from Hot Rod


Because this is a hilarious scene in one of the most woefully underrated comedies of, oh, the last half century. If you haven't seen it, rent it. It is reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite, and what it shares with that movie is a sweetness and, as Roger Ebert pointed out, a sincerity, one that shares the jokes with its audience. It's funny to think it was originally a Will Ferrell vehicle - it would have been very different if it had been, more absurd, more manaical. Though it's basically a series of skits, it adds up to a kind of riff on the virtues of hairbrained schemes. Some people initially think it is stupid (though eventually they are won over); others find it hilarious from the start; and Roger Ebert always thinks.