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The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial for beating motorist Rodney King were found innocent... read more read more.... The city was engulfed by a massive riot, but the film plays these moments for laughs. In addition to recreating some of the images seen on television, the film skewers a variety of figures including the police, the media, and the citizens of the city. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Marc Klasfeld

Release Date: April 25, 2005

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006

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John Anderson
August 10, 2006
John Anderson, Variety

[The] pic feels overlong because once it's established that this is going to be a tasteless, if occasionally hilarious, exercise in social criticism, the movie needs to constantly accelerate the level... Full Review

Mark Olsen
August 10, 2006
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

A veteran director of music videos, [Marc] Klasfeld has for his feature film debut churned out a lifeless series of sketch-comedy ideas that presumably would make even the Wayans brothers blanch at th... Full Review

Steven Mikulan
August 10, 2006
Steven Mikulan, L.A. Weekly

The gags are mortally unfunny. Full Review

Andy Klein
August 10, 2006
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

...occasionally funny, but the tone is mostly one of frantic and forced "outrageousness"...

Brian Orndorf
August 4, 2006
Brian Orndorf, FilmJerk.com

Stunningly, the end of 'The L.A. Riot Spectacular' promises a sequel taking on the OJ Simpson trial. If I have to physically go to the west coast and prevent this from happening, I'm prepared to make ... Full Review

Chris Barsanti
July 15, 2006
Chris Barsanti, Filmcritic.com

A film that works overtime to offend each and every ethnic group and economic class that makes up the smoggy purgatory of Los Angeles while simultaneously patting itself on the back for being so putat... Full Review

September 5, 2006
Film Threat

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