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Wikipedia article




'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.

Plot



Zach Galifianakis is the host of his public access TV show 'Between Two Ferns.' After Will Ferrell discovered the show and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach has become a viral laughing stock, attracting millions of views every day due to his poor direction. During an interview with Matthew McConaughey, Zach accidentally causes a water leak which floods the room, drowning Matthew, although he is later resuscitated.

The incident attracts more views than ever, resulting in Will to offer Zach to turn ten episodes in two weeks and become president of Funny or Die; Zach, dreaming of having his own talk-show, accepts and starts a road trip. While the road trip is successful; Zach bonds with his crew and the interviews with guests David Letterman, Paul Rudd, Chrissy Teigen (with whom he has an affair after trying to interview her because of Jake Gyllenhaal's cancellation), John Legend (who attacks him for the affair), Jon Hamm, Hailee Steinfeld, Awkwafina, Tiffany Haddish, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tessa Thompson are successful, Zach becomes short of money due to expensive activities. This causes Zach's manager, Carol (Lauren Lapkus) to steal items during Peter Dinklage's interview to sell them and buy their return to Los Angeles.

On their way back, Zach gets into an accident by reading emails while driving, destroying his two beloved ferns. Despite antagonizing his crew, they reconcile and go back to Los Angeles and win the deal. Learning he will get four new ferns, Zach celebrates and starts his new show, 'Ferns with Zach Galifianakis', which within a month before a national success, although his crew criticizes its lack of charm and personality; this causes to Zach to cancel his talk-show and leave with his crew, not before his two new ferns get destroyed by a car.

Cast



* Zach Galifianakis as Himself

* Lauren Lapkus as Carol Hunch

* Ryan Gaul as Cameron "Cam" Campbell

* Jiavani Linayao as "Boom Boom" De Laurentis

* Edi Patterson as Shirl Clarts

* Rekha Shankar as Gaya

* Mary Scheer as Frannie Scheindlin

* Mary Holland as Gerri Plop

* Matt Besser as Mike Burcho

* Phil Hendrie as Bill Yum

* Paul Rust as Eugene Tennyson

* A. D. Miles as Michael

* Blake Clark as Earl Canderton

* Paul F. Tompkins as Burnt Millipede

* Demi Adejuyigbe as DJ Fwap

* Mandell Maughan as Nic Jeffries

As themselves



* Awkwafina

* Chance the Rapper

* John Cho

* Benedict Cumberbatch

* Peter Dinklage

* Will Ferrell

* Gal Gadot

* Tiffany Haddish

* Jon Hamm

* Rashida Jones

* Brie Larson

* John Legend

* David Letterman

* Matthew McConaughey

* Keanu Reeves

* Paul Rudd

* Jason Schwartzman

* Adam Scott

* Hailee Steinfeld

* Michael Cera

* Chrissy Teigen

* Tessa Thompson

* Phoebe Bridgers

* Matt Berninger

* Walter Martin

* Bruce Willis

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. On June 17, 2019, it was reported that Ryan Gaul, Lauren Lapkus, and Jiavani Linayao were part of the cast alongside Galifianakis.

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'.'Comedy Bang! Bang!' episode 619, [https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-stars-of-between-two-ferns-the-movie/ The Stars of Between Two Ferns: The Movie]

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

Release



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

The film was released on September 20, 2019 on Netflix.

Reception



On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . 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." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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." 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 shows appeal ends up a bit diluted along the way".

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 'Between Two Ferns with Zack Galifianakis: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews', consisting of uncut interviews from the film featuring David Letterman, Paul Rudd, Awkwafina, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brie Larson, Keanu Reeves, Hailee Steinfeld, and Adam Scott released on the Netflix Is A Joke YouTube channel and FunnyOrDie.com.

References




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