Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Between Two Ferns: The Movie is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Scott Aukerman and starring Zach Galifianakis that acts as a spin-off of the web series of the same name. The film was released on September 20, 2019, on Netflix.[1][2]

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Film release poster
Directed byScott Aukerman
Produced byCaitlin Daley
Mike Farah
Scott Aukerman
Zach Galifianakis
Screenplay byScott Aukerman
Story byZach Galifianakis
Scott Aukerman
Based on
StarringZach Galifianakis
Lauren Lapkus
Ryan Gaul
Jiavani Linayao
Music byAlex Wurman
CinematographyBenjamin Kasulke
Edited byBrendan Walsh
Hank Friedmann
Production
company
Funny or Die
Billios Productions
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Zach Galifianakis "dreamed of becoming a star". But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show Between Two Ferns and uploaded it to Funny Or Die, Zach became a viral laughingstock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.[1]

Cast

As themselves

Production

On May 23, 2019, Funny or Die announced that it would make a film version of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis for Netflix. The film was directed by Scott Aukerman, the co-creator of the original series, and produced by Aukerman, Galifianakis, Caitlin Daley and Mike Farah.[1][2] On June 17, 2019, it was reported that Ryan Gaul, Lauren Lapkus, and Jiavani Linayao were part of the cast alongside Galifianakis.[3]

Several ideas for Between Two Ferns: The Movie that Galifianakis came up with and subsequently discarded early in development were used on his show Baskets.[4]

Aukerman cited several other mockumentary films as inspiration, including This Is Spinal Tap, Borat, and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.[4]

Release

On September 3, 2019, the first trailer for the movie was released.[5]

The film was released on September 20, 2019 on Netflix.[1]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 58 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.55/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Between Two Ferns: The Movie shows the strain of stretching a series of web shorts to feature length, but should still satisfy fans of the source material."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, saying that "takes what's made the series so extremely funny and lovingly expands it into a feature film, in a way that would make all those ‘90s Saturday Night Live movies envious."[8] Writing for The A.V. Club, William Hughes gave the film a B, praising its humor but with the slightly muted criticism that "some of the original, exciting venom of the show’s appeal ends up a bit diluted along the way".[9]

Accolades

Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis, Mike Farah, Caitlin Daley and Corinne Eckart were nominated for a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Short Form Variety Series for work on this movie.[10]

References
  1. Haring, Bruce (May 24, 2019). "'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' With Zach Galifianakis Confirmed, Sets Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. Lincoln, Ross A. (May 23, 2019). "Zach Galifianakis to Bring 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' to Netflix in September". TheWrap. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 17, 2019). "Netflix Plants Ryan Gaul, Lauren Lapkus, And Jiavani Linayao For 'Between Two Ferns'". Deadline. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. Comedy Bang! Bang! episode 619, The Stars of Between Two Ferns: The Movie
  5. Kim, Michelle (September 3, 2019). "Watch the New Trailer for Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns: The Movie". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  6. "Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "Between Two Ferns: The Movie Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  8. Allen, Nick. "Between Two Ferns: The Movie movie review (2019) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  9. Hughes, William (September 20, 2019). "The Between Two Ferns Movie Is Funny, But a Little Defanged". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  10. "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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