Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) is a romantic sex comedy about the porn industry. It stars Nick Swardson in the leading title role, as well as Christina Ricci and Stephen Dorff in supporting roles. It was directed by Tom Brady and written and produced by Nick Swardson and Adam Sandler.
It follows our protagonist Bucky Larson (Nick Swardson), a mentally challenged man who has buck teeth and a small “you know what” and lives with his parents. After being fired from his job at the local grocery store, Bucky hangs out at his best friend’s house where they watch pornography flicks to cheer him up. While watching these films with his friends, Bucky recognizes his mother and father and learn that they were porn stars. This is when Bucky finds his destiny and aspires to be a movie star. So, Bucky moves to California to pursue an acting career in the porn industry.
Along the way, Bucky meets a nice girl named Kathy (Christina Ricci) who works as a waitress at a sketchy local diner. Kathy serves as Bucky’s love interest and the two form a dynamic. We learn that Kathy was once a five star waitress until an incident occurred where she accidentally spilt hot soup on an elderly woman’s lap and put her in the hospital. Kathy helps Bucky find a place to stay and has him move in with a mean roommate who yells at him. Bucky helps Kathy regain confidence in chasing her dream of being a five star waitress.
There’s the porn director Miles Deep, whom Bucky works for. While filming, Bucky gets an uncontrollable orgasm and ejaculates on set. This initially makes Miles reluctant towards having Bucky act in his films again. But after seeing the film go viral on the internet, Miles gets an idea for the future of his films. There’s also Dick Shadow (Stephen Dorff) who’s basically the villain of the movie. He’s a professional porn actor whom Bucky encounters. He bullies Bucky and is even seen flirting with Kathy. Dick invites Bucky to his party only to humiliate him by stripping him naked and pushing him into the pool. He also tries to outdo Miles Deep when making deals with the same producer.
I won’t tell you exactly what happens at the end, but I’ll say that it’s “about the journey, not the destination”. This movie was marketed as an over-the-top sex comedy about the porn industry, which it kind of is, but it’s really more of a romantic comedy.
I watched Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) for the first time over the past weekend after seeing it on Amazon Prime. I know this movie was panned by critics when it debuted and even bombed at the box office (grossing only $2.5 million against a budget of $10 million). It has its defenders but it’s still hated by pretty much everyone to this day (it currently holds a 3% critic score on RT with a 25% audience score).
That being said, I actually enjoyed this movie. It’s stupid and absurd, yes, but I think I enjoyed it for that. I found it quite funny and laughed quite a bit throughout. I also liked Bucky and Kathy’s dynamic. I thought it was sweet. I’ll say though I found the villain Dick Shadow rather underdeveloped as he wasn’t really of that much threat to our main characters.
Overall, I thought Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) was pretty decent as far as raunchy romantic comedies go.
I give Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) a solid 7/10.
So, have you seen Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)? What did you think? Did you like it? Did you not like it? Did you think it was okay? Let me know in the comments.
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As I post this, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi.
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