The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version) DVD Region 1

"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible, cornering comedians like Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Susie Essman, and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising, and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles, The Smothers Brothers, and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke, they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised, however, to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material, including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander, describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately, though, THE ARISTOCRATS is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.

"[A] fascinating sick-joke documentary....THE ARISTOCRATS has a lot of laughs..." - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 08/05/2005

"[A]n essay film, a work of painstaking and penetrating scholarship....Original and rigorous..." - A. O., Scott (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 07/29/2005

"[K]iller-funny....These stand-ups on the spot tell the joke, take it apart, and reveal why they use it as the gold standard to test what a comic is made of." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 08/11/2005

"[T]he film actually provides fascinating insights into the psyche of comedians and their gleeful, childlike delight in flouting taboos." - Stacey, Farber (Star, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 07/01/2005

"[A] documentary that dissects the essence of comedy as well as showcases outrageous improvisational humor....[F]or those with a keen interest in freedom of speech and indulging in plenty of belly laughs, THE ARISTOCRATS is worth seeing." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 07/29/2005

"For all the gag's Tourette's-syndrome rush of expletives and uninhibited combinations of body functions, there remains a guileless innocence here." - Edward, Lawrenson (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 11/01/2005

"A fabulous documentary, this works both for belly laughs and as a meditation on comedy's function." - David, Stubbs (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 02/01/2006

"[T]he result is gloriously, painfully hilarious....[T]his 86-minute documentary never drags..." - Howard, Karren (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 03/01/2006

