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Ever felt the chill wind of déjà vu? You will with Stag, as its entire premise follows that of director Peter Berg's none-more-black comedy Very Bad Things to the letter--except that Stag actually came first. While Very Bad Things starred Cameron Diaz and Christian Slater and therefore got a cinema release, Stag stars (oh dear) Mario Van Peebles, ex-Brat Pack star Andrew McCarthy and Taylor Dayne, and therefore didn't grace the silver screen.
Van Peebles plays Michael, the loyal best friend and housemate of Victor (John Stockwell) who is poised to leave the buddy fold for marriage and domesticity. So, being a pal, Michael organises a surprise stag party for Victor, and invites along a host of their old crowd--including, regrettably, drug dealer and racketeer Pete (McCarthy), and the obligatory pair of strippers, Serena and Kelly (Dayne and Jenny McShane). Of course, things swiftly turn rowdy, Kelly falls to her wholly accidental death, and the boys have to cover up the death fast. Having established this nightmarish scenario, Stag veers away from the Gap-ad Grand Guignol of Very Bad Things and instead attempts to juggle suspense, melodrama, and a fairly ponderous examination of modern-male morality. The results aren't particularly edifying, but they do display a certain conviction, even if it's never satisfactorily explained why Van Peebles spends the entire film without eyebrows. Them's the breaks. --Danny Leigh
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Victor Mallik has it all-money, looks, charm, and he is about to marry the woman of his dreams. But most of all, he is in total control. Until the night of his stag party. As his buddies from the old days mingle awkwardly with his new proffessional friends and associates, a couple of strippers arrive to spice up the evening. But in the middle of the sex, drugs and rock n' roll, tragedy strikes, as one of the strippers is killed when an innocent party game turns in to a nightmare. Facing the possibility of a jail sentance for their part in her death, the ten men must decide what story to tell the world, and most importantly, what to do with the only eye witness-the other stripper.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Stag is a story of a stag night gone horrible wrong and awry.It's about a wealthy man with great job prospects,great future who is about to lose it all when him and his friends recklessly kill a hooker in a party game gone badly wrong.
The film works on many levels but the ending could have been better.It builds up alot of tension but you are left thinking `So what?`
The film works on many levels but the ending could have been better.It builds up alot of tension but you are left thinking `So what?`
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Jekyll
Format:DVD
I watched this last night and thought it was pretty good. It couldnt have cost much to make, as it was all filmed within a bachelors house and only had about 10/15 actors in it. Not meaning to say it makes it a bad film though.
It was definately viewable, bit boring at some bits and i'd have to mention that i prefered 'very bad things' with Christian Slater. Pretty much the same storyline, but more action.
It was definately viewable, bit boring at some bits and i'd have to mention that i prefered 'very bad things' with Christian Slater. Pretty much the same storyline, but more action.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By kezzez
Format:DVD
THIS FILM PROVES THAT JUST BECAUSE IT HAS LESSER KNOWN ACTORS, A QUIET RELEASE & A PLOTLINE THAT AT THE TIME WAS THOUGHT TO BE A COPY (BUT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ORIGINAL) IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT HAS TO BE MEDIOCRE. I PICKED THIS UP FOR LESS THEN A FIVER AND CONSIDER IT TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARGAINS IN MY DVD COLLECTION. IN FACT EVERYTIME I SEE IT ON MY SHELF I HAVE TO SMUGLY SMILE TO MYSELF.
THE PLOT IS BASICALLY A STAG PARTY THAT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG QUITE INNOCENTLEY(ISH). A CALL GIRL/STRIPPER & HER MINDER GET KILLED, A SERIES OF HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS MESS WITHOUT GOING TO PRISON EFFORTS LEADS TO ANOTHER TRAGEDY ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE AIR OF BELIEVABILITY ABOUT THEM. DISAGREEMENT AFTER DISAGREEMENT AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THEY HAVE GOT THEMSELVES DEEPER IN THE S**T.
THE PHRASE 'THIS ISN'T HAPPENING' MAY SEEM A BIT CLICHE BUT REALLY DOES SET THE SCENE AND DRAGS THE VIEWER AS WELL INTO THAT 'I AM REALLY IN TROUBLE FEELING' & WE ARE JUST TUCKED UP SAFE AT HOME WATCHING A FILM. THE ENDING IS VERY SATISFYING & THERE IS A SCENE WHERE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS STARTS TO DRONE ON ABOUT HIS BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE GULF WAR, JUST WHEN YOU THINK THIS COULD BE THE BORING PART ANOTHER CHARACTER CUTS HIM OFF BY SAYING 'I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS FLASHBACK S**T.' WHICH BASICALLY MAKES THE VIEWER FEEL THAT YOU COULD QUITE EASILY BE RELATED OR KNOW THESE PEOPLE, AS THEY ARE THINKING AND DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD DO. (DEPENDING WHO YOU ARE OF COURSE).
REMEMBER ANDREW McCARTHY? WELL HE POPS UP AND PLAYS A PART MILES AWAY FROM HIS 1980'S TYPE CASTING.
KEVIN DILLON, PLAYS A MATURER PART OF HIS PLATOON CHARACTER (BUNNY) AND EVEN MARIO VAN PEEBLES GETS TO BE BACK IN THE FILM LIMELITE.
OVERALL A GOOD FILM ALL SET IN ONE HOUSE WITH THE FEELING OF BEING AN EQUAL PARTNER TO THE ORIGINAL AND EVEN THE REMAKE OF '12 ANGRY MEN'.
THE PLOT IS BASICALLY A STAG PARTY THAT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG QUITE INNOCENTLEY(ISH). A CALL GIRL/STRIPPER & HER MINDER GET KILLED, A SERIES OF HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS MESS WITHOUT GOING TO PRISON EFFORTS LEADS TO ANOTHER TRAGEDY ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE AIR OF BELIEVABILITY ABOUT THEM. DISAGREEMENT AFTER DISAGREEMENT AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT THEY HAVE GOT THEMSELVES DEEPER IN THE S**T.
THE PHRASE 'THIS ISN'T HAPPENING' MAY SEEM A BIT CLICHE BUT REALLY DOES SET THE SCENE AND DRAGS THE VIEWER AS WELL INTO THAT 'I AM REALLY IN TROUBLE FEELING' & WE ARE JUST TUCKED UP SAFE AT HOME WATCHING A FILM. THE ENDING IS VERY SATISFYING & THERE IS A SCENE WHERE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS STARTS TO DRONE ON ABOUT HIS BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE GULF WAR, JUST WHEN YOU THINK THIS COULD BE THE BORING PART ANOTHER CHARACTER CUTS HIM OFF BY SAYING 'I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS FLASHBACK S**T.' WHICH BASICALLY MAKES THE VIEWER FEEL THAT YOU COULD QUITE EASILY BE RELATED OR KNOW THESE PEOPLE, AS THEY ARE THINKING AND DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD DO. (DEPENDING WHO YOU ARE OF COURSE).
REMEMBER ANDREW McCARTHY? WELL HE POPS UP AND PLAYS A PART MILES AWAY FROM HIS 1980'S TYPE CASTING.
KEVIN DILLON, PLAYS A MATURER PART OF HIS PLATOON CHARACTER (BUNNY) AND EVEN MARIO VAN PEEBLES GETS TO BE BACK IN THE FILM LIMELITE.
OVERALL A GOOD FILM ALL SET IN ONE HOUSE WITH THE FEELING OF BEING AN EQUAL PARTNER TO THE ORIGINAL AND EVEN THE REMAKE OF '12 ANGRY MEN'.
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