Hot Rod

Hot Rod (2007) is a slapstick comedy about Rod Kimble, a stuntman-in-training whose penchant for dangerous pranks garners him little more than broken bones and a fatherly beatdown from his stepdad, Frank. When Frank's health takes a turn, Rod concocts an absurdly daring stunt to fund the operation, with the promise of a climactic, righteous revenge. Director Akiva Schaffer's film is a chaotic celebration of perseverance and familial dysfunction, anchored by the sheer audacity of its premise.