New VoD - Julie and Jack

[Pak-Man]

Julie and Jack

Feature film · 2015

Before Birdemic, James Nguyen made this. All the familiar trademarks are here: blown out white balance, stock option talk, and actors too crappy to cast in Birdemic.

With Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett

See it on RiffTrax

Did you like Birdemic, but find yourself wishing it had focused less on the birds and more on stock options, dinner dates, and fifty percent discounts? Did you wish that Rod's friend who says "A day without sex is a day wasted" had been explored more as a character? Did you find Rod too charismatic and dynamic as a lead? Well spruce my bark beetles, this may just well be the Hot Ferrari you've been looking for!

Before he made Birdemic, James Nguyen made Julie and Jack. All the familiar Nguyen trademarks are there: poor Tippi Hedren. Blown out white balance. Characters announcing they are going to purchase Ferraris after their company is bought out and their stock options are fully vested for a childishly round number (seriously, that specific scenario happens in both his movies!) But while Birdemic explored the issue of global warming with the nuance of Grover explaining the terms 'Near' and 'Far' to a three year old, Julie and Jack attempts to delve into the deepest philosophical question of them all: what does it mean to truly love someone?

Needless to say, this goes very poorly. Nguyen shoots in a wide variety of exotic offices that he definitely used to work at, or at least deliver things too. The cast features some familiar faces from Birdemic, as well as actors that were evidently too crappy to cast in Birdemic. And just when you think it can't get any better, the director makes a cameo himself. Sample line of his dialogue (keep in mind, he wrote it himself): "Jeez, you know, I mean, yeah, I'm so busy working on the computer theory, the algorithm, and uh, and the computing uh, math theory that I'm, that I totally ignore and forgotten about the computing history."

Julie and Jack is a must see for any fan of Birdemic, or for anyone who enjoys seeing the obsessions of a madman manifest themselves in movie-like form. Grab your favorite blurred candy, postpone that Victoria's Secret cover shoot, and invite over your favorite marine mammals such as seals for James Nguyen's first movie, Julie and Jack!

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[David]

So, the first half of Birdemic, but for a whole movie.
This is gonna be rough.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

Guys, seriously, I don't think I can overstate how great this is. if my opinion means ANYTHING, this is the best riff since The Last Slumber Party, and there have been some REALLY good riffs since then. Seriously. I can't get enough of this one. This is the 5th A+ riff of the year, the others being Wonder Women, Radical Jack, To Catch a Yeti and Rock n Roll Nightmare, and it blows ALL OF THEM out of the water. This pretty much cancels out the existence of Birdemic 2. I don't care if it was made first, THIS is Birdemic's true successor.

[MrBNatural by Conn]

Guys, seriously, I don't think I can overstate how great this is. if my opinion means ANYTHING, this is the best riff since The Last Slumber Party, and there have been some REALLY good riffs since then. Seriously. I can't get enough of this one. This is the 5th A+ riff of the year, the others being Wonder Women, Radical Jack, To Catch a Yeti and Rock n Roll Nightmare, and it blows ALL OF THEM out of the water. This pretty much cancels out the existence of Birdemic 2. I don't care if it was made first, THIS is Birdemic's true successor.

I totally agree this was a great movie. It is so going into our regular rotation.

[CJones]

Wow...

I do feel I have to give James Nguyen some props. This actually was a better movie than Birdemic.

That being said, the guy really needs to work on his plot twists.   

[losingmydignity]

I'm with Sugar Ray, this is a definie A+ Funnier even than Birdemic.

I don't know how many times I thought, Is this movie really happening? as I watched. Nyguyen shares Wiseu's lack of understanding not only plot development, dialogue, etc. but human relationships in general. Two children who never grew up. And thus we have the Coleman Francis and Ed Wood of our times. Wonderful.
Best riff of the year so far.

[losingmydignity]

Disclaimer: there are still five riffs I haven't seen yet.

[Edward J Grug III]

Disclaimer: there are still five riffs I haven't seen yet.

Last time we listen to you!

[dt55555]

I was actually kind of reticent going into this one, but it turned out to be one of the best VODs in recent memory! And despite the technical flaws, this is actually a better movie than Birdemic. God help me, I actually found myself interested in what was going on and stayed attentive (and laughing) to the end.

[Edward J Grug III]

I REALLY want Rifftrax to do the film he did between this and Birdemic, Replica!

Suffering from kidney failure, Joe, a computer chip salesman goes through an organ transplant administered by Dr. Evelyn Tyler who is a biogeneticist for Therapeutic Technology located at 1 DNA Drive. Joe is not only grateful for his new kidney, but he becomes interested and obsessed in Dr. Tyler who shows him the world of miraculous, amazing and wonderful biotechnology. But this seemingly technological panacea is also filled with uncertainty, danger and dilemma that changes their life forever.

Featuring cameos by Tippi Hedren! Kim Novak! Christopher Reeve! (All archival footage)

[The Lurker]

I'm sensing a theme.

[losingmydignity]

Disclaimer: there are still five riffs I haven't seen yet.

Last time we listen to you!

Once again Grug sticks a cold sharp needle into the red warm balloon of my hopes and dreams.

[losingmydignity]

I REALLY want Rifftrax to do the film he did between this and Birdemic, Replica!

Suffering from kidney failure, Joe, a computer chip salesman goes through an organ transplant administered by Dr. Evelyn Tyler who is a biogeneticist for Therapeutic Technology located at 1 DNA Drive. Joe is not only grateful for his new kidney, but he becomes interested and obsessed in Dr. Tyler who shows him the world of miraculous, amazing and wonderful biotechnology. But this seemingly technological panacea is also filled with uncertainty, danger and dilemma that changes their life forever.

Featuring cameos by Tippi Hedren! Kim Novak! Christopher Reeve! (All archival footage)

I second that notion!  (not that it will matter to--Grug!) Not doing this one will be like ignoring the third Coleman Francis film.
Disclaimer: I have not seen this movie or verified its existenz.

[Edward J Grug III]

[losingmydignity]