saturday Night Live sketch called 'The Butabi Brothers'.

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r96sk

r96sk

One to file under: 'Better than it had any right to be'. For the most part whilst watching, I felt quite nonplussed by everything about <em>'A Night at the Roxbury'</em> - it was neither pleasing or annoying me. By its conclusion, howeve...
TopKek

TopKek

1998's attempted Saturday Night Live skit-to-movie adaptation is not so much a movie, but more like just a short, 81 minute series of skits that are almost completely right out of the show, so it's more like just watching a greatest hit's c...