The Sad, Cynical Truth: Honesty Will Get You In Trouble. In Hollywood, It Makes for Good Laughs.
Our Idiot Brother, formerly titled My Idiot Brother, made a decent showing during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Unfortunately, it didn’t fare so well at the box office. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a charmer of a film. Starring Paul Rudd as the idiot brother to his three sisters played by Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks and Emily Mortimer, the film also has a recurring appearance by a Golden Retriever named Willie Nelson. Rudd’s char- acter, Uncle Ned, is a stoner who works on an organic farm with his hippie girl- friend, played by Kathryn Hahn, and Willie Nelson.
One day, through his willingness to rely on the honesty of
mankind, he’s thrown in jail for selling weed to a cop. When he gets out, his girlfriend has already replaced him with another guy, and taken full custody of Willie Nelson. The perfectly cast movie is both poignant and spontaneously funny, as Rudd bounces from one sister’s house to another while trying to fig- ure out his life. Of course each sister believes his very presence is what is screwing up their own lives. Ned’s continued commit- ment to honesty creates more than a few missteps in what they believe are their comfortable routines and seemingly idyllic lives. That’s when they realize that maybe, in believing and trust- ing the people around him, Ned isn’t such an idiot after all. In between it all, Uncle Ned has to figure out a way to get his dog, Willie Nelson back. Directed by Jesse Peretz, the screenplay was written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall. Without giving anything away, the dog does not get hurt, and the ending has the perfect ‘awww’ moment. The soundtrack adds a nice touch throughout the film
including a couple of Willie Nelson favorite’s, with one about a dog. The film is available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
www.OurIdiotBrother.com.
Good Ole’ Dog
–by Gracie Grieshop, singer/songwriter for the Sunset Bridge Band and Director of Marketing for Pet Pal Animal Shelter, St. Petersburg.
You used to be all about me. Now I’m much older than before, And everything hangs to the floor. I won’t let you forget about me, so I left you a treat Stuck on the bottom of your feet. (What did you feed me)?
You used to let me sleep in your bed, But now instead of me Is the man of your dreams. And now I’m sleeping under the trees, Rolling in the leaves, (where you’re probably gonna bury me).
My ears still raise up when I hear you pull up. And my feet aren’t as fast as they used to be. I’ll wait by the back door patiently for you. And when you open it up, I‘ll lick your feet. And you’ll say, “what a good dog, how ‘bout a treat?”
www.PetPalAnimalShelter.com To listen to Good Ole Dog, performed by the Sunset Bridge Band, go to
www.TheNewBarker.com.
Riley, a five-year-old Dachshund, getting his island on during the Luau For Dogs at Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill in St. Petersburg, a fundraising event for Pet Pal Animall Shelter.
www.TheNewBarker.com Summer ~ 2013 THE NEW BARKER 59
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