The movie critics weren't shy about hating this movie (particularly Jeremy Gerard), especially considering how bizarre it looked (particularly Nicolas Cage), although perhaps because they liked Cage so much they forgot how lame this movie looked (Jeremy Gerard), despite Cage playing himself (yeah right!). Seriously though, Cage plays himself (yeah right!), while Gerard plays Richard Pryor (yeah right!), both actors dressed like comedians who performed comedy sketches while pretending to be comedians who performed sketches while pretending to be comedians who performed sketches while pretending to be comedians