Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a 2011 American comedy about a naive young man from a small Midwestern town who learns that his straitlaced parents were once well-known adult-film performers in the 1970s. Inspired by their past, he leaves home for Hollywood hoping to follow the same path and become a star in the adult industry himself. His modest ambitions run into the realities of the business, and his innocent girlfriend has her own doubts about the plan.

The film was directed by Tom Brady, his third feature after The Hot Chick and The Comebacks. It was written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, with Sandler, Covert and Jack Giarraputo producing. Nick Swardson plays the title role, alongside Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, Stephen Dorff, Ido Mosseri and Kevin Nealon, in a credited cast of 74.

Released on 9 September 2011 and running 97 minutes, the film was made for about 10 million dollars and returned roughly 3 million worldwide. Audience scores are low: 3.4 out of 10 on IMDb from around 13,000 votes, and 4.2 out of 10 on TMDB from roughly 200 votes. A critics' rating of 2.3 out of 10 from 34 reviews places it below even those audience figures.