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The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) DVD Review
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) DVD Credits:
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) Directed by:
Paul Sapiano
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) Written by:
Not available at this time
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) Cast:
Dennis Haskins, Jeff Davis, Leyla Milani, ..most of the club kids in Hollywood, Benny Ciaramello
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) Released by:
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Region:
1
The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) DVD Release Date:
10th September 2007
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The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) Synopsis:

Starring most of the club kids in Hollywood, The Boys and Girls Guide to Hollywood is an outrageous story blended with a how to guide to enjoy a truly insane party lifestyle. The film follows a group of Hollywood party-goers on their escapade as they travel from home to bar to party to after-party seeking the ultimate party experience. Through their adventure, viewers will learn truly insightful and at times politically incorrect lessons in nightlife etiquette, which will leave you feeling a bit dirty for enjoying it so much.

The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) DVD Review:

The subtitle to this film best explains the content: A Real Life Guide to Sex, Drugs, and Bad Behavior. Paul Sapiano and First Look Studios bring us a hilarious look into the Los Angeles hipster party scene where multiple partygoers are followed through an entire night. The guide shows everything from getting into clubs, or finding the right house party, to picking the right drugs, finding an after party, and making the most of the morning after. From beginning to end, this ninety-two minute exposé in Generation Y culture serves as a comical and surprisingly realistic depiction of how erratic, predictable, and hazardous a generation of young socialites can be.

This picture will be especially entertaining to those who are somewhat involved, or have any kind of experience in the L.A. club and party scene. Constant references to places like Star Shoes, Internacional, and The Viper Room will put a smile on your face as you identify with the people, scenery, and situations depicted. Even for those not savvy to the hipster scene, this will still serve as an intriguing look at how some people choose to spend their weekends. There’s even a scene where we get to see what the “sober guy” is like at a party. So being a party liaison is not necessary. There’s something for everybody.

In a time of constant special effects and overdrawn stories, the BGGGD comes of as a breath of nostalgic fresh air with its 1970s flair, graphics, and background dance music. Grammy award winner Dirty Vegas helps out with his unique dance sound and the rest of the soundtrack serves as a grooving good time. The scenes where the scientists of this fictional guide conduct party experiments remind us of 1970s instructional or public service videos by having the same quirky dialogue and set design. Inter-cut with the determined partygoers, these scientists serve as the majority public eye looking in on this intriguing subculture while trying to draw conclusions and better understand it.

Don’t expect high end acting here. In that regard, this is B-movie material at best but that’s what it’s going for. BGGGD achieves not only over-dramatized situations with off color humor but the same feeling young people got watching school sponsored videos about how to be safe on prom night. Obviously, this film has a little different message. The dialogue is so ridiculous and cultured that it comes off as farce, which is perfect. So, if you can sit back and take these lessons in nightlife for what they are instead of searching for some greater message or theme, you’ll have a great time. Learning about getting down, drug dealers, fauxmosexuals, snorting Viagra, sketchy vs. fun drugs, and sausage parties lets you either have a laugh while seeing something new, or have a laugh while seeing something all too familiar.

Not only is it an outrageous story blended with “how to” knowledge, it also gives some sound advice on how to be safe when going out, experimenting, and getting down. For instance, don’t smoke marijuana if you’re already drunk. It’s a recipe for regurgitation. Also, we’re all hardwired to get down but while women are extremely wired one week of the month, men are always up for the occasion. Hence, why they are referred to as slamhounds or horndogs. Another piece of friendly advice from the film: get your drugs early, like a Thursday, so you don’t have to worry about it Friday and Saturday night. There’s a laundry list of things to avoid: coke bores, the “drunk guy,” drug fiends, sketchy drugs, having a party at your house, drinking and driving, giving people drugs without their knowledge, etc. So, although it is a lot of fun and games, it keeps a certain sense of honest care for everyone’s well being. Well, maybe.

If for nothing else, check this one out to learn how to slide into crowded clubs, grease your bartender friends, and find a way to party at Dennis Haskin’s (Mr. Belding) house. Whether you sincerely want to learn hipster nightlife etiquette or you want to laugh at all the young people trying to be different while inevitably being the same, you’ll find something entertaining about The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down.

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The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) DVD review written by: Bryce Carlson

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