Chop & Steele( 2022)

TV-MADocumentaryComedy

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Jokes are cheap. Lawyers are not.

Overview

Follows childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.

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Joe Pickett
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Nick Prueher
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Davy Rothbart
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David Cross
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Bobcat Goldthwait
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Howie Mandel
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Reggie Watts
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Kurt Braunohler
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Alyson Levy
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Anderson Duff
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Michael Clapham
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A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on Sun Apr 23 2023

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** _This film was screened at Fantastic Fest_ The best documentary films are those that are entertaining, and directors Berndt Mader and Ben Steinbauer’s “Chop & Steele” is one that’s engaging, hilarious, and even thought-provoking. The film tells the true story of two childhood friends with an affinity for hijinks that continued into adulthood and the viral goofs that eventually landed them in federal court, facing the wrath of a vengeful media conglomerate. Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher knew they’d be best friends when they first bonded over t...