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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy, Action & Adventure
Language:
English
Running time:
1:29:31
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Jane Lynch Joanie
  2. Adrian Grenier Dallas H.
  3. Shoshannah Stern Annie
  4. Michael McKean Harlan
  5. Ari Gold Power
  6. Chi Ling Chiu
  7. Annie Golden Farrah
  8. Steven Williams Carlos
  9. Richard Fancy Houston
  10. John Flanagan Frank
  11. Mike Hamill Mean Cowboy

Directors

  1. Ari Gold

Producers

  1. Andrea Sperling
  2. Lisa Wiegand

Adventures of Power

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A twentysomething misfit dedicates his life to giving the drummer some, even when the drums are only imaginary, in this comedy written and directed by comic Ari Gold. Power (Gold) grew up in a small mining town in New Mexico, where his father (Michael McKean) always imagined his son would one day join him in digging copper from the earth. But Power has a dream of playing the drums, and since he doesn't have a drum kit, he's become a master of ... A twentysomething misfit dedicates his life to giving the drummer some, even when the drums are only imaginary, in this comedy written and directed by comic Ari Gold. Power (Gold) grew up in a small mining town in New Mexico, where his father (Michael McKean) always imagined his son would one day join him in digging copper from the earth. But Power has a dream of playing the drums, and since he doesn't have a drum kit, he's become a master of "air drums," flailing his arms in the manner of Neil Peart or Keith Moon against a huge but nonexistent set of traps. Power's desire to become the world's greatest air drummer doesn't earn him much respect at home, so he travels to Mexico, where he learns of an air-drumming competition in Newark, NJ. Power hits the road for the garden state and meets Carlos (Steven Williams), a master air drummer who becomes his guide in the art of not really playing. Power also gets some much-needed encouragement from Annie (Shoshannah Stern), a sweet born-again girl living upstairs from him. But when Power learns that his father back home is leading a strike to save jobs for the employees at the local copper mine, winning the title becomes a matter of defending the honor of his family and his hometown, and he dedicates himself to defeating arrogant country music star Dallas Houston (Adrien Grenier), who is favored to win. Adventures of Power also stars Jane Lynch, Travis Johns, and Jimmy Jean-Louis.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

28%Tomatometer score: 28% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader It's such a fine line between clever and stupid, and this Spinal Tap-caliber cult item maintains a perfect balance. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times Gold places his fond comedy in the '80s with all the cinematic skill of early MTV. – Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter The rhythm's off in this goofy tale of an air-drumming underdog.
  4. Negative review
    Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News It's not the rough edges that bother here; it's the desperate attempt to capture Napoleon Dynamite's success by relying on oddball characters and off-the-wall scenarios. – Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Neil Genzlinger, New York Times Your enjoyment of Adventures of Power will be proportional to your tolerance for the one-joke phenomenon of air drumming.
  6. Negative review
    Lou Lumenick, New York Post So would-be hip it hurts, Adventures of Power is barely watchable, despite the presence of such pros as Michael McKean and Jane Lynch. – Full review External link

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