Netflix Raunchy Offensive Comedy Turns Hilarious Pranks Into Actual Story
By now, you’re likely familiar with the comedic style of Eric Andre, as his self-titled television talk show has made the rounds across social media for being wacky, off-the-wall, and completely unhinged. In 2021, Andre managed to take his trademark blend of pranks and chaos into the streets, to create a Netflix original film titled Bad Trip. Bad Trip is available to watch on the streamer today, if you’re looking for a hilarious blend of gross-out humor and practical effects.
Typical Eric Andre Behavior
If you’re a fan of Eric Andre’s work, you might be wondering how a man who built his career off dumping cereal and ranch dressing over his head on a New York subway managed to stitch his nonsense into a cohesive movie. Andre wrote Bad Trip alongside his frequent behind-the-scenes collaborators Andrew Barchilon and Kitao Sakurai. Sakurai also serves as the director of the film, which makes perfect sense as he’s helmed each episode of The Eric Andre Show thus far.
A Road Trip Full Of Pranks
Bad Trip stars Eric Andre in the leading role, alongside Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, and Michaela Conlin. Outside of these core performers, the rest of the “cast” mostly consists of real strangers from across the United States caught on hidden cameras. Through the narrative device of a traditional road trip comedy, Andre, Howery, and Haddish prank people with elaborate set-pieces including massive car accidents, bar fights, and one particularly NSFW stunt which nearly got the cast stabbed by an impassioned passer-by.
Bad Trip Starts With A Florida Man
The narrative of Bad Trip centers on Andre’s Chris, an underachieving Florida man who works at a car wash. After encountering his old high school crush, he becomes obsessed with professing his love to her, even going so far as enlisting his best friend Bud (Lil Rel Howery) to travel to New York City when he learns that she’s opening an art gallery there. To make their trip, the duo borrows a car from Bud’s sister, Trina (Tiffany Haddish), who is incarcerated for a string of robberies and assaults.
Taking A Page From The Borat Playbook
As Bud and Chris take the car and flee the state, Trina stages an elaborate escape from prison, only to vow revenge upon her brother and Chris after she discovers that her car has been stolen. The plot of Bad Trip is very bare bones, and mostly exists only to stitch each individual prank into a single story, much in the vein of films like Bad Grandpa, The Dictator, and Borat. Borat‘s Sacha Baron Cohen even served as a consultant on the project, helping Eric Andre to craft an unshakable performance after catching an early cut of the movie.
Not A Family-Friendly Movie
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At the end of the day, Bad Trip isn’t winning any Oscars, but it is a fun, raunchy, prank-heavy feature choc full of surprising twists and turns. If you’re a fan of The Eric Andre Show, you’ll probably love it, though I certainly wouldn’t throw it on during a family-friendly event. For those who haven’t yet had the chance to catch it, or those due for a rewatch, Eric Andre’s Bad Trip is available to stream on Netflix today.
