Balls to the Wall
January 3, 2011Plot
An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.
Release Year: 2011
Rating: 3.1/10 (232 voted)
Director:
Penelope Spheeris
Stars: Joe Hursley, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Dustin Ybarra
Storyline
An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.
Cast:
Joe Hursley
–
Ben Camelino
Jenna Dewan-Tatum
–
Rachel Matthews
(as Jenna Dewan)
Dustin Ybarra
–
Lewis Gardner
Dean Austin
–
Officer Williams
Mark Adair-Rios
–
Officer Sanchez
(as Mark Adair Rios)
Freda Foh Shen
–
Miss Watson
Logan Hardwick
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Li'l Ben
Joy Gohring
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Li'l Ben's Mom
John Butterfield
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Li'l Ben's Dad
Byron Field
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Uncle Ted
Antonio Sabato Jr.
–
Uncle Sven
Susan Yeagley
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Wedding Planner
Christopher McDonald
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Mr. Matthews
Mimi Rogers
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Mrs. Matthews
Raymond O'Connor
–
Bernie Niles
Release Date: 3 Jan 2011
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Quotes:
Melissa:
Can we get your autograph?
Ben Camelino:
Oh right there huh?
Lewis Gardner:
That's a boob.
User Review
Where did the humor go?
Rating:
"Balls to the Wall" was exactly what I had expected it to be; a rather
mediocre comedy. Now, I say mediocre because this movie is conflicted
by two main issues. First, there is very little comedy in the movie
(that will make me laugh), so that was a disappointment. On the upside,
however, was the storyline. It was a brilliant storyline and well
executed.
The cast in "Balls to the Wall" was pretty good. Despite not being
familiar with the lead actor (Joe Hursley), he did a good job with this
role and character. And towards the end, at the male exotic dance
contest there were some pretty good look-alike people at the judging
table. That was fun to see.
The story is fairly good. Ben Camelino is going to marry his love
Rachel Matthews (played by Jenna Dewan-Tatum). But the father in-law
(played by Christopher McDonald) doesn't have the required money, and
turns of events leads Ben to end up as an exotic dancer, dancing for
money. It is a sweet story, but it could have been spiced up with more
humor and awkward situations.
"Balls to the Wall" is good a single viewing, but it doesn't have
enough punch or value to make you want to watch it a second time
around. It is good for a single evening of entertainment, just don't
except to be wiping tears away from your cheeks from laughing so hard,
because the movie is lacking humor!