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Product Title:	The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version) The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version) The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version) The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version) The Aristocrats (Unrated) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Hank Azaria (Actor) | Ben Stiller (Actor) | Howie Mandel (Actor) | Miller David (Actor) | Rita Rudner (Actor) | Neil Thompson (Actor) | Carrie Fisher (Actor) | Fran Drescher (Actor) | Joe Franklin (Actor) | Eric Idle (Actor) | George Carlin (Actor) | Drew Carey (Actor) | Dana Gould (Actor) | Dave Thomas (Actor) | Pat Cooper (Actor) | Ed Begley (Actor) | Paul Reiser (Actor) | David Steinberg (Actor) | Bruce Kimmel (Actor) | Billy Connolly (Actor) | Shelley Berman (Actor) | Phyllis Diller (Actor) | Steven Wright (Actor) | Maria Pitillo (Actor) | Dick Smothers (Actor) | Lewis Black (Actor) | Gilbert Gottfried (Actor) | Judy Gold (Actor) | Bob Saget (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | Jason Gesner (Actor) | Dana Fuchs (Actor) | Julie Morita (Actor) | David Dean Goldberg (Actor) | Ted Sullivan (Actor) | Andy Dick (Actor) | Robin Williams (Actor) 漢斯亞薩尼亞 (Actor) | 賓史迪拿 (Actor) | Howie Mandel (Actor) | Miller David (Actor) | Rita Rudner (Actor) | Neil Thompson (Actor) | Carrie Fisher (Actor) | Fran Drescher (Actor) | Joe Franklin (Actor) | Eric Idle (Actor) | 佐治格連 (Actor) | Drew Carey (Actor) | Dana Gould (Actor) | Dave Thomas (Actor) | Pat Cooper (Actor) | Ed Begley (Actor) | 保羅韋斯特 (Actor) | David Steinberg (Actor) | Bruce Kimmel (Actor) | Billy Connolly (Actor) | Shelley Berman (Actor) | Phyllis Diller (Actor) | Steven Wright (Actor) | Maria Pitillo (Actor) | Dick Smothers (Actor) | Lewis Black (Actor) | Gilbert Gottfried (Actor) | Judy Gold (Actor) | Bob Saget (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | Jason Gesner (Actor) | Dana Fuchs (Actor) | Julie Morita (Actor) | David Dean Goldberg (Actor) | Ted Sullivan (Actor) | Andy Dick (Actor) | Robin Williams (Actor) 汉斯 亚萨尼亚 (Actor) | 宾史迪拿 (Actor) | Howie Mandel (Actor) | Miller David (Actor) | Rita Rudner (Actor) | Neil Thompson (Actor) | Carrie Fisher (Actor) | Fran Drescher (Actor) | Joe Franklin (Actor) | Eric Idle (Actor) | 佐治格连 (Actor) | Drew Carey (Actor) | Dana Gould (Actor) | Dave Thomas (Actor) | Pat Cooper (Actor) | Ed Begley (Actor) | 保罗韦斯特 (Actor) | David Steinberg (Actor) | Bruce Kimmel (Actor) | Billy Connolly (Actor) | Shelley Berman (Actor) | Phyllis Diller (Actor) | Steven Wright (Actor) | Maria Pitillo (Actor) | Dick Smothers (Actor) | Lewis Black (Actor) | Gilbert Gottfried (Actor) | Judy Gold (Actor) | Bob Saget (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | Jason Gesner (Actor) | Dana Fuchs (Actor) | Julie Morita (Actor) | David Dean Goldberg (Actor) | Ted Sullivan (Actor) | Andy Dick (Actor) | Robin Williams (Actor) Hank Azaria (Actor) | ベン・スティラー (Actor) | Howie Mandel (Actor) | Miller David (Actor) | Ｒｉｔａ Ｒｕｄｎｅｒ (Actor) | Ｎｅｉｌ Ｔｈｏｍｐｓｏｎ (Actor) | Ｃａｒｒｉｅ Ｆｉｓｈｅｒ (Actor) | Ｆｒａｎ Ｄｒｅｓｃｈｅｒ (Actor) | Ｊｏｅ Ｆｒａｎｋｌｉｎ (Actor) | Ｅｒｉｃ Ｉｄｌｅ (Actor) | Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ Ｃａｒｌｉｎ (Actor) | Ｄｒｅｗ Ｃａｒｅｙ (Actor) | Ｄａｎａ Ｇｏｕｌｄ (Actor) | Ｄａｖｅ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ (Actor) | Ｐａｔ Ｃｏｏｐｅｒ (Actor) | Ｅｄ Ｂｅｇｌｅｙ (Actor) | Ｐａｕｌ Ｒｅｉｓｅｒ (Actor) | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｓｔｅｉｎｂｅｒｇ (Actor) | Ｂｒｕｃｅ Ｋｉｍｍｅｌ (Actor) | Ｂｉｌｌｙ ビリー・コノリー (Actor) | Ｓｈｅｌｌｅｙ Ｂｅｒｍａｎ (Actor) | Ｐｈｙｌｌｉｓ Ｄｉｌｌｅｒ (Actor) | Steven Wright (Actor) | Maria Pitillo (Actor) | Dick Smothers (Actor) | Lewis Black (Actor) | Gilbert Gottfried (Actor) | Judy Gold (Actor) | Bob Saget (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | Jason Gesner (Actor) | Dana Fuchs (Actor) | Julie Morita (Actor) | David Dean Goldberg (Actor) | Ted Sullivan (Actor) | Andy Dick (Actor) | Robin Williams (Actor) Hank Azaria (Actor) | Ben Stiller (Actor) | Howie Mandel (Actor) | Miller David (Actor) | Rita Rudner (Actor) | Neil Thompson (Actor) | Carrie Fisher (Actor) | Fran Drescher (Actor) | Joe Franklin (Actor) | Eric Idle (Actor) | George Carlin (Actor) | Drew Carey (Actor) | Dana Gould (Actor) | Dave Thomas (Actor) | Pat Cooper (Actor) | Ed Begley (Actor) | Paul Reiser (Actor) | David Steinberg (Actor) | Bruce Kimmel (Actor) | Billy Connolly (Actor) | Shelley Berman (Actor) | Phyllis Diller (Actor) | Steven Wright (Actor) | Maria Pitillo (Actor) | Dick Smothers (Actor) | Lewis Black (Actor) | Gilbert Gottfried (Actor) | Judy Gold (Actor) | Bob Saget (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | Jason Gesner (Actor) | Dana Fuchs (Actor) | Julie Morita (Actor) | David Dean Goldberg (Actor) | Ted Sullivan (Actor) | Andy Dick (Actor) | Robin Williams (Actor)
Director:	Penn Jillette | Cynthia Geary Penn Jillette | Cynthia Geary Penn Jillette | Cynthia Geary Ｐｅｎｎ Ｊｉｌｌｅｔｔｅ | Cynthia Geary Penn Jillette | Cynthia Geary
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Release Date:	2006-01-24
UPC Code:	821575540759
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Unrated
Publisher:	ThinkFilm
Package Weight:	99 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004394942

Director: Paul Provenza, Penn Jillette

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Unrated
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage
Audio Commentary: Filmmaker's Commentary
Featurette:
1. BEHIND THE GREEN ROOM DOOR
2. THE ARISTOCRATS DO THE ARISTOCRATS - Montage Telling of the Joke
3. HANGING OUT
4. BEN AN ARISTOCRAT - One Live Action/One Animated